[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town
of Dover 7-27-1970 as Art. 7 of the 1969 Revised Ordinances;
amended in its entirety 2-26-1980 by Ord. No. 6-1980.
Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]
No person or persons shall maintain for profit a billiards room, poolroom
or bowling alley without first obtaining from the Town of Dover a license
from the Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the Town of Dover.
Upon written application made by the applicant and signed by the applicant
and accompanied by the required fee, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, in its
discretion, shall grant a license to the applicant for a period of time not
to exceed one year to maintain and operate a public billiards room, poolroom
or bowling alley.
[Amended 12-27-1983 by Ord. No. 39-1983; 11-26-1991
by Ord. No. 31-1991]
A.
Before any license contemplated by this chapter shall
be issued and delivered, the person or persons to whom the same shall be granted
shall pay to the Clerk of the Town of Dover, for a license to keep a public
billiards room, poolroom or bowling alley, or either of such places, a license
fee as follows:
B.
All licenses issued therefor shall be signed by the Mayor
and countersigned by the Town Clerk and sealed with the Corporate Seal of
said town.
[Amended 3-26-1985 by Ord. No. 10-1985]
An owner or operator of any billiards room, poolroom or bowling alley
operated within the Town of Dover shall not operate said facility after the
hour of 2:00 a.m. without specific approval from the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which shall violate any of the
provisions of this chapter shall be subject to one or more of the following:
a fine not exceeding $1,000, a term of imprisonment not exceeding 90 days
or a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. Each day of any violation
shall constitute a separate violation for purposes of this chapter.
