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ORDINANCE NO 544
'AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSING, OPERATING, CONDUCTING
OF CARD TABLES: AND REGULATING THE `SAME, PROVIDING A.PENALTY FOR
THE VIOLATION THEREOF AND REPEALING ALL FORMER ORDINANCES, OR
PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THERENITH.
The City.-Counei1',of the.: City of Pasco do ordain as:follows:
Sec. 11.1
It shall, be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation
to run, operate or maintain any card table -or tables in any public
places or; place, of business within,the limits of the City of Pasco
without first obtaining.a,license therefor as hereinafter set out.
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Sec. .2, ., r
No license to run,ioperate, have,or maintain a -card table
-or card tables shall be,issued to any.person, firm or corporation
within the City of Pasco -,'in any room where food is served in any
manner excepting as hereinafter set out, and no liquor is to be
served at card tables.
Sec. 3,
There is hereby fixed a license fee of $100.00 upon the
first card table and a fee of $100.00 upon each additional card
table run, -operated or maintained.wiihin the City of Pasco, which
fee shall be fora period ending on the'31st day of December.of
the year in which it is issued and which license shall.not be trans-
ferable.. A11 fees to be paid in fullbefore any, license therefor
is issued.,
Secl 4,
Any person,-firm.or corporation desiring to obtain a license
for one•or more card tables shall first make written application.
to the City Clerk for.such license accompanying the application
with the full amount. of the license fee -for one year. At the first
regular meeting of the City Council following the receipt of such.
application the City Clerk shall submit said application to'the
City Council for approval or rejection.. The City Council shall
have the.right to make such investigation as they may deem fit
and for any cause by the City Council deemed sufficient may reject
the application and. -instruct the City Clerk -to return the license
fee to the applicant, or they may allow the application.and instruct
the City' Clerk°to issue such license and the decision.ofthe
City Councils shall be final and if 'the Application is rejected
the person,.firm,.or,corporation making the application shall not
be permitted. or• allowed• to renew the application for a -period of,
three (3) months thereafter.
:Sec. 5, .
The`.City Council shall have the right at any time they
deem or ,see fit to notify theholder of any license issued under
the terms.of this ordinance to appear and.show cause why'the said.
license. `should not be revoked 'and after such investigation `as; the
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said'Council may choose vto make and after said hearing, the said -
Council by a 'major ty vote may: revoke such license and the.person,
fi"rm or. corporation holding such license shall be prohibited and
barred_f'r.om. obtaining another license. for a period of .one year
thereafter,
Sec`: 6,
Any -person violating any. of the provisions of this ordin-
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arice shall bedeemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof, in addition to the revoking.of said license, be punished
by a fine of not to esceed three (3) hundred dollars,.or by im-
prisonment-in the city jail for a period of not to exceed .ninety
days.
Sec.. 7;
No license will be issued except to firms which-have'beren
in business 'in Pasco for one (1) year.
Se'e. 8,
All ordinances.or parts of ordinances in conflict'here-
with are hereby repealed.
Sec. 9,.
This ordinance shall take effect five days after its pas-
sage and publication.
Attest:
Approved as to form
Ls day
1945. Oit.torney.