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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 13190' ORDINANCE NO. 1319 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Renton, Washington, licensing the use of Coin -Operated Phonographs and similar musical devices; Limiting the hours of their use; Providing penalties for violation thereof; and Repealing conflicting Ordinances or parts of Ordinances. . . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section l: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own or have in its control or possession within the limits of Renton, or to operate or permit the operation on premises owned or controlled by him or it in the City, any, COIN-OPERATED PHONOGRAPH, NICKELOMON, WIRE - CONTROLLED MUSIC DEVICE, or SIMILAR MECHANICAL MUSICAL MACHINE, without having a valid subsisting MASTER LICENSE and a valid subsisting SUB -LICENSE for each such Phonograph, Nickelodeon or Machine from the City, issued under the provisions hereof; PROVIDED, however, that a Sub -License only, and not a Master License, shall be'required for such machines in premises used exclusively by private clubs, fraternal organizations, and service organization clubs. Section 2: Applications for such Master Licenses and Sub -Licenses shall be made to the City Clerk in such form and with such information as the City Clerk may require. The clerk shall submit all applications to the City Council and shall issue Master Licenses and Sub -Licenses only after approval by the Council and payment to the City Treasurer of the prescribed fees for same. Licenses shall be granted only to persons of good moral character or to firms or corporations operated by such persons. Each Sub -License shall be granted and issued for, and limited to, the operation and maintenance of one such machine at a specific location which shall be described with reasonable certainty in the application and in the Sub -License, and which in the judgment of the City Council is a proper and suitable location for the operation of such licensed machine. Section 3: Each Master License shall entitle the holder to operate and maintain in the City machines hereinabove described not exceeding fifty (50) in number, upon obtaining a Sub -License for each such machine. -1" Y 0' ORDINANCE NO. 1319 AN ORDINANCE of the City of Renton, Washington, licensing the use of Coin -Operated Phonographs and similar musical devices; Limiting the hours of their use; Providing penalties for violation thereof; and Repealing conflicting Ordinances or parts of Ordinances. . . THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RENTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section l: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to own or have in its control or possession within the limits of Renton, or to operate or permit the operation on premises owned or controlled by him or it in the City, any, COIN-OPERATED PHONOGRAPH, NICKELOMON, WIRE - CONTROLLED MUSIC DEVICE, or SIMILAR MECHANICAL MUSICAL MACHINE, without having a valid subsisting MASTER LICENSE and a valid subsisting SUB -LICENSE for each such Phonograph, Nickelodeon or Machine from the City, issued under the provisions hereof; PROVIDED, however, that a Sub -License only, and not a Master License, shall be'required for such machines in premises used exclusively by private clubs, fraternal organizations, and service organization clubs. Section 2: Applications for such Master Licenses and Sub -Licenses shall be made to the City Clerk in such form and with such information as the City Clerk may require. The clerk shall submit all applications to the City Council and shall issue Master Licenses and Sub -Licenses only after approval by the Council and payment to the City Treasurer of the prescribed fees for same. Licenses shall be granted only to persons of good moral character or to firms or corporations operated by such persons. Each Sub -License shall be granted and issued for, and limited to, the operation and maintenance of one such machine at a specific location which shall be described with reasonable certainty in the application and in the Sub -License, and which in the judgment of the City Council is a proper and suitable location for the operation of such licensed machine. Section 3: Each Master License shall entitle the holder to operate and maintain in the City machines hereinabove described not exceeding fifty (50) in number, upon obtaining a Sub -License for each such machine. -1" Master Licenses shall not be transferred from one person, firm or cor- poration to any other. Sub -Licenses shall not be transferred from one location to another. Each Sub -License shall at all times be kept posted in plain view on or adjacent to the machine licensed thereunder and at the location licensed thereunder. License fees shall not be refunded upon discontinuance or abandonment of any license or location. Section 4: The license period of each Master License and of each Sub -License hereunder shall be one (1) calendar year, or the portion thereof remaining at date of issuance, and all such licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December in the year for which issued. The license fee to be charged and paid hereunder for each Master License shall be the sum of $100.00 and there shall be no reduction of the Master License fee for fractional parts of a calendar year. The license fee to be charged and paid hereunder for each Sub -License shall be as follows: Sub -License issued and effective in 1st quarter of year ..... $20.00 of to it n to 2nd to n to ...0 0 15.00 u to it to n 3rd n It n 10 00 0000. n to to It to 4th to to to 0 0. 0 9 5.00 Provided, however, that the fee for each Sub -License issued to a fraternal organization or service organization club (excluding private clubs) exempted from the requirement of a Master License hereunder shall be only the sum of One Dollar ($1.00). Section 5: It shall be unlawful to play or operate, or to permit the playing or operating of, any machine hereinabove described between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 10:00 A.M. on any premises if same are adjacent to or near enough to quarters or premises occupied for sleeping or residence purposes to be audible to the human ear therein. Section 6: Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $100.00, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and any license hereunder held by such person, firm or corporation may be revoked. -2- �r r e' Master Licenses shall not be transferred from one person, firm or cor- poration to any other. Sub -Licenses shall not be transferred from one location to another. Each Sub -License shall at all times be kept posted in plain view on or adjacent to the machine licensed thereunder and at the location licensed thereunder. License fees shall not be refunded upon discontinuance or abandonment of any license or location. Section 4: The license period of each Master License and of each Sub -License hereunder shall be one (1) calendar year, or the portion thereof remaining at date of issuance, and all such licenses shall expire on the 31st day of December in the year for which issued. The license fee to be charged and paid hereunder for each Master License shall be the sum of $100.00 and there shall be no reduction of the Master License fee for fractional parts of a calendar year. The license fee to be charged and paid hereunder for each Sub -License shall be as follows: Sub -License issued and effective in 1st quarter of year ..... $20.00 of to it n to 2nd to n to ...0 0 15.00 u to it to n 3rd n It n 10 00 0000. n to to It to 4th to to to 0 0. 0 9 5.00 Provided, however, that the fee for each Sub -License issued to a fraternal organization or service organization club (excluding private clubs) exempted from the requirement of a Master License hereunder shall be only the sum of One Dollar ($1.00). Section 5: It shall be unlawful to play or operate, or to permit the playing or operating of, any machine hereinabove described between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 10:00 A.M. on any premises if same are adjacent to or near enough to quarters or premises occupied for sleeping or residence purposes to be audible to the human ear therein. Section 6: Any person, firm or corporation violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not exceeding $100.00, or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding thirty (30) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and any license hereunder held by such person, firm or corporation may be revoked. -2- e o' Section : Ordinance No. 1304 and Ordinance No. 1191, and any other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in conflict herewith, are hereby repealed; provided however that any Licenses heretofore issued under the provisions of Ordinances No. 1191 or 1304 and effective for the year 1948 shall be and remain effective and valid to December 31, 1948, unless sooner abandoned or revoked, in lieu of any'license required hereunder; and provided further that the City Treasurer shall refund to the Licensee that portion of any Master License fee, received during 1948 under Ordinance 13041 which is in excess of the fee of $100.00 fixed herein. Section 8: If any Section or provision or part thereof in this Ordinance shall be adjudged to be invalid or unconstitutional, such adjud- ication shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or of any other Section, provision or part thereof. Section 9: This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect five days from and after its passage, approval and publication. Passed by the City Council this lst day of June, 1948, Ca-� City Clerk Approved by the Mayor this 1st day of June, 1948. Mayor Approved as to Form: Q� City Attorney Date of Publication: June .3 1948. "3fi*