HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 23 '2kc City of Col~abia i.~eigi~ts does ordain as follows:-
~ection 1. It shall be unlawful for :~ny person, porsons,
firm o:~- corporation to ke~'~p in the City off 6olmnbia mci{Ibis in the
Oo~t~~ of ~nok~ and St:~to o'{' kki~lesota, any public bil!iard:pool or
pig~mn hole table, or bo..~.I..~,, alley, w}~orein or whereon suc:~
[)~rsons, firm or o.,"oorahion ,".. '
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or ~.tn~ oth{}~ ~lmes wk~tsoever,~less sUot~ person, persons, firm o~
corporation shall first obtain a license thorefo~ from the city
oil as herein
Sec tion '~
, ,.,roon~, firm oy cor.~Jora~ion, {esi-
ring go obt:5, ina license to keep such llliere,poo! of pip'eon hole
tables or bowlinc; alleys ~nd permit the p;ame of billiards,pool or
tan pins to be played thereon, s~all make applidation in ~m~itlng
thc city com~ci1, which application shall f~lw~ Sho name of the ap-
plic~t, t~(. place where i~ ~s propose %o oporage said tables or a!-
Icy u.n<~ the n~snber of said alleys or tables sought to bo opera,ed by
saiu applicL~nt.
Section ~. Upon tho approval of said a~Jptioation by the ci~y
oo-e~oil, the applicant shall pay to the tit}/ ~reasuror a fca or fees
as follows for a year:-
k~or ten-pin or bowling alley, for each stand or t~.lley the
J'or pigeon hole, billiard or pool tables for each tho s~'n of
.. ~ Dollars(e ' :~ }.
s,~all is~sue to saia apptican~ a license to operate ti, e
tables thorein describe& in tho place d~:signatod, avery such license
~a~t!t_ expire on the S!st d~.~.y o~ ~ecember next fo!].owinx~ the issz~nce
off the s~e anless sooner revoked or ~or=eztad. t~~, c,..~e any s~ch ti
tense is applied flor and isolated, afBer the ,..lot
~uy of i~ecemhor of an
lioerise year the license fao to be p~[d n, refor .-.',.-. '
, t' - ,,n-,,ll be stLc}~ pro-
r~,~ta part of s~ci~ license foe as corz'esj)Oz~ds 'to t~to
. Zz~ ctional pof
tion of th~ license y~ar for ,,hick suck license is issued.
Section 4. The city codicil may i'or just cause and 'after in-
vostigation, if it dee:ns advisable, revoke any such license.
~ection 5. All persons 'cruder the age of ~ years
are prohibite3, from playing pool or billiards or ton-p~n,.~ or bovd. ing
whether on ,~ ten-pin alley or ~=' box ball alley, in any pub].ic pool
or biili~rd room or bowling ~.~lley or in any~ publi~, place of busEness
within tho, :.:ity limits of the city of Colum[',ia r.~eights, e>'.c~ pt when
acuomp'-anied by hi,s or their .i?a~ent or. gu. ardian, ~n~! any pE:rson m~der
pool or bii]i~.rds or bowling in any such p].~oe, oz' fre, uez~t, or lei-
tot ~.,it~in any pool ,.,r billiu, rd room or bov'tln~I a~i].ey, or public
place; of bushiness wl~ere pool, billiards or bowling: arc played, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor .u'~ ~ha!t be pm'~i?.-h..'.~ ~:.s l,.:~roin 'proviSed,
~,m ~*.- el' any pub-
lic pool or billiard room, public bol,.lin~ alley or public placn of
business witi~in thc limits o:f tho city of Uolumbi:~ H~ights, ,.':here
· pool, billiards or bow!inM are played, '~:ko shall
, ' ' itcr in or frequent ~tny such
said games therein or to aether
place,, or to be or remain in ~tny of sail[ places, .,~;~'~,..-~_._, be gui!ty~ of
a misdemeanor and shall be puni.~hed as h,3re:tnaft:,~r .provided.
Section ?. it ?,hall. b,:: m.~l:':.wful for any person, persons,
firm or corporation ].ioensed by the tity uon:;r, il to ]cee]> a pul, lie
pool, bi!lizard or pip/eon hole t..'::,.b!es or bowling alley, to allo,.., the
pl~.ying o'f ~ny .g'ames whatsoever within his, its or their place, of
and. / ~- ' / ' '"
Section 8, The front windows of ali [:,!:.:oz;s for :,hich th
cit>~ oomucit shall gr:~nt a license to lreeo any pubtio pool, billiard
pigeon hole table or bowling, sha!]~be coyote: or concealed so that
~ view into zaid places ...... ~
~r~m tho lew~l of the oidov,'atk s~_~i!], n~t be
vertical
po~.~,zLle f~ a/dista'nco oi' four and one-half feet from the level of
the ~].~ewalk in front of sazd places..
Section 9. Gambling and illegal disposin~ and ~.~rl'aking
of intox.Lo~:~t, ing li,iuors in ~.ny room for ',;hich a liocn.,~, 1( ~ ~$%s been
grante.~ for keeping a public billiard, pool or pigeon hole t.able or
bo\~lin!!: u.l!ey, or in an'j? room adios, cent thereto or in uny room in
~?~e bail~ing in which such lic,-a-~c,2 place ..... all be is hereby .orohibi~
ted ~.~n~ s~uatl be, su£fic, ient ctu~oc for revokiu~ any license
in puro',k~.~cc of tkis oz. din~,~nce.
Section 10. '.Ohat }?~rt of ~oction ~_. of Ordinance
of the Oity of Colas?ia heights
,/being, an ord~nanc~ entitled ~-~ / ....... ~,, ~y.~.... .,... ~ a~
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day o f
-and '.~ic?', said part of said section reads as fo lows:
is hc, reby repealed.
Section 1] .... ny ::_>~rccn who ~'~!~_all vio!u~te any el' tha pro-
o ....~ cot to
a fine not cxcecdin~ On~ ~i~z~.rod ~ollars{~tOO) or to imprisozmtent
in %h,~ county jail not cxc~c~:.ing ~inoty{90) ds, ys.
Section t[;¢. All ord. i~')ances or parts oi' ordinances which
oon¢liot with tho terms of this ordinance ~re hereby repe(~ied.
~eo~ion 15. This ordinance shall take ~ffoc~ and be in
force thirty(SO) days after its passage.