[Amended 11-27-1951 by Ord. No. 1369A; 4-24-1956 by Ord. No.
1651A; 12-22-1959 by Ord. No. 1892; 12-24-1981 by Ord. No. 3507]
A. It shall be unlawful
for any person, firm or corporation to have, own, keep, maintain or
operate in any store, shop, tavern, restaurant, place of business
or elsewhere in the Township of Union in the County of Union any pinball
machine, bagatelle machine, roulette machine or any similar machine
or device which is operated by depositing a coin therein for the playing
of a game or the engaging in a contest of chance or skill; provided,
however, that any of the aforementioned types of machines will be
permitted in any of the following establishments:
(1) Those having
a valid and subsisting plenary retail consumption license.
(2) Those having
a valid and subsisting club liquor license.
(3) Those having
at least 15,000 square feet.
(4) Those clubs
affiliated with a national or state parent body.
B. None of the aforementioned
establishments may maintain any of the aforementioned machines if
they are located within 1,000 feet from any division line of any plot
on which there is located a school building.
C. None of the prohibitions
herein contained shall be applicable to the operation of any of the
aforementioned machines in any premises owned or operated by the Township
of Union in the County of Union.
D. The annual license
fee for each machine shall be $100 for the calendar year or any part
thereof.
[Amended 2-13-1988 by No. 3997; 12-14-1993 by Ord. No. 4282; 9-10-2002 by Ord. No. 4745]
E. Each application for any license for any of the aforesaid machines shall be made in accordance with the procedure set forth Article
II, Licensing and Regulation, of this chapter, and any amendments or supplements thereof; provided, however, that no application will be entertained from anyone other than the operator of the business establishment in which the aforesaid machines are to be located.
This article shall not apply to machines owned
and operated exclusively for the sale of merchandise in which neither
the element of chance nor the element of skill is involved.
[Amended 10-28-1986 by Ord. No. 3879; 12-13-1988 by Ord. No.
3998; 10-26-2004 by Ord. No. 4842; at time of adoption
of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I)]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction, be subject
to one or more of the following: imprisonment in the county jail or
in any other place provided by the municipality for the detention
of prisoners for any term not exceeding 90 days or by a fine not exceeding
$2,000 or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days,
to become effective on the effective date of this section.