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Timestamp: 2020-08-15 03:13:27
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214', '§ 214']

Township of Hanover, NJ Poolrooms
§ 214-2 Application information.
§ 214-3 Issuance of license; validity.
§ 214-4 License information; transferability.
§ 214-6 Conditions for suspension or revocation of license.
§ 214-7 Alcoholic beverages prohibited.
§ 214-8 Return of fee.
§ 214-9 Ineligibility of unsafe buildings.
§ 214-10 Location restrictions.
§ 214-11 Hours of operation.
§ 214-12 Minors prohibited.
§ 214-13 Card playing prohibited.
§ 214-14 Location on street floor; arrangement of premises.
§ 214-15 Nonapplicability.
§ 214-16 Posting of certain information required.
Chapter 214 Poolrooms
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Hanover 2-13-1964 by Ord. No. 3-64. Sections 214-5, 214-13 and 214-17 amended and § 214-7 added at time of adoption of Code; see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I. Other amendments noted where applicable.]
No person or persons, firm, association, club or corporation shall maintain, operate, conduct or pursue the business or occupation of keeping any public room or place wherein the games commonly known as "pool" or "billiards" are played, without having first obtained a license therefor from the Township Committee of the Township of Hanover as hereinafter provided.
An application for a license shall be filed with the Township Clerk on forms to be furnished by him. Said forms shall include the following information:
In the case of a corporation, it shall state the names and addresses of all officers, directors and all stockholders presently holding stock and all who, for six months prior to the making of said application, have been officers, directors or stockholders.
Whether or not the person or persons named in the application have ever been convicted of a violation of any federal, state or municipal law and, if so, the details of such convictions.
The number of pool tables and billiard tables to he located upon the premises to be licensed.
All licenses herein provided for shall be issued by the Township Clerk only after a resolution of the Township Committee of the Township of Hanover shall have been adopted approving said application and only after the payment of the license fee herein provided for. All such licenses shall be valid from the first day of February of the year issued until the 31st day of January next after the same is issued, unless sooner revoked.
Such license shall bear the date of issue, the name of the licensee, the purpose for which issued and the location of the room or building wherein the licensee is authorized to carry on and conduct any such business. Such license shall not be transferable by the holder or any other person or persons, firm, association, club or corporation, but such license may be transferred by the holder to another address, provided that the licensee shall make written application for such transfer to the Township Committee of the Township of Hanover.
§ 214-5 Fees. [1]
The annual fees to be paid for such license are hereby fixed as provided in Chapter 125, Fees, of the Code of the Township of Hanover.
The Township Committee of the Township of Hanover may suspend or revoke the license of any licensee on any one or more of the following grounds:
Violation of any ordinance of the Township of Hanover upon the licensed premises by the licensee or its agents, servants, employees or representatives.
§ 214-7 Alcoholic beverages prohibited. [1]
Except as otherwise permitted by N.J.S.A. 33:1-1 et seq., no alcoholic beverages shall be permitted on the premises of any facility where pool and billiard tables are present.
Premises which shall be declared to be unsafe or a fire hazard under any ordinance, law or regulation shall be deemed to be ineligible for a license.
The hours of operation of such pool- or billiard rooms shall be between 10:00 a.m. and 12:00 midnight on weekdays and Saturdays, and they shall be closed on Sundays and national holidays.
[Amended 2-13-1964 by Ord. No. 764]
No person under the age of 18 years shall be admitted to or be permitted to play pool or billiards in any licensed premises or to frequent or lounge or congregate or gather in such room or place.
§ 214-13 Card playing prohibited. [1]
In no event shall card playing be permitted on premises licensed under this chapter.
This chapter shall not apply to any religious, charitable, benevolent or nonprofit association or corporation which operates or maintains any pool or billiard table solely for the recreation and amusement of its members, provided that such organization is bona fide in character and is not intended as a means or device for evading the terms and provisions of this chapter, nor shall this chapter apply to the keeping of any pool or billiard table in private residences or to coin-operated pool or billiard tables, which are covered under a separate chapter.
§ 214-17 Violations and penalties. [1]
Any person or persons, firm, association, club or corporation violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to confinement in the county jail for a term not exceeding 90 days, or both, in the discretion of the Municipal Judge. Each day that such violation shall be continued shall be deemed and taken to be a separate and distinct offense.