The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-05-07
SLOT MACHINE LICENSE
ORDINANCE INTRODUCED AT
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Text Of Measure Imposing $50
Yearly Tax on Machines
Operated In Astoria.

Al a meeting Of the city council last
night Councilman schcrneckau intro
duccd an ordinance providing for the
licensing of slot machines. II is es-
iimated that the measure II passed.
viii provide revenue of 1880 year 70
the city. and II ls Understood thar the
rates fxed are agreeable 10 the owners
of the machines The ordinance reads
as follows:
Section lit shall be unlawful FOR
any persons to conduct. maintain or
operate. either "a owner proprietor.
employee or lcssee a nlckle-in-t -the-slot
machine or other device OF like char
arter wherein are used cards. dice or
any substitute therefor. or wherein
there enters any element of chance,
whether the same be played or operated
for money. checks. credits OF any other
thing or representative Of value. with
IN the city NJ Astoria. without first
obtaining a license from the city OF
Astoria. 10 az 10 No al In this ordi-
nance provided
Sectlon ANY person applying for a
license 20 operate. conduct or m1ln'ain
a nickel-in- the-slot machine or other
machines OF like character. shall paw
unto the city " Astoria the sum of
seven dollars and flfiy cents t750), as
quarterly license fee. which yald fee
shall be paid to the chief ~ police OF
said city All pn7rterIy licenses Of
such machines shall expire on the last
dav ~ March. June. September and
December of each year ana no license
shalt b. issued except 20 the end Of the
quarter In which the same shall be Is
sued
All licenses issued under this ordl-
nance shall b. numbered and state the
name Of the person to whom issued, and
II shall be the duty ot he person 20
whom tho license is issuoi 10 kn"p the
same q; MI times posted In a consplcu-
ous place upon the machine operated.
and separate license shall be re-
qnIred for each machine.
Section 3.-All license fees collected
and licenses issued under this ordi-
rance. except as herein otherwise pro-
vidcd. shall be collected reeclptcd for
and dlsbursed. and issued In the man
ner provided for by ordnance No. 1895.
~ the city NJ Astoria. approved on July
18Th 1890 entitled IAN ordinance % i'm
pose and regulate the manner NJ issu-
ing end collecting licenses In the city
OF Astoria
Section l,--It shall be unlawful for
anv ne-son owning. operating or main.
tanning any nlckel-in- the-slot machines.
or other machine for which license Is
required under this ordinance 10 per-
nit any minor to play the same.
Section 5.-Any person who shall vio-
late any of the provisions Of fhls or
dnance upon conviction thereof in the
police court of the city Of Astoria shall
h. punished Nv fine ot not less than
$40 nor more than SlO6. or by imprlson-
ment in the city fail not less than FIVE
daye nor more than Atty days, or by
brih such fine and Imprisonment in the
discretion ~ the police Judge.
The ordinance was read the first
time only. The ordinance fixing
yearly license for Junk and second hand
dealers at S95 was returned with the
mayors veto. Upon vote the mayors
veto was sustained by vote Of four 10
five in favor Of the mayors action be-
Ing uNreld. The petition Of r. NJ. JEFF
frey for a liquor license was received
anl referred. Property owners peti-
toned for the improvement of Thirty
fourth street between Franklin and
Harrison, and reference was made to
the street committee.
Ordinances authorizing the payment
Of the following claims for street work
ware passed:
n. Clinton & Son. $7S6. improvement
nj Tenth street from Exchange to
Grand.
G c. Palmberg. sSs9, Twelfth. from
C~mn,ercial 10 Franklin
s. Nornllle. s97s4 Franklin from
to Thirty-first.
y. Clinton & SON, $S465o. partial
Tenth from Exchange toI
Grand
Retail LIQUOR licenses were granted TO
p. Peterson. August. Nelson and Axel
Jacobson.
The superintendent Of streets report