HomeMy WebLinkAbout1864 amusement machines and other devices and games for use by the public,
amending Ordinance No. 1784 aha declaring an emergency.
TttE CITY OF BREivlERTON DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 3 of Ordinance No. 1784, entitled "An ordinance
relating to the licensing and regulating of certain amusement machines
and other devices and g~es for use by the public, amending Ordinance
No. 1461 and declaring an emergency" dated June 2, 1948, be and the s~e
is hereby amendem by adding thereto Section 3 (a) as follows: Section
3 (a): GA~V~LING AND ALL PAY-OFF DEVICES PROHIBITED: It shall be un-
lawful to sell, operate or use, or permit to be operated or use~, or to
possess, exhibit or display with intent that t he s ~e shall be sold,
operated or used, ~y ~usement device, including particularly so-called
pinball machines, or penny ~usement device, which may be used for gamb-
ling or I'or playing a g~e oi' chance, or any g~e in which the element
of chance predominates over skill; or to sell, or display for purpose of
saze, or to xeep, maintain or operate, or p~rmit to be kept, m~ntained
or operated, any such ~usement mevice or penny ~usement device which
is constructed or w~ch may be used to pay ol'f in cash, checks or tokens,
or in any manner whatsoever, an~ no license shall be issued I'or operation
or use of such device; provided, however, t~at this prohibition shall not
apply to any such device which is or may be so constructed, operated and
designated as to permit automatically only the playing of additional
gm,es, but iC ~hall be unlawful to exchange or transfer such privilege
of playing additional g~es for ~y consideration, direct or inmirect.
Section 2. Than an emergency exists which affects the public peace,
health and sai'ety of the City of Bremerton, and this ordinance shall be
effective i~nediately upon passage and publication.
PASSED ~animously by the City Co~cil of the City of Bre~-~rton,
signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of
such passage this 13th day of January, 1950.
ATTEST: Mayo~
City Clerk