No person shall maintain, operate, conduct or pursue the business or occupation of keeping any public room or place wherein the games commonly known as "pool" or "billiards" or similar games are played without first having obtained a license therefor from the Mayor and Council as hereinafter provided, except as provided in §
331-11.
An application for a license shall be filed
with the Borough Clerk, with an original and five copies, on forms
to be furnished by him, which forms shall include the following information:
A. The name and address of the applicant.
B. In case of a partnership, the names and addresses
of all partners.
C. In case of a corporation, the names and addresses
of the officers, directors and all stockholders presently holding
stock and all persons holding stock for a period of six months prior
to the making of said application.
D. In the case of clubs or associations, the names and
addresses of all officers.
E. The names and addresses of proposed employees.
F. Whether or not any of the persons named in the application
have ever been convicted of a crime, and the details thereof.
G. The location of the premises to be licensed; size
of the room; entrances and exits thereto; proposed floor plan of arrangement
of the tables and the location of the room in the building, i.e.,
floor, front or rear, basement, etc. For the aforesaid purpose the
applicant shall submit a drawing including all dimensions, but which
need not be drawn to scale.
H. The number of pool tables and billiard tables to be
located upon the premises to be licensed.
No license shall be issued until the fulfillment
of the following requirements:
A. Upon receipt of an application for a license, the
Borough Clerk shall transmit copies thereof to the Police Chief, Chief
of the Fire Department, Building Inspector and Health Officer, each
of whom shall investigate the applicant and proposed licensed premises
in accordance with their respective jurisdictions and in accordance
with such rules and regulations as may, from time to time, be promulgated.
They shall report back, in writing, to the Borough Clerk their findings
of fact and recommendations.
B. Every applicant for a license shall cause a notice
of the making of such application to be published in a form to be
supplied by the Borough Clerk to such applicant once a week for two
weeks successively in a newspaper printed in the English language
published and circulating in the Borough. Proof of such publication
shall be presented to the Borough Clerk.
C. The Borough Clerk shall complete whatever additional
investigation is required by the terms of this chapter, having a reasonable
time within which to do so, and at the completion thereof shall transmit
to the Mayor and Council all materials and information in his possession
concerning the license application.
The license fee for each pool or billiard room
or place shall be as follows:
A. For the first table: $100.
B. For each additional table: $25.
The following rules, regulations and prohibited
practices shall be applicable to the operation of the licensed premises:
A. No person under the age of 16 years shall be permitted
upon the licensed premises unless accompanied by his parent or guardian.
No person under the age of 16 years shall be permitted to play in
the licensed premises.
B. No person under the age of 21 years shall be employed
by the licensee in any capacity in or upon the licensed premises.
C. The licensee shall not admit any intoxicated or disorderly
person into or upon the licensed premises or permit such person to
remain therein.
D. No licensee shall be permitted to conduct his business
in a disorderly manner or contrary to the peace and security of the
community. Encouraging or permitting loitering within the licensed
premises or on public or private property outside of and immediately
adjacent to the licensed premises shall be considered for the purpose
of this chapter as conducting the business in a disorderly manner.
E. No licensee shall permit or allow any person to play
pool or billiards or similar games for any money or any other valuable
consideration.
F. No licensee shall permit card playing on the premises
licensed under this chapter, even though such card playing is for
social purposes.
G. No licensee shall permit any person to cause any noise
or loudness of such a nature to disturb the peace and quiet in, upon
and around the licensed premises.
H. No licensee shall permit any of the entrances of the
licensed premises to be locked during the hours when the business
is being conducted.
[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.