The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1915-05-14

twenty days after It's adoption and publication
| according TO law.
Passed and approved May 10th. 1915.
Mr.. Rosevear moved that the ordinance b.
adopted, which prevailed, ayes DeYoung
Hanscom, Rosevear
The following ordinance was presented
An ordinance 10 license bowling alleys. bill
llard halls ana pool rooms In the ClJy Of
Owosso, and TO prescribe the rights and duties
OF the owner thereof.
The City OF Owosso ordains
Section l.. No person, persons firm or corpo
ration shall keep, maintain, use or operate q
bowling alley, billiard hall or pool room for gain
or ntre In the City OF Owosso without license
so 10 do as hereinafter proWdedes
Section 2. Any person, persons, firm oil
corporation desiring TO obtain license u
keen, malutan or operate a bowling alley,
billiard II or pool room in the City oi
Owosso, shall make application therefor, In
writing, TO The Comm isslon OF the City o1
OwossO; sucn application shall be made upon
blanks furnished by the City Clerk and snail
contain the name under which said bowling
alley, billiard hall or pool room is TO be con
Quoted or known by also, the namo or names
OF all the owners OF said business. and The
name or names OF The person OF persons who
shall be in charge OF or manage said business
1t snail also state the p ace where sand ousl-
ness is TO be operated or carrieu Oh. and d full
description OF tne premises and buildings.
including all outbuildings and yards 10 be useu
or controlled oy such business, ana the number
or bowling alleys, billiard tables and pool
tables TO De used or operated In said business.
and shall state the time OF the expiration Of
said license, which shall be the hrst 10, OF
June, following. Satd application 10 be slgnea
by the owner or owners OF said business, aud
sworn TO before h proper officer having
authority under the laws Of the State OF Mlch,-
gan w take oalhS.
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firm or corporation snail tile said application
as above set forth the same sha be accom-
panied by License fee as follows: five Dol
lars (s5 0O for each bowling alley and eacn
billiard or pool tAUle used or operated in suiu
business Provided however that II said az
pltcaton Is made on or after tue first day OF
December the license fee shall be tnree dollars
tsS 0O) for each and every bowling alley and
billiard or pool table usei or operated in saiu
business. said application shall also be ac.
companied by bind in the sum OF five hun.
dred collars (S5OO U0), conditioned upon the
faithful performance aud carrying out OF eac h
and all OF the duties specified to be done in
this ordinance by said license. and that said
lcenSee shall pay all fines and penalties which
may be inposSd upon him for The violation OF
any OF the ordinances OF the City of Owosso.
Section a.. The commission of the city of
Owosso shall, upon receiving said application
examine the same and II the same is accom-
panied by the fee or fees above set forth, and
oy good and SUFFICIENT bond satisfactory TO
.he Commission, conditioned as above set
forth. and II 1t shall appear that the person
persons, hfm or corporation making such ap
piication, or anyone connected with said Dusi.
ness has not been guilty of a violation of any
OF the laws of the United States, or OF the State
OF Michigan, or any ordinances of the City OF
Owosso, and are responsible and of good moral
character, may grant to such person, persons
hrm or corporation making such application, a
license 10 carry on tue business as requested In
such application.
Section 8. All of such places where such
bowling alley, billiard hall or pool room shall
be kept, used or operated shall have all of the
room or parts OF the building used or occupied
BY such bowling alley, billiard hall or pool
room In full and complete view of the street,
and no windows In said building shall be
blinded or curtained, nor shall any screens or
partitions be permitted to exist which shall In
any way cut on or obstruct a clear view from
the street, of all Of the room or rooms occupied
by such bowling alley, billiard Lall or pool
located. All Of such places where any
bowling alley, billiard hall or pool room shall
promptly at eleven O'Clock P. M. (stsndard
time). and remain closed until six O'Clock in
the forenoon OF the following day, ex sept such
business in connection Herewith, in which
case the use or operation of all of said tables
and alleys shall cease at the hour aforesaid, and
the proprietor or proprietors shall cover any
and all billiard or pool tables In said place. and
the proprietor or proprietors OF such place
shall prevent the use Of such tables or alleys
alter the hours IS eciued above, and during the
above prohibited hours.
billiard hall or pool room shall be kept or op.
Grated, shall be closed and kept closed upon
the first day OF the week commonly called
Sunday, except In such above mentioned
places rs conduct another business Ia con-
nection Herewith, in which case, the proprie.
tor or proprietors of such places shall cover
tables during said day and the proprietor or
OF such place shall prevent the use
OF such tables, and any and all ALLEYS during
said day.
No person under the age of eighteen [is]
years shall be allowed in the room or places
where said billiard tables or pool tables or
bowling alleys are kept or operated. nor In any
eating house or other business
carried on In connection with the same room
with such bowling alley, billiard hall or pool
room.
Section 8. No malt, vinus, or intoxicating
liquors shall be sold or given away upon or
within any premises useu, occupied or con
trolled by said licensee, and no one shall be
permitted to drink any malt, vinus or intoxi-
eating liquors upon or within any OF said
premises, and no game or games of chance for
money or otner valuable thing, nor any
gambling machines or devices shall be per-
mitted 10 be kept operated or controlled upon
or within any OF said premises, and IL shall be
the duty OF the proprietor or proprtetors OF
such place TO enforce and carry out each and
all of said provisions, and the proprietor or
OF said place shall held account
each and every one of the duties and pro.
visions in this ordinance contained.
Section Z. Any person or persons violating
any OF the provisions OF this ordinance shall
upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine
Of not exceeding one hundred dollars (alOO OO)
together with the costs OF the prosecution, or
by Imprisonment In the county Jail OF Shiawas-
see county for period OF not exceeding ninety
days. or by both such fine and Imprisonment
In the discretion OF the court.
Section 8. The license herein granted shall
not be transferable, either as to owners pro-
prietorS or location, without the consent Of The
comm ssion, and said license may be revoked
ana annulled, for violation by the licensee of
majority vote OF the commission; but such re-
yoking and annulltng shall not entitle said
offender To receive back any portion of the sum
paid for said license or upon the conviction,
Of any person firm or corporation operating
any premises under license as herein stated
Tor violating any OF the provisions of this
such license under which said per
son or persons. firm or corpora ZION are so
operating, shall be revoked and be of no effect
cation shall not entitle the offender to receive
back any portion OF the sum paid for said
license.
Section o. All ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances conflicting with this ordinance are
hereby repealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall take effect
twenty days after Its adoption and publica tion
according 70 law.
On motion the ordinance was adopted ayes
DeYoupg, Hanscom Rosevear.
The following ordinance was presented: