HomeMy WebLinkAbout1680 ORDI}~ANCE NO. 1680
AN ORD~NA~CE mnend~ng Sections 1, 4, and 12 of Ordinance No. 14~1 of the C~ty
of ~remerton, entit]e~: A~ ORDIYA~TCE FOR IJCENSI~G ~ND REGULATI~!G ~E OPERA-
TION OF CERTAIN A~USEMENT MACHINES Ah[D OTHER DEVICES AID GAMES PON USE ~f THE
PUBLIC; PROVIDING PEI[ALTIES FOR ~HE VIOLATION THEREOF; AND FIXING THE EF-
FECTIVE DATE OF THIS ORDINANCE," and declaring an emergency.
THE. CITY OF BRE~,'~RTOI~ DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. That Section ! of 'Obdinance No. 1461 of the City of mremerton,
entitled gs fully"set forth im the title to this Ordinance, b~ and said Section l is
hereby amended to read as follows;
Section 1. DEF~NITIO~{S. Words and phrases as used in this ordinance shall
mean as F~l~ows:
"~nusement Device" considered under the terms of this ordinance shall mean
such amusement games as pin ball., automatic or otherwise, d~g[ger type, or tottery type,
claw machines or traveling cranes, classified and pass:~d on by 'fax Oo~m~ission of the
State of Washington as Class A or 10 ?er cent tax~:~ble amusement device.
"Operator" shall mean the person who leases or rents to, or places with others
any amusement device as defined herein, for use, play or operation, or who as the owner
proprietor, lessee, or owner of an interest in, one or more amusement devices, sets up
the same for operation in a place or establishment controlled by him.
"Person" shall mean and include an individual, corporation, co-partnership or
association.
~'Location" shall mean and include any place, shop or building where any such
amusemenb device shall be placed for operation and use by the public.
"Gross operating income" means the gross amount paid in by every player muring
each calendar month, less the amount of gross pay-outs made to such players but with-
out any deduction for amounts paid out to persons on whose premises the a~usement
device is locatem, or amounts paid out for any other purpose whatsoever.
"Pay-out" as used herein means any cash payment automatic~lly returned to the
player 'by the amusement device or any cash, merchandise, or thing of value won ~y or
given to the player by or on behalf o~' the operator.
"Player" as usem herein means the person to whom a pay-out accrues.
Section 2. That Section 4 of Orminance No. lq61 of the City of Bremerton, en-
titlem as ~ully set forth in the title to t!~is Ordinance, be and saim Section 4 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 4. OPERATOR'S LICENSE. It shall ~% unlawful for any person to be-
come an operatOr of amusement devices, as herein d~fined, without having a~valid and
~' ~ "n
subsisting license, to be known as "Operator's Amusement Device License. A Opera-
tor's License shall be granted only to a person who is a citizen of the United States,
of good moral character and reputation, and who, in the opinion oi' the City Council,
is a fit and proper person to be granted such a license; and the City Council, for the
purposes of effectively controlling the operation of amusement devices and having in
mind the necessity of proper supervision of the operators of such devices and the
number of such devices, hereby expressly reserve the right and power to grant or re-
fuse the same, and its decision thereon shall be final and conclusive. After approval~
by the Mayor and the City Council, each operator shall be issued an "Operator's Licens
by the City Clerk upon the payment of an Operator's license fee of One Thousand Five
Hundred Dollars (~1500.00), payable yearly in advance to the City Treasurer.
Such Operator's License shall permit the licensee thereol' to lease, rent or
place with others not exceeding thirty-five (35) amusement devices, and each such a-
musement device operated thereunder shall be allotted a consecutive number beginning
with the number one.
Section 3. That Section 12 of Ordinance No. 1461 of the City of Bremerton, en-
titled'As'fully set forth in the title to this ordinance, be and said Section 12 is
hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 12. PENALTIES. ~ny person violating or failing to comply with any
the provisions of this ordinance shall be 'guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction!
thereof, shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding Three Hundred Dollars
($300.00) or imprisonment in the city jail for a period not exceeding ninety (90)
days, or by both such fine anm imprisonment.
Section 4. An emergency exists affecting the public peace, health and safety
and this Ordinance shall take effect immediately following passage and publication.
ORDINANCE 1680 (Cont'd)
PASSED by the City Council of the City oI~ Bremerton, signed by the Nayor,
and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such passage, on this 19th day
of June, 1946.
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