As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
MACHINE or DEVICE
Any coin-operated automatic amusement game, including, but
not to the exclusion of others, devices known as roulette, baseball,
pinball, shooting games and the like; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to refer to vending machines for
cigarettes, foods, confections, music or merchandise.
PERSON
An individual, firm, partnership, corporation, voluntary
association, incorporated association and principal or agent thereof.
PUBLIC BILLIARD ROOM
Any area, hall, room, or place open to the public and containing
one or more tables upon which may be played billiards, pool, bumper
pool, fascination or any such similar games.
The purpose of this chapter is to impose a license to provide
for the control and regulation of the use and maintenance of certain
amusement devices, machines and public billiard rooms as herein defined
or designated.
No person shall maintain, place or allow to be used any machine
defined or designated herein or any table upon which may be played
the game of billiards, pool, bumper pool, fascination or any such
similar games in any public or quasi-public place or in any building,
store or other place where the public is invited or wherein the public
may enter, without first obtaining a license therefor.
The Township reserves the right to investigate all applicants.
Every person holding a license issued under the provisions of
this chapter shall display the licensed machine or table in a conspicuous
place in the place of business of the licensee, and every license
shall likewise be required to be displayed in a conspicuous place
in the place of business of the licensee in close proximity to the
machine or table for which the license was issued.
Each licensee shall maintain good order and decorum, shall observe
all existing laws, and shall not harbor, suffer or allow the congregation
of more than three nonplaying persons in or around the licensed premises.
The presence of alcoholic beverages in or around the licensed premises
is hereby expressly prohibited.