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HomeMy WebLinkAbout0553 OrdinanceORDINANCE NO AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE LICENSE ING AND OPERATION OF POOL TABLES AND BILLIARD TABLES WITHIN THE CITY OF PASCO,FIXING A PENA;7�FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREWITH The City Council of the City of Pasco do ordain as follows: Section 1. There is hereby fixed a license fee of fifteen dollar's jer year, such year ending on the 31st day of December of each year, or each pool or billiard table run, operated or sbt up in any pool hall, dace of business or public place within the limits of the City of Pasco whether for profit or not. SECTION 2. Any person,firm or corporation desiring to set up, maint- ain, operate or run a pool table or billiard table within the limits of the City of Pasco shall before doing so make application to the City Clerk for a license therefor. Such application shall be made in writing and shall be accompanied by the full license fee of $15.00 for each -and every table for which application for license is made. The application to be for the current year of application and a full year's fee shall be charged for any portion of a year. The applica- tion when made shall be refered to the City Council and the Counci 1 may refer the same to the Chief of Police or Police Committee for investigation and recomendation and the Council may for any reason to the Council deemed for the best interests of the City refuse to grant such license and upon their refusal to grant such licnese the license fee shall be returned by the City Clerk to the applicant with a notice that such license has been denied. Upon the granting of a license by the Council the City Clerk shall issue to the appl- icant a license for such pool or billiard table or tables,which li- cense shall expire on the 31st day of December of the year in which the same is issued . I Section 3, Any person,firm or corporation who shall set,up,maintain, operate or operate a pool or billiard table within the limits of the City of Pasco, without first obtaining a license therefore shall upon conviction therefor be subject to a fine of not more than one hundred dollar or thirty day confinement in the City Jail, either or both such fine and imprisonment. Section 4, All ordinances or parts of ordinance in conflict here- with are hereby repealed. Section 5, This ordinance shall be in full force and take effete five days after its passage and publication. Passed by the Council this day o. Attest, C1 y er Approved as to form City Approved .«