[HISTORY: Adopted by the Borough Council
of the Borough of Lake City 4-12-1956 by Ord. No. 110. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
On and after June 1, 1956, no person or persons,
firm or corporation shall at any time have in his, its or their possession
for use within the Borough of Lake City, Pennsylvania, any coin-operated
mechanical device, machine or apparatus whatsoever for the playing
of games and amusement, without first having procured a license therefor
as hereinafter provided.
Said license shall be procured by filing with
the Secretary of the Borough Council a written application, duly signed
and sworn to, setting forth the name, residence, occupation and citizenship
of the applicant, together with the length of said residence, the
name of the owner and location of the premises on which said machine
is to be installed, and the manufacture and nature of such machine
or machines. If the owner of the premises is not the applicant, then
the applicant shall set forth the length of time for which the premises
have been leased.
[Amended 5-18-1992 by Ord. No. 298-92; 2-19-2001 by Ord. No.
339-01]
If after due investigation the borough authorities
shall have determined that the application is proper, a license may
be issued for the calendar year in which application is made, upon
payment of the sum of $125 (unless application shall be made after
July 1 of any year, in which event the payment shall be $150) for
each and every device installed for use within the borough, provided
that no license shall be issued to a person not a citizen of the United
States, and provided further that such license shall be renewable
on January 1 of each and every year after that in which originally
issued by payment of a like sum of $125 into the Borough Treasury.
A license in proper form is hereby required
for each machine so licensed, which shall be attached to or posted
in the immediate vicinity of each such machine so that the same may
be clearly observable and readable.
Nothing in this chapter shall in any way be
construed to authorize, license or permit any gambling devices whatsoever
or any mechanism which has been judicially determined to be a gambling
device or in any way contrary to law.
[Amended 11-17-1997 by Ord. No. 331-97; 2-19-2001 by Ord. No. 339-01]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any
of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be sentenced
to pay a fine of not in excess of $500, plus any recoverable cost
for each and every offense, and in default of the payment thereof,
shall be sentenced to imprisonment for a period not to exceed 10 days.
Each and every day that any such unlicensed machine or device shall
be operated and used in violation of the provisions hereof shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense and be punishable as such.
