[HISTORY: Adopted by the Commissioners of the Town of Princess Anne 12-4-1991 as Ch. VIII, Art. 4 of the 1991 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Bowling alleys, dance halls and poolrooms — See Ch. 46.
Circuses, carnivals and mobile ride devices — See Ch. 64.
Fortune-telling — See Ch. 82.
A. 
No person shall maintain, display for public patronage or otherwise keep for operation by the public any coin-operated gaming machine without first obtaining a permit issued under the terms and conditions of this chapter.
B. 
A permit issued under this chapter:
(1) 
Is an annual permit which expires June 30 of each year unless it is suspended or canceled earlier.
(2) 
Is effective for a single place of business only.
(3) 
Vests no property right in the permittee except to maintain, display for public patronage and permit the use for skill or pleasure of coin-operated gaming machines in accordance with the terms and conditions of this chapter.
The words, terms and phrases as used in this chapter are defined as follows:
COIN-OPERATED GAMING MACHINE
Any coin-operated machine capable of being used or operated for amusement or pleasure.
OWNER
Any person, individual, firm, company, association or corporation owning or having the care, control, management or possession of any such coin-operated gaming machine in the Town of Princess Anne.
SERVICE COIN-OPERATED MACHINE
All machines or devices which dispense services or merchandise only and are not for skill or pleasure.
Every owner who exhibits or displays or who permits to be exhibited or displayed in the Town of Princess Anne any coin-operated gaming machine shall pay an annual permit fee, plus an annual fee for each machine on the premises, in an amount as set forth by the President and Commissioners by resolution from time to time.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
An applicant for a permit under the provisions of this chapter shall file with the Town Manager a written application on a form provided for that purpose, which shall be signed by the applicant, who shall be the owner of the business sought to be licensed. A separate application must be filed for each location for which a permit is sought. The following information is required in the application:
A. 
The name, address and telephone number of the applicant, including the trade name by which the applicant does business and the street address of the premises and, if incorporated, the name registered with the Secretary of State.
B. 
The name, address and telephone number of the operator of the premises for which application is made.
C. 
The number of coin-operated amusement devices in the premises for which application is made.
D. 
A statement that all the facts contained in the application are true.
The Town Manager shall refuse to approve issuance or renewal of a permit for one or more of the following reasons:
A. 
A false statement as to a material matter made in an application for a permit.
B. 
The applicant for such permit has, within the past 10 years, been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude.
A violation of this chapter shall be declared to be a municipal infraction, and persons found guilty of violating any provisions of this chapter shall be subject to a penalty as provided in Chapter 1, General Provisions, § 1-8 of this Code.
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Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).