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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 .
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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with are hereby repealed.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
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