[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
of Vanport 12-29-1980 by Ord. No.
223. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation shall
at any time have in its, his, her or their possession within the Township
of Vanport any mechanical device, machine, pool table or apparatus
for the playing of games, amusement or for the furnishing of music,
hereinafter collectively called "device," for the use of which a fee
is charged through the insertion of a coin or any other metal disc
or token or otherwise without first having procured a license therefor
as provided for in this chapter.
A.
Any person or persons, firm or corporation desiring to procure a license as provided in § 64-1 of this chapter shall apply therefor, in writing, to the Township Secretary. Said application shall set forth the name or names, the residence or residences of the person or persons, firm or corporation so applying, together with the present and previous occupation of the applicant or applicants and the length of residence at the previous and at the present place of residence; the name of the owner of the premises upon which the aforesaid devices are to be used and installed and, if the owner of the premises is not the applicant, then the applicant shall set forth the length of time for which the premises has been leased. The application shall also set forth the manufacture and nature of the devices to be installed and used.
No license shall be granted until a period of seven days shall
have elapsed from the date of application, during which time the facts
set forth in the application may be investigated to ascertain the
truth thereof.
Nothing in this chapter shall in any way be construed to authorize,
license or permit any gambling devices whatsoever or any mechanism
that has been judicially determined to be a gambling device or in
any way contrary to law.
[Amended 1-10-1983 by Ord. No. 230; 12-12-1997 by Ord. No. 281]
A.
No license shall be issued until an annual fee therefor shall have
been paid to the Township Secretary for each and every device so installed
and used under the terms of this chapter, which amount as aforesaid
shall be a license fee until December 31 of each year. Said annual
fee shall be set forth from time to time by resolution of the Board
of Commissioners; provided, however, that should any device be installed
after July 1 of any year and application therefor be made after said
date, then, in such event, the license fee for the remainder of that
year shall be 1/2 of the annual license fee for each device.
B.
The license issued for any device may be transferred to another device of similar nature in the same or a different location if, and only if, application for such transfer is made in writing at least five days prior to the date on which such transfer shall take place, and further provided that an additional payment of the transfer fee of an amount as set forth from time to time by the Board of Commissioners shall be made to the Township Secretary at the time of filing said written application for transfer of such license. Any person or persons transferring a license from one device to another of similar nature, or otherwise, in the same or different location without said notice shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in § 64-7 of this chapter. Each and every day that any device as defined in this chapter shall be operated and used in violation thereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense under the terms of this chapter and shall be subject to separate and distinct penalties hereunder.
Upon payment of the license fee provided by this chapter, the
Township Secretary shall issue a license setting forth a description
of the device so licensed, which said license shall be attached and
fastened to the respective device so that the same may be clearly
observable and readable.
[Amended 12-12-1997 by Ord. No. 281]
Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of
the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a summary offense
and, upon conviction, shall be fined a sum of not more than $600,
plus costs of prosecution, for each and every offense, and in default
of the payment of the same shall be committed to the Beaver County
Jail for a period of not more than 30 days. Each and every day that
any device shall be operated and used in violation of the terms of
this chapter shall constitute a separate and distinct penalty thereunder.
