Chapter 5.12 — CARDROOMS

It is unlawful for any person to operate, conduct, or maintain or cause to be so operated, conducted or maintained any place, business or establishment in the city where any kind of game is played with cards

without first obtaining a license therefor as provided in this chapter.

(Ord. 13 §2, 1961).

Application for any license required by this chapter shall be made to the city council and shall contain the following information:

A.

Name of applicant;

B.

Address of applicant and address of place proposed to be licensed under this chapter;

C.

Length of residence of applicant in the city;

D.

Such other information as may be deemed necessary by the city council to properly determine applicants eligibility for a license under this chapter.

(Ord. 13 §3, 1961).

No license shall be issued to any applicant under the age of twenty-one (21) years or to any person convicted of a felony in any state of the United States or to any person not of good moral character or to any person who has resided in the city less than one (1) year immediately preceding the application date.

(Ord. 13 §4, 1961).

All applicants for licenses under this chapter shall furnish the city council with copies of the fingerprints of both hands of the applicant and every person proposed to be employed by applicant should the license be granted.

(Ord. 13 §5, 1961).

If the city council is satisfied that the applicant meets all requirements of this chapter and will maintain an orderly and reputable place of business, it shall issue a license to such person upon payment of the license fees provided in this chapter. Any license so issued is purely permissive and such license shall not grant the licensee any fixed interest or property rights therein and such license shall be revocable at any time by the city council and the city council may, in its discretion, limit, reject, refuse, take up or fail to issue a license to

any applicant at any time, if in its judgment it appears to the best interest of the public health, safety and morals of the people of this city that such action should be so taken.

(Ord. 13 §7, 1961).

The license fee for any license issued under this chapter shall be the sum of one hundred twenty-five dollars ($125.00) per calendar quarter, without proration, payable in advance, together with the additional license fee for each and every table over one (1) in the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per calendar quarter or any part thereof without proration, payable in advance.

(Ord. 13 §8, 1961).

Any license provided in this chapter shall not be assignable nor transferable and shall terminate upon the death of the licensee.

(Ord. 13 §9, 1961).

Any license provided in this chapter shall be valid only at one (1) address or contiguous place of business and never at two (2) separate and disconnected locations.

(Ord. 13 §12, 1961).

Any license provided in this chapter may be removed from one (1) location to another within the city; provided, that the written permission therefor be first had and obtained from the city council.

(Ord. 13 §10, 1961).

It is unlawful for any person to maintain or cause to be operated, conducted or maintained, any card room or card table after notice of revocation of such license.

(Ord. 13 §11, 1961).

All persons employed in any cardroom by any person holding a license issued under this chapter shall meet all of the requirements imposed under this chapter on applicants other than payment of a license fee and other than residency requirements.

(Ord. 13 §6, 1961).

Every license shall post in two (2) conspicuous places in the licensed premises the rules and regulations governing the conduct of all games permitted to be played in such premises.

(Ord. 13 §15, 1961).

No alcoholic beverage shall be served or consumed in the cardroom area and the cardroom area shall be separated from the rest of the building by a solid partition not less than forty-eight (48) inches in height.

(Ord. 13 §14, 1961).

It is unlawful for any person licensed under this chapter to permit any individual under the age of twentyone (21) years to play at any card table in the licensed premises or to be present in any licensed premises.

(Ord. 13 §13, 1961).