No person shall conduct a billiard room, poolroom, bowling alley
or combination thereof, or such other place where the business of
playing billiards, pool or bowling is conducted for gain, reward or
profit, without first having obtained a license for that purpose in
accordance with the provisions of this article as herein set forth.
An application for such license shall be made to the Township Clerk in accordance with the provisions of §
203-2 and, in addition to information required therein, shall specify the approximate size and the type and nature of the building and the structure, the number of tables and alleys to be licensed and such other information and data which, by the rules and regulations of the Township Council or the Township Clerk, shall be considered pertinent. Applicants shall furnish two-inch-by-two-inch photographs of owners, corporate officers, directors and stockholders.
No license issued under this article shall be assigned or transferred
from person to person or from place to place.
No license to operate or conduct a billiard room, poolroom or
combination thereof, or such other place where the business of playing
billiards or pool is conducted, shall be issued to any minor or person
convicted of a crime or violation of any state law or Township ordinance
involving gambling or moral turpitude.
No license shall be issued to conduct the business of billiards,
pool or bowling within 500 feet of any school, library or church premises.
The owner or operator of every billiard room, poolroom, bowling
alley or other place wherein billiards, pool or bowling is licensed
hereunder shall not permit the use of the billiards and pool tables
or the bowling alleys to be used for any purpose between the hours
of 3:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be liable to the penalty stated in Chapter
1, Article
III, General Penalty.