No person shall maintain, operate, conduct or
pursue the business or occupation of keeping any public room or place
wherein the game commonly known as "bowling" is played without having
first obtained a license therefor from the Mayor and Council as hereinafter
provided.
An application for a license shall be filed
with the Borough Clerk on forms to be furnished by him, which forms
shall include the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant.
B. In the case of a partnership, the names and addresses
of all partners.
C. In the case of a corporation, the names and addresses
of the officers, directors and all stockholders presently holding
stock and all who for six months prior to the making of said application
have been officers, directors or stockholders.
D. In the case of clubs or associations, the names and
addresses of all officers.
E. Whether or not the person or persons named in the
application have ever been convicted of a crime in violation of any
federal, state or municipal law; if so, state the crime and date and
place of conviction.
F. The location of the premises to be licensed.
G. The number of bowling alleys to be located upon the
premises to be licensed.
Such license shall bear the date of issue, the
name of the licensee, the purpose for which issued and the location
of the room or building wherein the licensee is authorized to carry
on and conduct any such business.
No license shall be transferred by the holder
to any other person, but such license may be transferred by the holder
to another address, provided that the licensee shall make a written
application for such transfer to the Borough Clerk and said proposed
transfer shall be approved by the Mayor and Council.
The number of bowling alleys in operation on
the licensed premises shall not be increased by the licensee except
by making written application to the Borough Clerk on forms to be
furnished by him for permission to do so and by having such application
approved by an appropriate resolution of the Mayor and Council.
This chapter shall not apply to any religious,
charitable, benevolent or nonprofit association or corporation which
operates or maintains any bowling alleys for recreation and amusement
of its members, provided that such organization is bona fide in character
and is not intended as a means or device for evading the terms and
provisions of this chapter.
[Amended 11-24-1992 by Ord. No. 92-23; 3-14-2006 by Ord. No. 06-2]
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to the penalties provided by §
1-15 of this Code. A separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues.