Butte County Municipal Code Ch. 18 Poolrooms and Bowling Alleys

A poolroom or billiard parlor as used in this chapter is hereby defined to be any place, apartment, or room in which is located one or more pool or billiard tables operated for profit, or any place, apartment or room in which soft drinks, tobacco or cigarettes are sold and in or adjoining which are any pool or billiard tables used or operated in conjunction therewith whether for profit or not.

(Code 1952, § 48)

A bowling alley, as used in this chapter, is hereby defined to be a specially prepared court for the game of bowls, ten pins, skittles, or cricket ball, located in unincorporated territory of the county at which a fee, charge, or compensation for admission or playing is exacted.

(Code 1952, § 49)

It is unlawful for a person to operate, conduct or open for business any poolroom, billiard parlor or bowling alley within the county outside of the limits of a municipal corporation without first procuring a license so to do as in this chapter provided.

(Code 1952, § 50)

A person desiring to procure a license to open and conduct a poolroom, billiard parlor or bowling alley shall file an application therefor with the license collector, in which application shall be stated the kind of business the applicant wishes to conduct and the proposed location thereof, and shall be signed by the applicant, and he shall file therewith a certificate signed by at least ten freeholders, all residing without the limits of any municipal corporation and all being heads of families residing within a mile of the location of the proposed business, which said certificate shall state name and address of the person making application, and shall certify that the said applicant is known to each of said signers to be of good moral character.

(Code 1952, § 51)

Upon receiving the application hereinbefore mentioned, to open or conduct a poolroom, billiard parlor, or bowling alley, accompanied by the certificate as to character also hereinbefore mentioned, and the license fee, the board of supervisors shall proceed at its next regular meeting to consider such application, and may in its discretion grant or reject the application, and in the event that the application is granted, the license may be revoked at any time by the board.

(Code 1952, § 53)

All persons who shall open or engage in the business of conducting a pool hall, billiard parlor or bowling alley in the county shall pay a license fee as follows: Fifteen dollars quarterly, payable in advance, and in cases where the first application is made to open or conduct such a business, a license fee shall accompany the application.

(Code 1952, § 52)

All licenses granted to open or conduct a poolroom, billiard parlor, or bowling alley, shall be automatically revoked by the failure of the licensee to pay the license fee prescribed by section 18-7 promptly when due.

(Code 1952, § 54)

All fees collected for licenses under this chapter shall be paid into the county treasury and credited to the general fund of the county.

(Code 1952, § 55)