[Added 8-17-1982 by L.L.
No. 4-1982]
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any coin-controlled amusement devices of any description operated
for gain, commonly known as but not limited to bagatelle, baseball, football,
Skee-Ball, iron-claw, pinball and computer video games. Such definition also
includes such games as would be ordinarily coin-controlled or operated for
gain but which are operated by a system designed to obviate compliance with
this article. This definition shall exclude any device, possession or use
of which is otherwise prohibited by law and shall also exclude weighing machines
and automatic music devices such as phonographs, player pianos, jukeboxes
and similar such devices.
No person shall maintain or permit the operation of an amusement center
game without first having obtained a license for same as hereinafter provided.
The maintenance and operation of such amusement center game shall be in accordance
with the restrictions and requirements of said license.[1]
[Amended 8-16-1994 by L.L.
No. 11-1994[1]]
The City Clerk is hereby authorized to issue a license for amusement
center games. The license fee per year, or any part thereof, shall be as established
by the Common Council, per machine, which license may be transferable to other
machines. The license shall expire on the 30th day of April next succeeding
the date of issuance thereof.
Any person who shall permit an amusement center game to be operated
in violation of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a violation
punishable by imprisonment for a term not to succeed 15 days or by a fine
not to exceed $250, or by both such fine and imprisonment. The continuation
of an offense against the provisions of this article shall constitute, for
each day the offense continues, a separate and distinct violation.
