As used in this chapter, the following terms
shall have the meanings indicated:
AMUSEMENT GAME
Any mechanical, electric or electronic device used or designed
to be operated for entertainment or as a game by the insertion of
a piece of money, coin, token or other article or by paying money
to have it activated. This definition does not include:
D.
Any device maintained within a residence for
the use of the occupants thereof and their guests.
E.
Any device the possession or use of which is
prohibited by law.
GAME ROOM
A building or place containing three or more amusement games.
OWNER
A record owner, contract purchaser, lessee, assignee, bailee,
receiver or trustee.
PERSON
One or more individuals, a corporation, partnership, association,
trust or firm and any trustee, receiver or assignee.
TOWNSHIP
The Township of Mantua, Gloucester County.
No person shall maintain or operate an amusement
game or a game room in the Township unless it is licensed under this
chapter. Game room licenses shall be issued according to the class
of the premises where the game room is located. Individual amusement
game licenses shall be issued for all amusement games, as defined
in this chapter, which are not located within game rooms, as defined
in this chapter.
A. Class One licenses are those issued to premises licensed
for the consumption of alcoholic beverages in which three or more
amusement games are located.
B. Class Two licenses are those issued to any other premises
in which three or more amusement games are located.
C. Individual amusement game licenses are issued for
all amusement games not located in game rooms.
Game room licenses shall expire on March 1 of
the year following the issuance of any license. Applications for renewal
of game room licenses shall be submitted no later than February 1
of the year in which an existing license expires. The licensing fee
for any license granted after March 1 of any year shall be prorated
according to the number of months remaining before the license would
expire.
The Township Committee may revoke a game room
license for cause upon 10 days' written notice to the license and
after the licensee has had an opportunity to present his case at a
public hearing.
No individual game or game room licenses shall be transferable from person to person or from place to place without the approval of the Township Committee. License transfer applications shall be subject to the same application, investigation and approval standards as are set forth for new licenses in §§
114-3 and
114-4 of this chapter and shall be subject to the payment of an application fee as prescribed in §
114-8A of this chapter. No new licensing fee shall be required, however, until the renewal on the following March 1 of any license which has been transferred.