The following shall apply to all businesses defined in Chapter 625, Pool Halls, unless stated otherwise:
[Ord. No. 1038 §5, 7-21-2014]
All applications for new or renewal business licenses shall be subject to review by the City Manager, and it is his discretion to either issue\renew or not issue\not renew said license. In the event the said license is not issued\not renewed by the City Manager, said applicant shall have the right to appear before the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting to appeal the City Manager's decision on the license.
[Ord. No. 1038 §5, 7-21-2014]
The City Manager shall have the right to suspend or revoke a business license. In the event said license is suspended or revoked by the City Manager, said business owner shall have the right to appear before the City Council at its next regularly scheduled meeting to appeal the decision of the City Manager.
[CC §7.36; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
For the purpose of this Chapter, a "keeper of three (3) or more pool tables" means any person, firm or corporation who possesses, keeps or has the control or management of a table upon which games are played using balls and cues, whereon others are permitted to play, and for the use of which or privilege of playing thereon, or for the hire thereof, any money or its equivalent, or any check or counter in lieu of money shall be paid or received. Provided however, that this Chapter shall not apply to such tables as are kept within dwelling houses for the owner's recreation and not for the purpose representing or in lieu of money, or for wagers or bets.
[CC §7.37; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
A. 
No person shall, within the corporate limits of the City of St. John, keep a pool table as hereinbefore defined, without first having obtained a license therefore from the City Manager's Office for each pool table kept in the City, which license shall be kept available for inspection at the place in said City at which such pool table is kept.
B. 
No person shall be granted a license under this Chapter unless such person is of good moral character, nor shall any corporation be granted a license hereunder unless the Managing Officer of such corporation is of such good moral character. It is the City Manager's responsibility to devise a procedure by which to determine if an applicant is of good moral character.
[CC §7.38; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
A. 
Applications for a pool hall license shall be made to the City Manager's Office on forms provided by them and shall contain, but not be limited to, the following information and particulars:
1. 
Name of person, firm or corporation applying for such license.
2. 
Residence address of the person or members of the firm, or if a corporation, the names of its three (3) principal officers and the location of its principal office.
3. 
Address or location within the City at which pool tables are to be kept.
4. 
A statement by the applicant or their duly authorized agent that the applicant will at all times truly conform to all of the provisions of this Chapter.
5. 
A statement by the applicant or their duly authorized agent that the applicant will at all times permit inspection of the premises on which the pool tables are kept, in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter hereinafter set forth.
6. 
Such application shall be duly sworn to by the applicant or their duly authorized agent.
[CC §7.39; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
Upon presentation of a properly executed application to the City Manager's Office along with proper payment of the license fee hereinafter provided for, the City Manager's Office shall issue to such applicant a license, the form of which is to be provided by him, to engage in the keeping of pool tables as defined in Section 625.010, which license(s) shall be valid until the thirty-first (31st) day of December. Such license shall not be transferable, and any change in address from which such business is conducted must be reported at once to the City Manager's Office or the license is considered void.
[CC §7.40; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988; Ord. No. 832 §10, 6-6-2005]
Each applicant applying for a pool hall license shall pay an annual license fee of two hundred dollars ($200.00) plus fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each pool table. This license fee shall be due on the first (1st) day of January and paid prior to March first (1st).
[CC §7.41; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
A. 
Failure of any person, firm or corporation keeping a pool hall or table, as defined in Section 625.010, within the corporate limits of the City of St. John to first secure a license as herein provided, shall be a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall subject each person, firm or corporation to a fine as hereinafter provided; and each day that such person, firm or corporation shall keep a pool table without a license shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
B. 
In the event any business shall fail to license their business within five (5) days after which they have been issued their first (1st) summons, the City Manager may, at his discretion, force the unlicensed business to close until all back license taxes and penalties are paid. Payment of said taxes and penalties in no way releases said business from appearing in the Municipal Court to answer any charges which may have been filed against them.
[CC §7.42; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
It shall be unlawful for any licensee hereunder to permit any minor under the age of sixteen (16) years to congregate, be or remain within any pool hall, unless said minor is accompanied by the minor's parent or guardian. Violation hereof shall be a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, the licensee shall be subject to a fine as hereunder provided.
[CC §7.43; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
It shall be unlawful for any licensee hereunder to permit any person to play any card game or dice game on the premises on which such pool table is kept. Violation hereof shall be a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof, the licensee shall be subject to a fine as hereunder provided.
[CC §7.46; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
It shall be unlawful for any licensee hereunder to operate or keep open the premises on which any pool table is kept between the hours of 1:30 A.M. and 6:00 A.M. on Monday through and including Saturday, and between the hours of 1:30 A.M. and 1:00 P.M. on Sundays.
[CC §7.47; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
The City Manager's Office or the Police Chief, or any of his officers, shall have the right at all times to enter upon the premises on which a pool table is kept by a licensee under this Chapter for the purpose of inspecting said premises to determine whether the provisions of this Chapter are being complied with by the licensee. Refusal of the licensee to permit such inspection shall be deemed a misdemeanor and on conviction thereof, the licensee shall be subject to a fine as hereinafter provided.
[CC §7.48; Ord. No. 349 §2, 12-5-1988]
Any person, firm or corporation convicted of a misdemeanor under the provisions of this Chapter shall be subject to penalties as set out in Section 100.010 of this Code. Any conviction of any of the offenses defined in this Chapter shall, ipso facto, revoke, nullify and cancel said licensee's license to keep a pool table/pool hall in the City of St. John.