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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 187 1934-06-07 ~ I I I . ORDIHANCE HO. 187 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL B;!;ACH,CALIFORNIA, , PROVIDING FOR THE LICENSHG AND R.illULATION OF TANGO AND CHIP GAMES AND Sn;ILAR AI.lUSEMENT DEVICES CARRI3D ON WITHIN SAID CITY,AL~HDIi~G ORDINAnCE NO.152 BY ADDING HI!.\{ SIDTIONS NOS.86-a AND 86-b THERETO,FJXING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF AND REPEALInG ORlJ)INANCE NO.L84 AND ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS BF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HEREifITH. The City Council of the City of Seal Beach,Callfornia, do ordain; as follows: Section 1.TANGO GAMES AND SIiiILAR Ai,lUSEl.IENT DEVICES. That Ordinance No.152,entltled,lIU! ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH,CALIFORiUA,PROVIDIlfG FOR LIC~HSnrG AilD RIDULATING CERTAH BUSINESSl!;S AND PURSUITS CARRIED 01< ~lI'l'llnI SAID CITY ,R.J:P:alALIlTG ORDIIlAlIDES NOS.7, 53,55, 91,94 and ALL OTHZR ORDINANCES '[N CONFLICT \lITH THIS ORDI:i:IANCE AND FJXING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATIOH HEREOF, "be amended by adding thereto a section to read; as follows: Sec.86-a. Every person,as det~ned in said Ordinance No.152,conducting, . managing or carrying on the business of maintaining a place wlth~~e Clty of Seal Beach,California,where a Tango Game or games and/or similar amuse- ment and recreatlo~al devices are operated shall pay a license tax ot ~Hundred Dollars(~O,~}per year,payable in advance. Sed.2. CHIP GAiY,ES WITH AM.USEI4ENT \rrlEELS AND SIilILAR Ar,iUS~,;::i:I'IT DEVICJi:S That ordlnance No.152,above entitled,be amended by adding thereto a section to read; asfollows: Sec.86-b. Every person,as defined in said erdinance No.152,conducting managlng or carFying on the business of maintalnlng a place wlthin the Clty of Seal Beach,Calitornia,where a Chip Game or games with amusement wheel or Wheels and/or pay a license similar amusement and recrestio~al devices are operated shall tax Of~Hundred DOllars(;..Ib-o.~)per year, payable in advance. Sec.3. The Applicant for and holder of a license hereunder shall not operate such a game or games designaced in Sections 1 and 2 hereof, without first having made an application to and reveived a permit ao to do tfom the City Council as more particularly hereinafter provided; that the holder of a license hereunder shall not operate any such game or games in any place or in connection with or at a location whlch ls part of the same premises wherein alcoholic beverages containing more than one-half of one per cent of alcohol are sold or served under a license issued by the State Board of Equalization of the State of Cali- page 1. lit I I I Ordinance Number' fornla,under what are commonly known as "0ff Sale"or nOn Salell]'icenses, as provided by Chapter 658,Statutes of 1933 of the State of California; that the holder ot license hereunder shall not operate any such game or games in any place or in connection with or at a location whlch is psrt of the same premises wlth any restaurant or cate. as defined in Ordi- nance No.I'Ar~ot said city;and, provided further, that the holder ot a llcense to operate such game or games and slmllar amusement devices shall carry on and conduct such business in such a manner t~at it shall not constitute an of tense or violatlon under Section 336 of the Penal Code of the State of Callfornla, prohibiting the operation ot a banking or percentage game tor money, checks, credit or other representative of value. See.4. APPLIaATION FOR LICEl~E. Applicatlon tor such License or Licenses to~erate the game or games designated in Section 1 and 2 hereof ssall be made to the Clty Council ot said c~ty in writing, stating the bame or names of the person,tlrm or partnership. or eor- poratlon,making the applicatlon,with place ot residence of each, the street number ot the proposed location of said business; the appllca- tlon shall be presented wlth the annual llcense tax hereinbefore atated for such game or games in cash or cashier's check drawn in tav0r of said City upon a Los Angeles County or an Orange County bank, and the City Council hereby reserves the rlght to reject an# and all such appliea- tlons should it, after such investigation as may seem sufficient, deter- mine that such license or licenses, or the conduct of such business thereunder, would be detrimental to the public welfare, in which event the annual license tax shall be refunded or the check returned. Sec.5. REVOCATION OF LICErmE.Should such license be granted then the license clerk shall issue a license hereunder;and, provided further, that any license issued hereunder shall be non-transferable from the place ot business designated therein to another and/or from the person to whom issued to another, and that said license shall be revocable by the City Councll ot said city at any time atter the issuance thereof, should the City Counell, atter such investigation as it may deem sut- ticient, d~termine that the holder thereof has violated any of the terms and conditions ot this ordinance and/or that the conduct of the busl- page 2. I I I Ordinance Number ness thereunder has become detrlmental to the publlc welfare. Sec.6. PENAL CLAUSE. It shall be unlawful tor any person, whether as princlpal,agent,clerk,amployee or otherwise, either for himself,or for any other person, firm or copporation,or otherVlis~, to commence,carry on, conduct or operate any such game or games wlthout flrst having procured a license from said city so to do,or without complying ~ith all of the regulatlons herein contained, and a failure so to do,shall constitute a separate vio- latlon of this ordinance for each and every day that such business shall be operated ln said city and any such person violating any ot the provision of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon convic~ tion thereof,shall be punished by a flne of not more than Three HUndr~~ Dollars(~300.00),or by imprlsonment for a term of not exceeding three(3) months,or by both such fine and imprisonment. Sec.7.REP~L. That Ordinance No.184 and all ordinances or parts ot ordinances ln conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Sec.a. That City Clerk aaall oertify to the adoption of this prdinance by the City Council of the City of Seal Beach,California,and cause the same to be published once ln the Seal Beach Post & Uave, a newspaper of general circulation, printed, published and circulated in said City,and it shall thereupon take effect. APPROVED this 7th day of June,1934. Attest Ilft~ ~4~ '!rr ~r . ~~ 'Iayor. I, Ollie B.Padiick, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach,Californla, and ~-Officio Clerk of the City Council of sald City,do hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was duly adopted by the City Council ot said City at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of June,1934,by the Following vote;towit: Ayes;Councilmen: ~fU..V, tr)t.:-'A.~.#--'A~, ~tP.I...u" ~~ Noes;Councilmen: ~ Absent;Councilmen:~4~~ tfJdiJ ~~~~ J. Y er. page 3.