[Amended 6-13-1983 by Ord. No. 394, approved
6-13-1983]
No person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation
shall at any time own, use, install or have in its or their possession
within the Borough of Conway, in the County of Beaver, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, any mechanical device, machine or apparatus whatsoever
for the playing of games and amusement, said electronic devices and
mechanical devices being commonly known as "pinball machines," "pool
tables" and "video games" and devices or other devices upon which
games are played by the insertion therein of a coin or any other metal
disk, slug or token whatsoever, without first having procured a license
therefor as hereinafter provided in this article.
Any person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation desiring to procure a license as provided in §
58-1 of this article shall apply therefor in writing to the Secretary of the Borough Council. Said application shall set forth the name or names, the residence or residences of the person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation so applying, together with the present and previous occupation of the applicant or applicants and the length of residence at the present and previous place of residence; the name of the owner of the premises upon which the aforesaid machines 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 and whether applicant is a citizen of the United States. The applicant shall also set forth the manufacturer and nature of the machines to be installed and used.
Said application shall be then referred by the
Secretary of the Borough Council to the Chief of Police of said Borough
for his approval. Upon notification in writing of approval by said
Chief of Police, the Secretary shall thereupon issue a license for
each separate machine or apparatus for a period of one year or part
thereof as hereinafter provided, but no application shall be approved
or license granted to any person not a citizen of the United States.
A similar application shall be made for the renewal or transfer of
the license for any machine or apparatus, but no fee shall be required
for the transfer of any license.
Nothing in this article 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 or that may be contrary to any
future laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
[Last amended 12-30-2004 by Ord. No. 498]
A. No license shall be issued until a signed application and annual fee therefor have been returned/paid to the Secretary of the Borough in the sum of $500 for each and every amusement/gaming machine or gaming device owned, possessed, installed or used under the terms of this article in the Borough of Conway, except for those listed below in Subsection
B. Said license fee shall be valid through and including December 31 of that year of issuance. The accuracy of this annual fee for the licensee shall be reexamined periodically throughout the year after any inspection conducted by a Borough designee.
B. No license shall be issued until a signed application
and annual fee therefor have been returned/paid to the Secretary of
the Borough in the sum of $200 for each and every pinball machine,
pool table and video game device owned, possessed, installed or used
under the terms of this article in the Borough of Conway. Said license
fee shall be valid through and including December 31 of that year
of issuance. The accuracy of this annual fee for the licensee shall
be reexamined periodically throughout the year after any inspection
conducted by a Borough designee.
Upon payment of the license fee provided by
this article, the Secretary shall issue a license certificate setting
forth the number of the license for each machine so licensed, which
said certificate shall be attached and fastened to the respective
machine or device so that the same may be clearly observable and readable
at all times.