[Code 1955, § 7-3.2]
No person shall engage in operating, running, keeping or maintaining any billiard or pool table, or any bowling center, for the use of the public, with or without charge for the use thereof, within the City, without first obtaining a license therefor in the manner provided in the article and in Chapter 17.
[Code 1955, § 7-3.2]
No license shall be granted under the provisions of this article
to any natural person who is, or to any corporation whose resident
manager or operator is, under 21 years of age; or who has not resided
in the state for a period of one year immediately prior to the application
for such license, or who has been convicted of any crime involving
moral turpitude, nor whose general reputation in any community in
which he or she has resided during the five years next preceding such
application is that of a gambler, cheat or promoter of vice and immorality.
No license shall be granted hereunder to any corporation which is
not authorized to do business in this state.
[Code 1955, § 7-3.2]
The application for a license under this article shall state
the applicant's age, correct name, post office address, and residence,
the address of the premises to be licensed, the number of tables or
alleys the applicant intends to maintain, the length of time he or
she has resided within the City, and his or her place of residence
for the past five years immediately before the time of such application,
and whether or not he or she has ever been convicted of any crime
involving moral turpitude. The applicant shall give reference in such
application to at least five reputable citizens of the community wherein
he or she has last resided within this state, or if he or she had
not previously resided in this state, of the community wherein he
or she has last resided, and the written recommendation of at least
two such reputable citizens of such community respecting his or her
moral character. Application on behalf of a corporation shall be made
by the agent of such corporation who will have principal charge of
the establishment to be licensed. Such agent shall furnish all facts
concerning himself which are required of an individual applicant.
In case the agent managing any licensed establishment for a corporation
shall be replaced, the license for such establishment shall be revoked,
unless the Council shall, by resolution, continue such license. In
case such license is not continued as hereinbefore provided, a new
application shall be filed and a new license shall be issued before
the business or other activity, the conduct of which is authorized
by such license, is thereafter operated. In case of a partnership,
each active partner in such business shall join in the application
for such license and each shall furnish all of the information and
recommendations required of an individual applicant.
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Editor's Note: Former Sec. 3-7, which pertained to bond prerequisite
to issuance of license, adopted as § 7-3.2 of the 1955 Code,
was repealed 1-3-1990 by Ord. No. 993.
[Code 1955, § 7-3.2]
No license shall be issued under this article except by resolution
of the Council.
[Code 1955, § 7-3.2; Ord. No. 771; Ord. No. 1155, 10-18-1995]
No person licensed under the provisions of this article, or
his or her employee, agent, or servant, shall keep open for business
between the hours of 2:30 a.m. and 12:00 noon on any Sunday and from
2:30 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. on any other day. The licensee may request
an extension of the hours of operation to allow the licensee to sponsor
a tournament or other special event on the premises. Said request
shall be presented in writing to the Chief of Police for approval
at least one month in advance of the scheduled event. If approval
is denied, then the licensee may present his or her request to City
Council for approval by a majority vote.
[Code 1955, § 7-3.2; Ord. No. 1155, 10-18-1995]
No person licensed under the provisions of this article, or
his or her employee, agent or servant, shall permit or allow any one
or more persons on the licensed premises, including bowling centers,
to engage in any game of cards, dice, gambling or other game of chance,
or permit any person to play any game on which bets or wagers are
laid, or permit any person to lay any wager or bet on the outcome
or result of any game.
[Code 1955, § 7-3.2; Ord. No. 1155, 10-18-1995; Ord. No. 1190, 4-2-1997]
No person licensed under the provisions of this article, or
his or her employee, agent or servant, shall permit any minor under
the age of 12 years or under to be or remain in any pool or billiard
hall, or any bowling center, after the hour of 9:30 p.m., unless such
minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian, or permit any minor
the age of, or between the ages of 13 and 16 years to be or remain
in any pool or billiard hall, or any bowling center, after the hour
of 11:30 p.m., unless such minor is accompanied by a parent or guardian.
