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

Owosso ana 10 prescribe the rights and duties
OF the owner thereof.
The City OF Owosso ordains:
Section 1. No person. persons firm or corpo
ration shall keep, maintain, use or operate d
bowling alley. billiard hall or pool room for gain
or hirv in the City OF Owosso without license
so 10 90, as hereinafter provided.
Section . Any rson persons, firm OF
corporation desiring 10 obtain license 10
keep, maintain or operate bowling alley.
billiard hell or pool room in the City Of
OwosSo, shall make application therefor, in
writing, to the Commission OF the City OF
Owosso; such 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 name or names
or all the owners OF said business, and the
name or names OF the person or persons who
shall be IN charge OF or manage said business;
II snail also state the p ace where SAID busi-
ness is TO be operated or carried o. and a full
description of the premises and buildings,
including all outbuildngs and yards TO be used
or con trolled by such business and the number
OF bowling alleys, billiard tables and pool
tables to be used or operated in said business.
and shall state the time of the expiration Of
said license, which shall be the first day OF
June, following. SAID application TO be signed
by the owner or owners OF said business, and
sworn TO before proper officer having
authority under the laws Of the State OF Michi.
gan TO take oaths.
Section 3. Whenever any person. persons,
firm or corporation shall tile said application
as above set forth the same shall be accom-.
panied by license fee as follows: Five Dol
lars ($5 00) for each bowling alley, and each
billiard or pool table used or operated in said
business Provided however, that If said ap-
pication is made on or after the first day Of
December the license fee shall be three dollars
(s3. 0O) for each and every bowling alley and
billiard or pool table used or operated in said
business. said application shall also be &C.
companied by a bond in the sum OF five hun.
dred dollars (S500.O0l, conditioned upon the
faithful performance and carrying out OF each
and all of the duties specified to be done 10
this ordinance by said license and that said
licensee shall pay all fines and penalties which
may be imposed upon him for the violation OF
any OF the ordinances OF the City OF Owosso.
Section 4. 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
by good and suf1cient bond. satisfactory to
the Commission, conditioned as above set
forth, and il 1t shall appear that the person.
persons, firm or corporation making such ap.
piication, or anyone connected with said bus
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,
firm or corporation making such application, a
license to carry on the business as requested IN
such application.
Section 5. All OF such places where such
bowling alley, billiard hall or pool room shall
room or parts OF the building used or occupied
by such bowling alley, billiard hall or pool,
room In full and complete view or the street
and no windows in said building shall be
blinded or curtalned, nor shall any screens or
partitions be permitted TO exist which shall in
any way cut off or obstruct clear view from
the street, of all of the room or rooms occupied
by such bowling alley, billiard lall or pool
room or In which such bowling al-
ley, billiard hall or pool room is
located. All OF such places where any
hnm milf oil md haI1 nj oet,,,
be kept. used or operated shall be closed
promptly at eleven o'clock Il. M. (standard
ttme). and remain closed until six o'clock in
the forenoon OF the following day, eX cept such
OF the above mentioned places as conduct other
business in connection herewith in which
case the use or operation OF all OF said tables
and alleys shall cease at the hour aforesadan
the proprietor or proprietors shall cover any
and all billiard or pool tables In said place. and
the proprietor or propretors or such place
shall prevent the use of such tables or alleys
after the hours specihed above, and during the
above prohibited hours.
All such places where any bowling alley
billiard hall or pool room shall be kept Or OPP
Grated, shall be closed and kept closed upon
The first day OF the week commonly called
Sunday, except In such above mentioned
places as conduct another business In con-
1ection herewith, In which case. the proprie.
tor or proprietors of such places shall cover
Ind keep covered, any and all billiard or pool
,ables during said day and the proprietor or
oroprietors OF such place shall prevent the use
u such tables, and any and all alleys during
,aid day.
No person under the age of eighteen ISL
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
restaurant, eating house or other business
carried on In connection with the same room,
With such bowling alley, billiard hall or pool
DOM.
Section 6. No malt. vinus, or intoxicating
liquors shall be sold or given away upon or
within any premises useo, occupied or con
rolled by said licensee. and no one shall be
to drink any malt, yinus or intoxi-
,ating liquors upon or within any OF said
premises. and no game or games OF chance for
money or otncr valuable thing, nor any
rambling machines or devices shall be per-
nitted TO be kept, operated or controlled upon
" within any OF said premises, and II shall be
he dutv OF the proprietor or proprietors OF
uch place TO enforce and carry out each and
I'll OF said provisions, and the proprietor or
,roprietors OF said place shall ! Q held account.
Ible for the carrying out and enforcement OF
zach and every one of the duties and pro.
'isions In this ordinance contained.
Section7. Any person or persons violating
nv OF the provisions OF this ordinance shall
lpon conviction thereof, be punished bv a fine
,f not exceeding one hundred dollars (&iOO OOl
o2ether with the costs OF the prosecution. or
~ Imprisonment in the county Jail OF Shaw
100 county for a PERIOD OF not exceeding ninety
lays. or by both such fine and Imprisonment
q the discretion OF the court.
Section 8. The license herein granted shall
lot be transferable, either as TO owners pro
'rietors or location, without the consent ofthe
and said license NAV be revoked
ma annulled, for violation by the licensee OF
my OF the provisions OF this ordinance nv a
majority vote OF the commission; but such re
oking and annulltng shall not entitle said
reCAlVp o los, ~ O.