Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-06-15

| An Ordinance Licensing and Regu-
lating Mechanical Amusement
| Devices.
WHEREAS. mechanical amuse-
ment devices are being exhibiting
in the City of Port Clinton, Ohio,
and II 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:
NOW, THEREFORE,, BE IT OR
DAlNED BY THE COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF PORT CLINTON,
STATE OF OHIO:
SECTION /. DEFINITIONS.
(a) A mechanical amusement de-
| vice is hereby defined as a machine
| which. upon the insertion of coin
or slug. operates or may be oper-
| ated for use as a 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.
tb) AS used herein, the word
person" shall refer to an individ-
ual person, partnership or IA cor
SECTION .. LICENSE RE-
No person shall display or exhibit
a mechanical amusement device in
the City of Port Clinton without
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.
SECTION 3. APPLICATION FOR
LICENSE
Application for 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
place at which such mechanical
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-
ical amusement device or devices,
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-
| ital amusement device is to be dis
: played and such other further in
formation as may be required by
} the Mayor.
SECTION 4. ISSUANCE OF Ii
, CENSE, ETC.-License Fee.
Upon the approval of such appli-
cation and upon the payment of
the annual license fee of One
Hundred Dollars ($10000), Ii
cense to display one mechanical
1 nfNt oh 10
4 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 Ii
cense shall entitle the licensee
i. upon the premises therein describ-
ed one G) mechanical amusement
device.
SECTION 5. DISTRIBUTORS
: No person shall distribute these
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 a distributors license there
. for from the Mayor of the City OF
Port Clinton, Ohio, upon the pay
ment of the annual license fee OF
Y Five Hundred Dollars ($5O0.00).
Said license fee shall be for the
: fiscal year beginning January !
4. of the calendar year or for any un-
expired portion of any such fiscal
year. Nothing in this section shalt
; be intended to prohibit any person
: or the owner of place of busi,
ness to purchase such mechanical
: amusement device outright from
any source, provided compliance is
e made for the annual license as
: hereinbefore set forth and upon
: presentation of bill of sale there
for
sEGTIoN 6; y REGqLATIGtESS ;I0 At, !, J; !
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
8 time, but any licensee may change
: from the display one a. approved
! the display of another approved
: mechanical amusement device at
: any time. A license issued under
. the provisions of this ordinance
: shall not be transferred from one
person to another person; but
by the licensee therein named
Z from the place specified in such
license to another place owned by
such licensee, should the licensee
move his business from the address
: specified in the license to another
s location. No license shall be is
q sued for the display of a mechan-
ical amusement device at place
which is within 1000 feet from any
8 premises occupied by any schoo
8 building. 1t shall be the duty OF
s the licensee to conspicuously dis
: play the license issued hereunder
z 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 &c
any operator of any mechanlca
: amusement device. or to any CON
: testant for a high score or any
& such device.
!. SECTION 8. PENALTIES. Any
: person who shall violate any OF the
! provisions of this ordinance. shall
: upon conviction therefor, be fined
($50.00), and each and every day
. during which violation shall con
: tinue, shall constitute 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 he in force from and after
the earliest period allowed by law
: Passed: June 12. 1851.
HAROLD NIELSEN,
President of Council.
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