The provisions of this chapter are designed to promote and protect
the health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of
the Township of Springfield by regulating the installation and operation
of amusement devices within the township.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any automatic, mechanical, electric or electronic machine
or device, used or designed to be operated as a game, or for entertainment
or amusement, by the insertion of a coin, token, key, money or other
article or by the payment of money to have it activated. This definition
shall not include the following devices:
D.
Merchandise machines which dispense beverages, food, toilet
articles or other tangible personal property.
F.
Any game or device maintained within a residence for the sole
use of the occupants thereof and their guests.
No person, firm, association, corporation or other entity shall
place, possess, keep, maintain, exhibit, use or operate, or permit
to be placed, possessed, kept, maintained, exhibited, used or operated,
any amusement device in or upon any building, premises, stores or
other public or quasi-public place, in their possession or under their
control within the Township of Springfield, without first obtaining
a license therefor.
The license may be transferred to another qualified owner by
the license holder within the calendar year of issuance upon obtaining
a transfer license from the township and paying the sum of $10 therefor.
[Amended 7-13-1988 by Ord. No. 756]
Any person, firm, association, corporation or other entity who
shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $1,000
and costs of prosecution for each violation or, in default of payment
of such fine and costs, to undergo imprisonment for not more than
30 days for each violation.