As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
COMMERCIAL AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any machine which may be operated for entertainment or amusement
in public, whether the machine is coin-operated or not, and whether
or not it registers a score or tallies. This definition shall include,
but shall not be limited to, pinball machines, bowling machines, billiard
tables, electronic games and jukeboxes. This enumeration is intended
to be typical and shall not be construed as exclusive.
OPERATOR
Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association
in whose place of business a jukebox or two or more commercial amusement
devices are placed or kept for operation and use by the public.
No operator shall make any commercial amusement device available
for public use within the Borough of Woodstown without first having
paid the required fees and then obtaining a license for the premises
and each machine to be used thereon.
All premises license applicants must be at least 18 years of
age and shall submit in writing to the Borough Clerk of Woodstown
the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant, and whether the applicant
is an individual, partnership or corporation.
B. The age of the applicant, of each partner, if a partnership, and
of each of the principal officers of the corporation, if the applicant
is a corporation.
C. The prior criminal record of the applicant, if any, setting forth
the date or dates of conviction, the nature of the violation and the
jurisdiction in which the violation occurred. If the applicant is
a partnership, the same information shall be supplied for each partner,
and if the applicant is a corporation, this information shall be supplied
for each of the principal officers of said corporation.
D. A full description of the device or devices to be used by the applicant
and made available to the public.
E. The street number and description of the area where the machines
are to be operated, stating the floor or floors of the premises and
attaching a sketch showing the rooms or areas involved. Such sketch
shall be drawn to scale with the scale set forth on the sketch and
shall designate all exits, windows and storage spaces to be used in
the operation.
F. A sketch showing the location of all structures and designating the
owners of said structures within 200 feet of the proposed operation.
Such sketch shall also designate prominent landmarks within the two-hundred-foot
radius, shall be drawn to scale with the scale set forth on the sketch
and shall show all streets and proposed areas of off-street parking
to be utilized by the general public for said operation.
Upon the payment of all fees, the Borough Clerk shall submit
the completed application to the Mayor and Council for review at their
next regular meeting, wherein a determination shall be made as to
whether or not the applicant has complied with all regulations.
No commercial amusement device as defined herein shall be located
within 1,000 feet of any school premises or 500 feet of any church
premises.
No license issued pursuant to this chapter shall be transferable
from one place to another, or from one operator to another.
Any operator violating this chapter shall, upon conviction,
be subject to a fine not exceeding $500 for each violation.