The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1918-05-23
ORDINANCE NO. 173

An ordinance licensing for the pur-
poses of revenue. regulation and
good government and welfare of
the Town of Lynden, certain bus
inesses, places of entertainment
and lawful CRANES transacted and
carried on within the Town of Lyn.
den or within one mile of the corp
crate limits thereof, establishing
the fees for such licenses and pro-
viding for collection of the same,
providing a penalty for the viOlat-
ion of this ordinance and repeating
all ordinances or parts of Ordinan-
ces in conflict herewith.
BE 1T ORDAINED BY THE COUNC-
IL OF THE TOWN OF LYNDEN:
SECTION
1t shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, partnership, corporation or
association or club of persons, either
as principal, agent, clerk or servant,
directly or indirectly, to conduct,
manage or operate any pool or bill
lard hall or room, bowling alley, or
place where cards or other lawful
games are habitually played, within
the town of Lynden, or within one
mile of the corporate limits thereof;
or lease to, or allow to be occupied
by any person, firm. partnership,
persons, any building or place with
in the Town of Lynden, or within one
mile of the corporate limits thereof,
wherein any pool or billiard table.
!. bowling alley or card table is habit
ylally used or kept for use by any per-
son or persons, association or club,
without first having procured lic-
cnse therefor as hereinafter provided.
SECTION II
Every person. firm, partnership,
corporation, association or club that
shall desire a license under this ord
nance shall file with the town clerk
an application in writing therefor,
setting forth the name of applicant,
the place where said license is desir-
ed and such other matters as said
clerk may require. and shall be ac-
companied by a receipt from the
Town Treasurer for the amount OF
said license fee.
SECTION III
Said application shall be presented
at any regular, adjourned or special
meeting of said council and may be
accepted or rejected as the Council
shall see fit at the same or any sub
seouent meeting. If said application
he allowed the Clerk shall forthwith
issue such license, but if said apple
alton be denied, then the Town Treas
urer shall refund said license fee up
on presentation OF said receipt to-
eether with order of said town clerk
to refund the same.
SECTION w
No license shall be transferable
kexcept by permission OF the IoWh
Council upon written application
therefor made by the licensee and the
said Council can allow or reject the
same.
SECTION V
The annual license fee shall be as
follows; j..
For each pool table the sum OF
$500.
For each billiard table the sum OF
$500.
For each bowling alley the sum OF
$500. d,
For each card table the sum OF
s1.00.
SECTION VI
THE license year for the license un-
der this ordinance shall be from tne
91st day of December, at IL O'CLOCK
d NJ 10 the next succeeding 31st day
of December at IL o'clock P. M. Inc
council may in their discretion is
.,a ,icenses for the whole or any re-
r,aining raction of year, the SAID
anplicant shall only be required TO
nav pro rata on the balance OF such
license year.
SECTION VII
II shall be unlawful for any per-
son under the age OF 81 years to en-
tor or loiter or play any game IN any
hall, room or building where pool
hi,,ia,as. bowling or cards are being
nlaved. 1t shall be unlawful for any
nerson. firm. co-partnership, eorpor-
alton, association or club to ADMIT TO-
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