The La Jara chronicle., 1909-12-17
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
An Ordinance Concerning Bill.
lard and Pool Tables, Ball
or Ten-Pin Alleys and
Shooting Galleries.
Be it Ordained by the Board of Trustees OF
the Town of La Jara:
SECTION

Be it Ordained by the Board of Trustees of
the Town of La lara:
SECTION L.
Every person using letting any bill
lard q pool table. pool room. ball or ten
pin alley, or shooting gallery. or any one
of them. for hire or gain. shall pay a lie
ense for the privilege of running any such
billiard pool table in the sum of fifteen
dollars (Sl5.0O) for the first table. ten dollars
$1,000 for the second table. and five dol
lars $500 for each additional table so used
and the sum of fifteen dollars. tsI5.OO) for
each ball or ten pin alley and the sum of
twenty-five dollars $500 for each shoot
ing gallery used for the purpose aforesaid
per year. or ratable proportion for any part
thereof; provided that no license shall he
issued for less sum than ten dollars
$1,000.
License for any of the aforesaid purposes
may he granted only to person of good
moral character, and the applicant shall
present his application for such license to
the Board of Trustees in writing. accom-
panied by the license fee for the time ap-
piled for, and asking the Board of Trustees
to grant him a license for the business
named therein and by a bond of five hun
dred dollars (s5Oo.00) conditioned that he
will not sell or give away any sprituous,
vinous. malt or mixed liquors, upon the
premises so occupied by him. permit
the same to be drunk by others thereon;
that he will not permit minors under the
age of fifteen years to enter his place of
bu siness that he will keep an orderly and
well conducted place. observe the time or
times for daily and Sunday closing such
business. fixed by ordinance. pay all fines.
penalties, etc, that may be adJudged
against him. said bond to be subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees. Pro-
vidcd that the Board of Trustees NAV
refuse to grant IA license for shooting gal
lcries and billiard or pin alleys If they
deem it to be n nuisance.
SECTION ii.
All ball or ten-pin alleys. and shooting
galleries shall close daily at 10 o'clock p N.
and all billiard or pool tables and rooms
shall close at l2 O'Clock z. NJ. and shall not
open ngain for business before : o'clock
y. n.
All ball or ten-pin alleys. shooting gal
leries. billiard or pool tables and rooms
shall close at the time or times provided
by section two of this ordinance on Satur-
day nights and remain closed until o.
clock y. N. Monday morning.; and upon
complaint made in writing to the Board of
Trustees by any freeholdcr of the Town of
La Ja-a that the licensee has violated any
of the provisions of this ordinance. or. up
ON other reasonable evidence of such vio-
lntion, the said Board of Trustees may
sumnarily revoke his license pending an
Investigation and hearing.
SECTION III.
That any person who shall neglect to
provide himself with such license and
give bond aforesaid, before attempting to
pursue any of the business aforesaid. or
who shall violate any OF the provisions of
this ordinance. shall upon conviction, be
fined in any sum not less than fifty dollars
5000. nor more than three hundred dol.
lars $4,000 and forfeit his license. if lie
cnse shall have been granted to him. and
the Board of Trustees may refuse to grant
another license to such person.
SECTION ".
nances in conflict with contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance, be and the
same hereby repealed.
SECTION V.
That this ordinance shall take effect and
be in force from and after passage and
publication as required by law.
Passed and approved this 10th day of
November, a. ID. 1909
7. ORMOND.
Attested: Mayor.
PAT. LOPEZ,
(SeuD Town Clerk.
First publication. December 3. 1903.
Last publication. December II. 1903.