No person, firm, or corporation shall establish, conduct or
operate an amusement center, as hereinafter defined, in the Village
without having obtained a license therefor. Application for such license
shall be in compliance with the general ordinance provisions relating
to licenses.
For the purpose of this Article II, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
A place or establishment where a pool table, ping-pong table,
or amusement device is provided for use by customers and patrons thereof.
Any type of manual, electronic, or mechanical game or machine
operated as a game or contest of skill or for amusement.
As defined in ILCS Ch. 105, Act 5, § 1-3, which
operate within the confines of the Coal City Community Unit District
No. 1.
A.
Fee and term.
(1)
The annual license fee for the operation of an amusement center shall
be computed as follows.
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For each pool table
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$50
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For each ping-pong table
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$15
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For each other amusement device
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$15
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For each juke box
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$25
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(2)
Licenses shall be issued for the period of May 1 through the following
April 30, and there shall be no proration of fees for a lesser time.
B.
Emblem. A license emblem shall be issued for each pool table, ping-pong
table, or amusement device indicating that the license fee has been
paid. The license emblem shall be permanently affixed to the pool
table, ping-pong table, or amusement device in a conspicuous place,
and in the case of amusement devices the emblem shall be displayed
in the upper right-hand corner. Except as herein provided, the license
emblem will not be transferred to any other pool table, ping-pong
table, or amusement device.
C.
Transfer. Whenever the owner or operator of any such pool table,
ping-pong table, or amusement device sells or disposes of the same,
and thereafter acquires another of the same type for which a license
emblem had been previously issued, he or she may surrender a sufficient
amount of the license emblem to the Village Clerk to prove that the
emblem had been removed and a new license emblem shall be issued for
the remaining part of the license year for a transfer fee of $10.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection D, Current license, which
immediately followed this subsection, was repealed 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16.
The Chief of Police, any police officer, the President, or any
person duly authorized by him or her shall have full and free access
to the licensed premises at any time for the purpose of inspecting
the same.
A.
No spirituous, malt liquors or other alcoholic beverages of any kind or description shall be kept, sold, used, consumed, or permitted on the licensed premises, except in those places that are also licensed under provisions of Chapter 112 of this Code.
B.
No gambling or wagering shall be permitted on the licensed premises. Nothing in this Article II shall be construed to authorize, permit, or license any gambling device of any nature whatsoever.
C.
No indecent show or other illegal or unlawful activity shall be permitted
on the premises.
A.
No amusement located in any establishment or place licensed to serve alcoholic liquor pursuant to Chapter 112 of this Code shall be open or allow any person to operate or use a pool table, a ping-pong table, or an amusement device during the hours during which sales of alcoholic liquor are prohibited as provided in § 112-40, Hours during which sales are prohibited.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
B.
No amusement center shall allow a person of less than 17 years of age to be present on the premises or operate a pool table, a ping-pong table, or an amusement device during the curfew hours specified in § 132-2.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
C.
No amusement center shall allow a person of less than 16 years of
age to be present on the premises or operate a pool table, a ping-pong
table, or an amusement device between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 3:00
p.m. on any day on which any public, parochial, or private school
is in session.
At all times an amusement center is open or in use, there shall
be one responsible person of at least 18 years of age to supervise
and enforce the regulations applicable to such use.
