HomeMy WebLinkAbout0365 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO REGULATINu , SUPE NISING AND
LICENSING POOL AND BILLIARD HALLS AND SOFT DRING PAR:=
LORS OR PLACES, PROHIBITING PUNCH BOARDS, AND
REPEAL-ING ORDINANCE NUIVI-BER 310 EIITITLED, "AN ORDINANCE RE-
LATING TO LICESEL AND REGU.IATINu POOL A.ND BILLIARD
HALLS AND SOFT D:h IlyX PA.,LORS OR PLACES AND PROHI-
BITING PU.NDH BOARDS" , AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NUM-
BER 3 26 , BEING Z ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NUMBER 310.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Hereafter it shall be unla,ltrful for any
person, firm, or corporation to open up, engage in, or
carry on any pool hall, billiard room, or soft drink par-
lor or place contrary to the provisions herein, and with-
out first obtaining a license therefor and paying such
fee as hereinafter -orovided.
Section 2. A "pool hall" as hereinafter used shall
mean any place operated for gain where one or more pool,
billiard, or card tables are kept or maintained..
A "soft drink parlor" shall mean any place opened
up and conducted for gain, where soft drinks or re-
freshments are served as distinguished from restaurants
or eating houses.
"Punch boards" s hall mean any wooden board, paper,
card, sheet or other lottery device whereby a ticket,
nt-junber, share or chance may be secured for a considera-
tion, representing :Honey or other thin; of v�ilue the se-
curing of which is in any degree dependant upon chance or
luck.
Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation desiring
to obtain a license to open or conduct a billiard hall or
pool hall shall make application.therefor to the city clerk
of the City of Pasco, which application shall describe the
premises wherein same is to be conducted, and city clerk
shall issue such license upon approval of the city council,
said license shall be for the period of one year unless
sooner revoked by the city council, beginning July first
of the year it is issued and terminating the 30th day of
June following. The minimum license fee shell be five dol-
lars 05.00) for each pool hall containing one pool table
or billiard table , and two dollars ($2.00), for each ad-
ditional pool table or billiard table.
Section 4. Any person desiring to obtain a license
to open or conduct a soft drin4parlor or place shall make
application therefor to the city clerk of the City of Pasco,
which application shall describe the premises wherein same
is to be conducted and the city clerk Ladd issue s:,ch
license upon the approval of the city council upon payment
of a fee of five dollars 05.00) per annum.
Section 5. Bo license granted to any person under
the provisions of this ordinance shall be assignable
and any license so granted may be revoked by the city coun-
cil when in their opinion public interests will be best
subserved.
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Section 6. It shall be unlawful for any blinds,
screens or other obstruction to be placed or used in
any rooms where suci. billiard tables or pool t1ables
shall be kept or operated, to prevent a full view of said
room from the street on which said room shall front, or
from the main portion of the said room so occupied , that
is no curtains, boxes, or partitions or any other obstruc-
tions shall inclose any room in. the interior of such pool
hall used either for the purpose of cor;ducting a pool ,
billiard or card game.
Provided further, -that it shall be unlawful for
any proprietor, agent or employee of any pool hall or
billiard hall to allow any person under the. age of 21
years to remain therein, either as a loiterer, spectator,
or player, and it shall be :no defense to proprietor, agent
or employee of said. pool or billiard hall, believe that
the said minor was of age or that the said minor misre-
presented his age.
It is further provided that any person between the
ages of 18 and 21 years of age who shall misrepresent his
age and thereby be allowed to remain in said pool or
z billiard hall, shall be deemed. guia %; of violat ing this
section and be punished as provided in Section lVof said
ordinance.
Section 7. No pool room shall be allowed to remain
open between the hours of 12:00 o'clock, midnight and 6:00
o' clock a.m. ti o gambling shall be permitted in said pool
room, or soft drink parlor.
Section 8. No pool hall or soft drink parlor 's.hal1
have therein any liquor of any kind containing a greater
amount of alcohol than 1/2 of 1%.
Section 9. No person intoxicated or in any degree
under the influence of liquor, or in any manner disorderly
shall be allowed to remain in such pool .hall or soft
drink parlor.
Section 10. Any proprietor, agent or employee. of
such pool hall or soft drink parlor shall be liable and
may be prosecuted for the violation of any, part of this
ordinance and the possesslor of any liquor of a greater
alcoholic content than 1/2 of 1% in an,, pool hall or soft
drink parlor shall be prima facie evidence against the pro-
priet-or, a3ant or euployee of such place that he has violated
this ordinance.
Section 11. It shall be unlawful for any pool hall,
soft drink parlor or any other place to keep or display
any punci1 board.
Section 12. Any person who shall violate any of
the provisions of this ordinance shall be deemed gthil ty
of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined in any sum not to exceed $100.00 or be imprisoned
for a period not to exceed thirty days, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Section 13. Ordinance nii-nber 310 entitled "An ordinance
relating to licenses and regulating pool and billiard halls
and soft drink parlors or places, and prohibiting punch
boards", passed by th ai ty council March 8 1921,nd or-
dinance number 326 amending section S oL ordinanc5 �1
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number 310, passed by the city council May 16, 1922,
and all other ordinances and parts of ordinances in con-
flict herewith, be, and the same are , here-repeeled .
Sa3ttjon 14. This ordinance shall take effect five
( 5) days from and after its passagen. nibl ication .
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Passed and approved this the day of .ay, 1927;
ATTEST:
Cita Jerk
,Approved as to form
City Attorney .
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