East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1949-12-15

By: Mr.. Rockwell
AN EMERGENCY ORDIN-
ANCE TO REGULATE THE
OPERATION, ONDUCT
AND MAINTENANCE OF
PUBLIC MINIATURE SKEE
BALL BOWLING ALLEYS,
SHUTTLE OARD, AND
SHUTTLE ALLEY COR
SHUTTLE SKILL) GAMES
WITHIN THE CORPORATE
LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
EAST CLEVELAND AND
FIXING AN ANNUAL IL
CENSE FEE FOR THE
OPERATION TIL E EOF,
AND REPEATING ORDI-
NANCE NO. 4190, PASSED
NOVEMBER 5, 1947.
WHEREAS, an emerg ency
exists for the immediate preser-
vation of the public peace, prop
erty, health and safety and for
the usual daily operation of a
municipal department.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE 1T
ORDAINED by the Commission
Of the City of East Cleveland, Ohio,
four-fifths of all members elected
thereto concurring.
SECTION /: That an annual
license fee shall be issued by the
City Manager for the operation of
miniature skee ball bowling al
leys, shuttle board, and shuttle
alley Cor shuttle skill) games
within the corporate limits Of
the City Of East Cleveland. Public
miniature skee ball alleys shall be
each approximately fourteen (14)
feet long and four az feet wide,
and the delivery of the balls on
said alleys shall be by hand only
and not by mechanical devices. All
games herein specified shall at no
time be operated in any way, man
ner or form as gambling device
or as a game of chance.
SECTION 2: The City Manager
shall cause an investigation to be
made of the applicant for license
and of the premises wherein the
games herein specified are to be
operated. The City Manager shall
have authority to approve or reject
any application for license. Said
application shall be made and said
license shall be issued upon forms
furnished by the City Of East
Cleveland.
SECTION 8: The City Manager
shall have the power to revoke or
suspend any license issued in ac-
cordance with this ordinance when
ever in the operation of the games
herein licensed, there has been
violation of any of the provi-
sions of this ordinance or any other
ordinance passed in the further
ance of the public health or safety;
or if the games herein specified
shall be operated in any way, man.
ner or form as a gambling device
or as a game of chance; or if any
license has been transferred with
out the consent of the City. In
the event of such revocation or
suspension of said license, there
shall be no refund of the paid
license fee for the unexpired term
or said license.
SECTION a For each license
issued for any of the games here
in specified, fee of Fifteen Dol
lars ($15.00) shall be paid by the
applicant in advance for each
calendar year ending on December
31st, except that the fee to be
paid for the first license granted
for each game shall be Seven Dol
lars and Fifty Cents ($7.50) after
July 1st. Each game shall require
a separate license. The fee for the
transfer of each license to any
applicant or place shall be Five
Dollars $500. No transfer of
license, either as to applicant or
place, shall be permitted except
with the consent of the City Man.
ager, which consent shall be en-
dorsed and signed upon the license,
and provided further that the ap-
plicant applying for the transfer
of any license, shall comply with
all the provisions of this ordi-
nance the same as though he
were the original applicant. All
licenses hereinbefore provided
shall be displayed in a conspicuous
place where said games are played.
SECTION 5: That Ordinance No.
4190, passed November 5, 1947,
and entitled: can Ordinance to
regulate the operation, conduct and
maintenance of public miniature
skee ball bowling alleys and fixing
an annual license fee for the oper-
alton thereof, and repeating Ordi-
nance No. 1898, passed November
20, 1945," be and the same is here
by repealed.
SECTION 6: That this ordinance
is hereby declared to be an emer-
gency measure necessary for the
immediate preservation of the pub
lie peace, property, health and
safety and for the usual daily
operation of a municipal depart
ment, and provided it receives the
affirmative vote of four-fifths of
all members elected to the City
Commission, it shall take effect
and be in force from and after
January /, 1850; otherwise, it
shall take effect and be in force
from and after the earliest period
allowed by law.
PASSED.: December 13. 1949.
Attest: Isl G. T. APTHORP
Clerk of the Commission