The provisions of this chapter are designed to promote and protect the
health, safety, morals and general welfare of the residents of Horsham Township
by regulating the installation and operation of juke boxes, mechanical or
electronic amusement devices, and similar machines or devices for entertainment
or amusement within the Township.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
JUKE BOXES
Any music vending machine, contrivance, or device, which upon insertion
of a coin, slug, token, plate, disc, or key into any slot, crevice, or other
opening, or by the payment of any price, operates, or may be operated for
the emission of songs, music, or similar amusement.
MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC AMUSEMENT DEVICE
Any machine, contrivance, or device which, upon the insertion of
a coin, slug, token, plate, disc, or key into any slot, crevice, or other
opening, or by the payment of any price, may be operated, or used as a game,
entertainment, or amusement, whether or not registering a score, and whether
or not a prize is offered. It shall include, but not be limited to, such devices
as marble machines, pinball machines, photoelectric shooting or target machines,
electronic video games, air-hockey tables, football games, and all games,
operations, or transactions similar thereto under whatever name they may be
designated or described. It shall not include devices or machines whose sole
purpose is to dispense merchandise such as candy, cigarettes, etc.
OPERATOR
Any natural person, firm, partnership, corporation, association,
or other entity displaying, or maintaining for use and operation, any juke
box, mechanical amusement device, or otherwise permitting the use or operation
of such devices for a fee or charge.
PERSON
Every natural person, copartnership, association, or corporation,
and whenever used in any clause prescribing or imposing a penalty, the term,
as applied to copartnership or association, shall mean the partners or members
thereof, and as applied to corporation, the officers thereof.
It shall be unlawful for any operator to display or keep, or maintain
for use and operation, or otherwise permit the use and operation of any juke
box and/or any mechanical amusement device in or upon any building, premises,
store or other public or quasi-public place, without first having registered
with and obtained a license from the Zoning Officer as prescribed herein.
Licenses issued under this chapter expire on June 30 of each year. Applications
for renewal, accompanied by the required annual fee, shall be submitted in
the month of June and may consist of a signed verification of the original
application contents so long as there have been no changes.
Licenses shall apply only to the operator and location to which issued, and any transfer shall require an amendment of the original application, approved by the Zoning Officer and payment of the fee specified in §
68-5B above. A new seal may be issued for a replacement for a juke box, mechanical or electronic amusement device previously registered under this chapter only upon amendment of the original application, approval by the Zoning Officer and payment of the fee specified in §
68-5C above.