HomeMy WebLinkAbout1358 ORDINANCE NO. 1358
AN ORDINANCE regulating and providing for the licensing of certain coin in
the slot devices, fixing license fees and providing penalties for the violation
thereof.
THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF BREMERTON DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Definition. A coin in the slot device is hereby defined as a
device, machine or instrument, or combination of devices, machines or instruments
for the sale of goods, the furnishing of entertainment or music, or the furnish-
ing of any other commodity or service where such device, machine or instrument is
wholly or partially operated by, or with the aid of coins or slugs, excepting
only pay,telephones, and gas and electric meters, operated and controlled wholly
by persons, firms or corporations holding public utility franchises or permits
from the City of Bremerton.
Section 2. It shall be unlawful to operate a coin in the slot device as
herein defined, in the City of Bremerton, without having first obtained an annual
license therefor as hereinafter provided.
Section 3. Nothing in this ordinance contained shall be construed to author
ize the operation of any gambling device contrary to the laws of the State of
'Washington, or contrary to other ordinances in force and effect in the City of
Bremerton.
Section 4. Fees to be charged for the issuance of annual licenses for coin
in the slot devices shall be determined by the number of coin slots or coin
receptacles attached to such devices and are hereby fixed as follows:
1. For coin in the slot devices, operated by one penny, the sum
of $2.00 per annum for each coin slot or coin receptacle
attached thereto.
2. For coin in the slot devices, operated by a nidde or more, the
sum of $10.00 per annum for each coin slot or Coin receptacle
attached thereto.
Section 5. Any person desiring to operate a coin in the slot device, as
herein defined, shall file a written application for an annual license with the
Chief of Police of the City of Bremerton, which shall describe the coin in the
slot device and the place of business where the same shall be operated. The
Chief of Police shall investigate said application and if he finds that the coin
in the slot device, proposed to be operated, complies with the laws o.f the State
of Washington and the ordinances of the City of Bremerton, he shall approve the
said application, whereupon the person applying for said license shall pay the
amount of the license fee, as herein set forth, to the City Treasurer, accept his
receipt therefor, and present the same to the City Clerk, who shall issue an
annual license for operation of the coin in the slot device or devices, which
said license shall contain the name of the person to whom the license is granted,
the place of business where the coin in the slot device or defices shall be
operated, and a short description of the said device or devices.
Section 6. Licenses issued as herein provided shall be at all times kept
upon the premises where the licensed coin in the slot devices are operated, and
shall be exhibited to any member of the police department of the City' of Bremerto
upon request. Licenses issued hereunder shall not be transferrable from one plac
of business to another, or from one licensee to another.
Section 7. Every person, firm or corporation, violating any of the provisio
of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment
in the city jail for not more than thirty days, or by both such fine and imprison
ment.
Section 8. An emergency exists and this ordinance is immediately necessary
for the preservation of public peace, health and safety, and shall take effect
immediately upon its passage and publication.
Ordinance No. 1358 (cont)
PASSED by the City Commission of the City of Bremerton, signed by the Mayor,
and attested by the City Clerk in authentication of such pasaage, this 20th day
of December, 1940o
Attest:
City Clerk
Note: This ordinance never published.