No licensee under this chapter shall install
any greater number of tables or alleys than that stated in his or
her license.
[Amended 1-17-1983 by Ord. No. 83-1]
No pool, billiards or bowling or other amusement
devices shall be played in any premises licensed under this chapter
on Sunday except during the hours from 12:00 midnight Saturday to
2:00 a.m. Sunday morning and from 1:00 p.m. to midnight on Sundays.
On weekdays and Saturdays no such games shall be played in such premises
during the hours from 3:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m., except on Monday mornings
no such games shall be played in such premises during the hours from
1:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. During the aforesaid prohibited hours all pool
and billiard tables shall be covered.
All premises licensed under the provisions of
this chapter shall at all times be in charge of a person over the
age of 21 years.
[Amended 3-20-1972 by Ord. No. 72-5]
No licensee under this chapter, or his or her
servants, agents or employees, shall allow or permit under any circumstances
any minor under the age of 16 years to play any game of pool or billiards
or to be or remain in licensed premises which are maintained or operated
for the conduct of such pool or billiard games, unless such minor
is accompanied by his or her parent or guardian or other supervisory
adult over the age of 21 years. The licensee shall not be liable for
penalties under this section if he or she has obtained a statement
as to age signed in the presence of the licensee by any minor, parent,
guardian or supervisory adult involved in any charge arising under
this section.
This chapter shall not apply to any lodge, fraternal
organization, Y.M.C.A., society or social club in which pool or billiard
tables or bowling alleys are kept.
Any licensee or person who violates any section of this chapter shall be subject to the general penalty as provided in Chapter
1, General Provisions, Article 1, in addition to or instead of any revocation of license for violations of any sections of this chapter.
No person shall maintain, conduct, operate,
engage in or carry on the business of maintaining, conducting or operating
any poolroom, billiard room, bowling alley, or place in which pool,
billiards or bowling shall be played, for gain, hire or reward in
the borough without a license to do so, as provided by this chapter.
No license required by §
134-7 shall be issued to or valid for any person other than the actual owner or lessee of the licensed premises, and whenever the word "owner" shall appear in this chapter the same shall be construed to mean owner or lessee.
The license required by this chapter may be issued by the Borough Clerk upon the payment to him or her of the license fee required by §
134-10, but only after special resolution of the Borough Council granting the same upon written application by the person asking therefor setting forth the location of the room or premises in which the business is to be conducted, the full name and address of each person interested therein as owner and the number of pool tables, billiard tables or bowling alleys to be used therein. Should the owner be a corporation, the application shall contain the full names and addresses of all officers and stockholders.
[Amended 5-18-1981 by Ord. No. 81-14]
A license fee equal to $75 per year for each pool table, billiard table or bowling alley to be used or operated shall be paid for the license required by §
134-7 upon the issuance thereof, and such license when granted shall expire on December 31 next following the date when such license was issued. The license fee after July 1 in any year shall be 1/2 the aforesaid fee.
All licenses issued under the provisions of
this chapter shall set forth the location of the licensed premises,
the name of the owner, the number and kind of tables or alleys authorized,
the date of issuance, the license fee paid, the date of expiration
and a recital that the license is issued subject to the rules and
regulations heretofore or hereafter adopted by the Borough Council.
Licenses issued under the provisions of this
chapter may be transferred with the consent of the Borough Council
to other persons, to other premises and to other persons and premises
upon written application therefor containing similar statements as
those required in an original application and upon payment of a transfer
fee of $5. The transfer shall be so noted on the original license
by the Borough Clerk.