The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-07-27
U.N. DS.N.f.y'CE IN REL.jTE0.v'
VI TO NINE AND TEN PIN ALLEYS, AND
billiard AND BAGAIEILE TABLES,
PASSED JULY 23D, A. u. 1859.

PASSED JULY 2}D, 4. u. 1859.
SECTION BE it ordained 10y the )mmon Coun-
eli the City of Evansville, that hereafter il shall
not I've lawful for the owner Keeper occuper or pos
SCISSOR Of any nine ten pin or bowling alley, or
Of any billiard bagate!le table within sail city
to suffer or allow the same 10 he used for hire or
reward of any description or Kind Whatever, until
a license 80 TO Use such alley or table, slI have
been obtained according to the provisions Of this
ordinance. -.
Src. 1.-The price of license to keep or use any
such nine ten pin bowling alley shall be fifty
dollars for wear az any shorter period, and the
price Oi license to Keep or Use any Sich billiard
or bagaielle table shall be fifty dollars for ore year
or any shorter period, aud no license shall be grant
ed ultler this ordinance for any period less than
the time Intervening between the lime oil the ap-
nlicaton and the Erst day OF August next succeed
itg.
under this ordnance, shall pay the price there
of the Treasurer OF the city, aud take his receipt
therefor, which receipt shall be filed ia the Clerk
Office and upon the filing Of said receipt the clerk
shall charge the Treasurer with the amount thereof
and shall make ont and attest license which shall
be- signed by the Mayor and delivered to the appli-
cant but before the Mayor shall sign any such
Ice sc the app licant therefor shall execute bond
with security To be approved 10y the Mayer in the
penal sam of two hundred dollars, payable To- the
CITY Of Evansville, and conditioned that 10 gaming
or disordcrly conduct of any description shall be
suffered or permitted in about such nine or ten
pin or bowling alley, or in or about the room or
place in which such billiard Or bagatelie table may
/ be kept, or in about the premises occupied 10y
the owne keeper of such alley table, and con-
dtioned further that the person licensed will ob-
serve, abide by, keep ana perform all the rroyls-
| ions and requirements of this ordinance, ana that
he and his suretes will be responsible to said city
for each and every violation of the foregoing cOndi-
tons by any and all persons In or upon the prem
| Uses occupied 10y him, and that lac will in all
things conform TO such rules and regulations
! or may be established by III. Common Council
| relative to such tables or alleys.
SEC. 4.-Wheneyer two or more tracks Of ANY
nine or ten. lin bowling alley shall be erected or
kept under IL same roof or within the same inclO-
sure, each track shall be deemed and taken to he
! separate alley under the provisions Of this ordi-
nance, and shall require separate license.
| SEC. Livery such nne or ten-pin, or bowling
alley, well every room. saloon, or place in
which any such billiard bagatclle table shall be
kept or used shall be closed at or before IL o'clock
(midnght) every Saturday night, and shall remain
| closed until five O'Clock &. NJ, on the Monday
| next succeeding; and between the hours aforesaid
it shall not be lawful for the owner, possessor, or
keeper of such alley table allow suffer the
same to be played upon or used or to keep the
room or place in which the same may be situated
open for visitors. shall IL be lawful between said
hours for any person persons whoinsOcyer to usl
| or play upon such alley table.
| SIC. 6.-Wheneyer the OwLer, keeper, or pos
SCISSOR of any billiard or ba.atelis tabe contempla
| tel Icy this ordinance shall own Keep, or possess
! more than such table, separate license must
| he procured tor each and every table; and where
such owner, keeper or possessor shall have license
for one or more such table tables, il shall not Ice
| lawful for him 10 Keep or allow TO remain in the
| same room, or in or upon or about the pr,
ises where such licensed table tables may be kept
any additional or unlicenred billiard bagat-lle
! table.
| SEC. 1T shall not lie lawful for the keeper,
owner, occupier possessor Of any nine pin
| or bowling alley, billiard laratclle table
licensed under tie provisions Of this ordinance,
suffer allow, or permit any boy or boys under the
age Of eighteen Yeas except such boy or boys il
he necessary 10 employ to set up the pins in such
alley, to visit or remain ia any such alley, in
the room or place in which any slch table may
be kept or TO use or play npon such table or alloy.
| SIC. s-The owner, keeper. occupi"r, or pos
SCISSOR Of any nine or ttn-pin or bowling alicy or
billiard hagatell. table who shall violate any
| provision of this ordinance, shall for every such
offence forfeit and pay any sum not less than live
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, in
addition To any liability which may thereby accrue
| on his bond and any other person who shall yio-
late provision of this ordinance shall for every
such offence forfeit and pay any sum not less than
five dollars nor more than one hundred collars.
Sc. 9.-The several provisions of this ordinance
relative to billiard tables shall lie held and coBstr-
ed to include all billiard tables Of whatever kind
whether with or without pockets.
SEC. I6.-Al ordinances heretofore passed and
now in force on the subject of nine or ten-pin or
bowling alleys, and billiard or bagatelle tables are
hereby repealed, but such repeal shall effect an
license granted or any bond given under such or
dinance, nor shall such repeal prevent the collec-
ton Of any penalty heretofore incurred under such
ordinance.
Attest W. BAKER, Mayor.
p. BrEKE, City Clerk. jy27 1t