Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-22
ORDINANCE No. $40

Devices.
WHEREAS. mechanical amuse-
ment devices are being exhibiting
in the City of Port Clinton, Ohio,
and 1t is necessary to provide for
the licensing and regulation there
of, and TO impose license fees
upon the display thereof for the
purpose of paying the cost of such
licenses and regulation:
DAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT CLINTON,
STATE OF OHIO:
SECTION /. DEFINITIONS.
(a) A mechanical amusement de-
vice is hereby defined as machine
which, upon the insertion of a coin
or slug, operates or may be oper-
ated for use as game, contest
or amusement of any description.
or which may be used for any
such game, contest or amusement,
and which contains no automatic
pay-off device for the return of
money, coins, merchandise or
tokens or checks redeemable in
money or anything of value.
(b) AS used herein, the word
person" shall refer to an individ-
ual person, partnership or cor
poration.
SECTION 2. LICENSE RE
QUIRED.
a mechanical amusement device in
the City of Port Clinton without
having first obtained license
therefor from the Mayor of the
City of Port Clinton. A separate
license shall be required for each
mechanical amusement device dis
played at any one time.
LICENSE.
Application for a license OF display
a mechanical amusement device
must be made to the Mayor upon
such forms as shall be prepared
therefor by the Mayor. Such appli-
cation must be made by the owner
/ or proprietor OF the business or
amusement device is to be dis
played. Application shall state
| the name of the owner of such
place or business, the address of
| the place for which the license is
applied, the residence address of
owner. the serial number and name
of manufacturer of the mechan-
| the owner of such device or de-
vices, the name and address of
| the distributor or vendor of such
| such mechanical device or devices,
| the nature of the business in con-
junction with which such mechan-
I
| played and such other further in
formation as may be required by
the Mayor.
SECTION 4. ISSUANCE OF IL
| CENSE, ETC.-License Fee.
| Upon the approval of such appli-
cation and upon the payment of
| the annual license fee of One
cense to display one mechanical
amusement device shall be issued
| to the applicant. Said license fee
shall be for the fiscal year begin
ming January l Of the calendar
year or for any unexpired portion
| of any such fiscal year. Such IL
| cense shall entitle the licensee
upon the premises therein describ-
ed one Q) mechanical amusement
| device.
| SECTION 5. DISTRIBUTORS
No person shall distribute these
mechanical amusement devices in
| the City of Port Clinton, Ohio, by
lease, conditional sale or any
| financial conditional method, a dis
tributor also being known as an
| operator, without first having OBJ
| tanned q distributors license there
| for from the Mayor of the City of
| Port Clinton, Ohio, upon the pay
ment of the annual license fee of
| Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00).
Said license fee shall be for the
| fiscal year beginning January !
| Of the calendar year or for any un-
| expired portion of any such fiscal
year. Nothing in this section shall
be intended TO prohibit any person
or the owner of a place of bust
ness to purchase such mechanlca
| amusement device outright from
any source, provided compliance is
| made for the annual license as
| hereinbefore set forth and upon
| presentation of bill of sale there
| for
SECTION 6. REGULATIONS
WITH REFERENCE TO LICENSES
A separate license shall be re-
| quired for each and every mechan
ical amusement device which is dis
played by any person at any one
| time, but any licensee may change
from the display one U approved
mechanical amusement device to
the display of another approved
mechanical amusement device at
the provisions of this ordinance
shall not be transferred from one
person to another person; but
| such license may be transferred
by the licensee therein named
| from the place specified in such
| license 10 dHOlneI place OWHeu NY
! such licensee, should the licensee
move his business from the address
| specified in the license to another
| location. No license shall be is
| sued for the display of a mechan-
ical amusement device at place
| which is within 1000 feet from any
| premises occupied by any school
building. 1t shall be the duty of
the licensee to conspicuously dis
play the license issued hereunder
SECTION z. GIVING OF
PRIZES, AWARDS. PROHIBITED
No person by himself, by another
person or otherwise, directly or in
directly, shall give any prize
award, merchandise, gift or any
thing in value to any player. or to
any operator of any mechanical
amusement device. or to any con-
testant for a high score or any
such device.
| SECTION g. PENALTIES. Any
person who shall violate any of the
provisions of this ordinance, shall
upon conviction therefor be fined
not more than Fifty Dollars
| ($50.0G), and each and every day
tinue, shall constitute a separate
| and distinct offense. In addition to
the aforesaid penalty, the Mayor is
| authorized to revoke the license or
| licenses held by any person who
shall have been convicted for a
| violation of this ordinance.
| SECTION g. EFFECTIVE DATE.
| This ordinance shall take effect
| and be in force from and after
the earliest period allowed by law.
| Passed: June ~. 1851.
| HAROLD NIELSEN,
| President of Council.
! Attest: WIN. l.. ZEIS, Clerk.
1927 CARL BECKER, Mayo