The La Jara chronicle., 1909-12-10
PROPOSED ORDINANCE
No. IS.
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 lara:

BE ii Ordained by the Board OF trustees OF
the Town of La Jara:
SECTION l.
| Every person using or letting any bill
lizard pool table. pool room. ball ten
pin alley. or shooting gallery. or any one
of them for hire gain, shall pay lie
ense for the privilege of running any such
billiard pool table in the of fifteen
dollars tsl5.oO 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, tSl5.OO) for
each ball or ten pin alley. and the sum of
twenty fl we dollars Cs21.0O) for each shoot
ing gallery used for the purpose aforesaid
per year, or ratable proportion for any part
thereof; provided that no license shall be
issued for less sum than ten dollars
| $1,000.
License for any of the aforesaid purposes
may be 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 license for the business
named therein, and by a bond of five hun
drcd dollars $4,000 conditioned that he
will not sell or give away any spirtuous.
vinous, malt mixed liquors, upon the
| 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
business that he will keep 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 NAV be adIudged
against him. said bond to he subject to the
approval of the Board of Trustees Pro
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refuse to grant license for shooting gal
leries and billiard or ten-pin alleys il they
deem it to be "a nuisance.
SECTION H.
All ball ten-pin alleys. and shooting
galleries shall close daily at 10 o'clock +. N.
and all billiard pool tables and rooms
shall close at u O'Clock p. NJ. and shall not
open again for business before O'Clock
a. N.
All ball or ten pin alleys shooting gal
leries. billiard or pool tables and rooms
shall close at the time times provided
by section two of this ordinance Satur-
day nights and remain closed until o.
clock a. N. Monday morning; and upon
complaint made in writing to the Board of
Trustees by any freeholdcr of the Town of
La lara that the licensee has violated any
of the provisions of this ordinance. or. up
on other reasonable evidence of such vio
lation. the said Board of Trustees may
summarily 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 (SpD.Oo) and forfeit his license. If lie
ense shall have been granted to him, and
the Board of Trustees may refuse to grant
another license to such person.
SECTION ".
That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict with contrary to the
provisions of this ordinance. be and the
same are hereby repealed.
SECTION V.
That this ordinance shall take effect and
he in force from and after passage and
publication required by law.
Passed and approved this l6th day of
November. a. ID. 1903.
7. ORMOND.
Attested: Mayor
PAT. LOPEZ,
(SeaD Town Clerk.
First publication, December 3, 1903.
Last publication, December II. 1903.