[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Hayward 6-4-1918 by Ord. No.
15. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person, firm, corporation or association shall conduct or
operate a billiard room, poolroom, or bowling alley within the City
of Hayward without first having obtained a license therefor as provided
in this chapter.
A.
The applicant
for such license shall file with the City Clerk/Treasurer his written
application therefor in which he shall designate by street and number
the rooms or building in which he proposes to operate such billiard
rooms, pool room, or bowling alley.
B.
He shall
pay to the City Clerk/Treasurer as the annual license fee the sum
of $20 for the first billiard table, pool table, or bowling alley
and $10 for each additional billiard table, pool table, or bowling
alley. That is, if the applicant operates one billiard table, one
pool table and one bowling alley, the annual license would be $40.
C.
The applicant
shall deposit with the application the City Clerk/Treasurer's receipt
for his annual license fee.
D.
The license
shall be granted by the Common Council and signed by the Mayor and
City Clerk/Treasurer.
E.
All licenses
under this chapter shall be in effect from July 1 through June 30
of each year unless sooner revoked.
[Amended 6-10-1996 by Ord. No. 340]
F.
Any license
granted under this chapter may be revoked by the Common Council for
the violation of any of its provisions.
Any person, firm corporation or association who shall violate
any of the provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof,
be punished by fine of not less than $25 or more than $100 and the
cost of prosecution or by imprisonment in the county jail for not
less than 10 nor more than 90 days.
