[Adopted as Rev. Ords. 1964, §§ 10-1 and 10-2; amended 11-5-1984; 7-11-2000 (Ch. 12, Art. II, of the 2010 Code)]
The Municipal Council may grant, and may suspend or revoke at pleasure, a license, which shall be subject to MGL c. 140, §§ 202 to 205, inclusive, to a person to keep a billiard or pool table or a bowling alley for hire, gain, or reward, to be used for amusement merely and not for the purpose of gaming for money or property.
A. 
The City Clerk shall issue such license authorized by the Council upon the payment of the following fees:
(1) 
In the case of billiard or pool tables, a fee of $50 for the first table licensed at an establishment and $15 for each additional table licensed at said establishment.
(2) 
In the case of bowling alleys, a fee of $40 for the first alley licensed at an establishment and $10 for each additional alley licensed at said establishment.
B. 
Each such license shall run for a period of one year and shall expire upon May 1 following.
Whoever without a license keeps or suffers to be kept in a house, building, yard or premises actually occupied or owned by him/her a table for the purpose of playing at billiards or pool, or a bowling alley, for hire, gain or reward, or whoever for hire, gain or reward suffers any person to resort thereto for such purpose shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $300.