HomeMy WebLinkAbout1784 O~DIN'AIICE NO. 1784 J ~ ~-~ ~ /~Z ,
AN Oi{I)I]]ANCE relabins to ~;t~o licensin~ an~ire~ula'tins of certain ~ausement
machines and other devices g~nd S~es for use by the pub].ic sm~andin[~ Or~_nance
No. 1461, and declaring an emarsency.
Sectm,~n !. Section 3 of Ordinance No 1461 entitled
"An Ordinance ~}r licensins and re~:j~latin:S the operation of certain
ment machines and other devices an~ L~es fop use by the public; providinS pen-
alties for the violation thereof; ~ fixin¥; the effective date of this oPdinante"
da'bed April 8~ i~42, as sl:~ended~ be anc~ the s~e is hereby s~anded to read as fei-
lows:
Sec. 3. It shall be ~mlawfut fop ~y person to display exhibit or expose,
or permits bo L' e used, playe~P operated, or a~splayed, exposed o~~ exhibited for
purposes of use, play or op6ration for profit, any ~rasemenb ~evices without
havins a valid and subsisting license bo be designated as "location license".
Each place of business whict~ shall have a location license is required to and
shall at all times keep said locatJ, on license in a conspicuausly posted place
on the premises covered by said license. The City C!e_k shall prescrih, e the
fern of the license ~.~d said license shall be at the rate of ~,:,;~0.00 po',;' loca:
bion pep year, payable yearly in a,;]wmce, to the City Treasurer.
BasinninS July 1, 1945, no person, firm or corporation except ti~e owner,
m~aser, lessee oP other par'son i~ actual c~,.arse or ~a location sou~iht bo b e
licensed, shall apS!y fop or be issue<t a loaation liaense, and a~ter 'the issuance
of such license the licensee shall have the sole risht to dete~ine vfl'~J, ch lic-
ensed operant shall furnish machines to be ~sed ~:g'~d operated in such liaensed
pr~mis es.
in any casa where a valid ~d subsisting location license has heretofore
been issued on the applinabion ~'~,~ at the expense of an operator licensed
the provisions of bhAs Ordinance anu tt~e owner, manaser~ lessee or other parson
i~ charge or the premises lice~sed pursuan'b bo such location license d~,siPes bo
discontinue tne~ ~ ~sa of ~1 or any of tke amusement devices_ placed in his estab-
lis~a~mt by the operator who paid for said license, or pub in a device or devices
of another operator, said owner, ~lanager, lessee or other person in char~)e of
such premises shall apply for and deposit with the City Clerk a fee for a loc-
ation license in his own nm~e, a nearin~ shall be had thereon amd a second loc-
ation lic~nse issued before a~usemenb devices of any other operator may ce p!sced
in said premises. The said application shall be sranted in full conformance
with the reo~irements of Section 5 of this
It shall be unlawful for any person to display, exhibit or expose or permit
to ha nsed, played, or operated, or displayed, exhibited or exposed for purpose
of use~ play, or operation, any ~'at~sement device, as d~fined herein, in any place
of business where minors are in the habit of congregating not accompanied by
their parents or lesal suardians; and no license st~all be stated to any place
of business comin:i within the foresoing classification; provided however', that
whenever any applicant for a location license is the holder of a Class "A"
o~, ,T or 'thc hold-
ensa, as defined in Reminston~s Revised Statutes (Sup.p.
er of a Class ""~":::, license, as defined in Remington's Revised Statutes (Sunp.
7306-~5-N), or the holder of a Class "D" license, as defined in Remingbonts
Revised Statutes (Supp. 9306-23-P), the same beins the laws of the State of Wash-
ington, such license shall be prima facie evidence that ~ he premises fop ¥~hich
ORDINANCE NO. 1784 (Con.t)
a location license is requeste(t does not fall within the force, cilag classification."
Section 2. That Section 10 of Or~_nance No. 1451, dated April 8, 1~42, as
~nded, be and the s~ is hereby ~ended to read as follows:
Sec. 10. S~uaary of licenses provided for in 'this or~nanc~, l~e !ic~ns~s
and license fe~s provided for in Sections 2,~ amd 4 of this ordins~oe, may
respectively s~,~ari~ed as follows:
(a) ~haus~ment d. evice license, .~20.00 pe~· ann~a payabl~ yea~d~y J.n ad~a~ce,
plus a monthly license fee computed as follows: ten per ce~]t of the ~:ross operat-
ing income, to be paid on or before th~ lO'th day of tt~e month following: ~t~'~ month
of operation.
(b) Location license, ~0.00 per location per ann~n, payable yeal~'ly in
adv ano e.
(c) Operator's license, ~1~00.00 for ~ach opsra~or per annam,, !>ayable
nually in advance, ~ich permits an operato~ to operate not mo~pe than thirty-
fiv~ ~nus~msnt d~vices.
Section ~. Th~ location licenses which i~vs bs~n ~ssusd by the City of
~emerton during the year endin6 June 30, 1948 ~vill e~q0ire on Cleat date.
Co,moil is of the opinion ii,at due to a reduction of busi~:ess, ownez's and op-
erators of small restaurants and taverns will not renew their, licel~ses for
next ensuing year ~less some re~uction is made in the ~o~t of
license fee. If th. ese licenses are not renewed, operation of the amusement de-
vices will be discontinued and the City of Bremerton will lose a portion of its
revenues from the tax upon the p~ceeds from such devices. An eme~[~ency is,
accor~ngly, hereby declared to exist, and this ordi~ance shall become effect-
ive on July 1, 1948.
PASSED manJmously by the City Comcil of the City of Bremerton, sighs, ed
by the ~ayor ~d 2crested by th~ City Clerk in authentication of such passage,
tills ~nd day of Jzme, 1948.
ATTEST: ~ t l~ayor