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:
AMUSEMENT CENTER
A place or establishment where a pool table, ping-pong table,
or amusement device is provided for use by customers and patrons thereof.
AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any type of manual, electronic, or mechanical game or machine
operated as a game or contest of skill or for amusement.
SCHOOL or SCHOOLS
As defined in ILCS Ch. 105, Act 5, § 1-3, which
operate within the confines of the Coal City Community Unit District
No. 1.
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.
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.
This Article
II is not intended to license pool tables or billiard tables licensed under the provisions of Article
III of this chapter.
In addition to any penalty imposed, the President or Village Board may revoke the license for any violation of §§
113-25 through
113-32 or of any ordinance pertaining to the conduct of such a business.