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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 08:44:05+00:00

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§ 117-2 Conflicting provisions; repealer.
§ 117-6 Application for license.
§ 117-7 Persons ineligible for licenses.
§ 117-8 Conditions for issuance of license.
§ 117-9 Construal of provisions.
§ 117-11 Issuance of license; display.
§ 117-13 Revocation of license; effect of violations.
§ 117-14 Suggestion or promise of nonprosecution prohibited.
§ 117-15 Violations and penalties.
This chapter shall be known as the "Aleppo Township Amusement and Amusement Device Ordinance."
All other ordinances or parts of ordinances are hereby repealed insofar as they conflict with the provisions of this chapter; however, such repeal shall not affect any act done or any liability or violation accrued under any such prior ordinance herein repealed or superseded, and all such liabilities or violations shall continue and may be enforced in the same manner as if such repeal or supersession had not been made, and any offense or violation committed and any penalty or forfeiture incurred under any such ordinance herein repealed or superseded may be prosecuted in the same manner as if this chapter had not been approved.
Words used in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural the singular.
Words used in the past or present tense shall include the future tense.
Words used in the masculine gender shall include the feminine and neuter.
The word "shall" is always mandatory and is not discretionary.
That the Township intends to favor the public interest as against any private interest.
The headings prefixed to sections and other divisions of this chapter shall not be considered to control but may be used to aid in the construction thereof.
General words shall be construed to take their meanings and be restricted by preceding particular words.
Any individual, partnership or corporation who seeks to obtain a license for a video or mechanical amusement device under this chapter.
The document filed by an applicant requesting a permit to possess in the Township of Aleppo any video or mechanical amusement device, jukebox or pool table and/or other electronic device, machine or apparatus whatsoever, for the playing of games and amusement.
Any restaurant, bar, tavern, retail, manufacturing, wholesale, institutional, educational, religious, governmental or other nonresidential establishment, store or business, whether or not in operation.
Any device, machine or apparatus used for the playing of poker, blackjack, keno, bingo or other casino games by the insertion therein of any coin, currency, metal disc, slug or token.
Any device, machine or apparatus used for the playing of poker, blackjack, keno, bingo, slots or other casino gambling games by the insertion therein of any coin, currency, metal disc, slug or token which has or has been modified to have a knockoff or knockdown switch or other capability for erasing or eliminating playing credits.
Any device, machine or apparatus which plays recorded music, whether by record, tape, compact disc or other means, by the insertion therein of any coin, currency, metal disc, slug or token.
Any individual, partnership or corporation who is the lawful owner of any video or mechanical amusement device for which a license is sought under this chapter.
Any device or apparatus upon which is played the games of eight-ball, billiards, pool, snooker or other similar games for which a fee is charged, whether or not such device is operated through the insertion of a coin, currency, metal disc, slug or token.
Any individual, partnership or corporation who owns, leases or maintains the business establishment in which any video or mechanical amusement device is placed for the use, patronage, recreation or amusement of the public or of persons in or about the business establishment.
Any device, machine or apparatus used for the playing of games or otherwise used for the purpose of amusement or entertainment by the insertion therein of any coin, currency, metal disc, slug or token, including but not limited to claw machines, electric or electronic dart boards, pinball machines and video games.
No person, firm, partnership, corporation or other entity shall at any time have in his possession within the Township of Aleppo any video or mechanical amusement device, jukebox or pool table for the playing of games and amusement without first having procured a license therefor as hereinafter provided in this chapter.
That the illegal use or possession of an unlawful gambling device, either per se or as modified, may result in a criminal prosecution by Township or other law enforcement officials.
Has been found guilty of or accepted accelerated rehabilitative disposition for possessing or using a video or mechanical amusement device in violation of the Crimes Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania within three years of the date of application.
That if the Township Secretary has reasonable grounds to believe that a particular video or mechanical device is illegal, either per se or as modified, the Township Secretary shall not issue a license for said device.
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to authorize, license or permit any gambling devices whatsoever, or any mechanism that has been judicially determined to be a gambling device, either per se or as modified, or in any way contrary to law, or that may be contrary to any future laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania or the United States of America.
Four hundred dollars for each video or mechanical amusement device.
Two hundred dollars for each video or mechanical amusement device.
Upon the payment of the license fee provided by this chapter, and if the application fully complies with this chapter, the Township Secretary shall issue a disc, plate, or sticker setting forth the number of the license for each machine so licensed, and said disc, plate or sticker shall be attached and fastened to the respective machine or device so that the same may be clearly observable and readable. All discs, plates or stickers issued by the Township for video and mechanical amusement devices shall state that the video or mechanical amusement device is for amusement purposes only, that it is not a gambling device, and that only games and not money may be won on the machine or device.
The Township or its agents may, during regular business hours, conduct inspections of any business establishment where any video or mechanical amusement device licensed under this chapter is located, installed, placed or used, to ensure compliance with this chapter.
In the event any applicant, owner or proprietor falsifies any information on an application for license of video or mechanical devices, or violates this chapter, the Township shall immediately revoke all licenses issued under this chapter to such applicant, owner or proprietor.
Moreover, in the event an owner of a video or mechanical amusement device or a proprietor of a business establishment is convicted of possessing or using a video or mechanical amusement device in violation of the Crimes Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Township shall revoke each license issued to such person as an applicant, owner or proprietor.
Additionally, the Township shall not issue a license of video or mechanical devices to any person who has been found guilty of or accepted accelerated rehabilitative disposition for possessing or using a video or mechanical amusement device in violation of the Crimes Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania within three years of the date of application.
Any video or mechanical amusement device used or possessed in violation of the Crimes Code of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, or this chapter, may be deemed contraband and forfeited in accordance with the provisions set forth in 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6501(d) (relating to scattering rubbish).
Because the Township intends to prosecute the illegal possession or use of unlawful gambling devices, no Township employee or agent may promise, suggest or insinuate, either expressly or by implication, that the applicant, licensee, proprietor or owner, who either illegally possesses or uses a per se, modified or other illegal gambling device, shall not be prosecuted.
For each and every violation of the provisions of this chapter, any person or persons, firm, partnership or corporation violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a summary offense and, upon conviction by the issuing authority for the magisterial district which includes the Township of Aleppo, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $300, and costs of prosecution, and, in default of payment thereof, may be committed by the issuing authority to the Allegheny County Jail in conformity with the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure for a period not to exceed 10 days. Each and every day that any machine or device is used and operated in violation hereof shall constitute a separate and distinct offense under this chapter and shall be subject to separate and distinct penalties hereunder.

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