Township of Montville, NJ Chapter 98 Billiard Rooms and Pool Halls

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township of Montville by Ord. No. 1308 as Ch. 5.08 of the 1998 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]

GENERAL REFERENCES

General penalty — See Ch. 1, Art. III.

Alcoholic beverages — See Ch. 85.

Fee schedule — See Ch. 169.

Games of chance — See Ch. 206.

§ 98-1 License required; fee. [1]

No person, firm or corporation shall, after the effective date of this chapter, open or keep any public pool or billiard saloon or room within the limits of the Township of Montville except after obtaining a license from the Township Clerk and paying therefor an annual fee as set forth in Chapter 169, Fee Schedule, for each table so maintained, which license fee is imposed for revenue.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).

§ 98-2 License application.

Application for such license shall be made in writing to the Clerk of the municipality and shall state the name of the applicant, the owner of the premises and the number of tables to be licensed.

§ 98-3 Issuance of license.

The granting of such license shall be at the discretion of the Township Committee. The license shall be signed by the Township Clerk.

§ 98-4 Term of license.

The year for which said license shall be issued shall begin on the first day of September and end on the 31st day of the following August.

§ 98-5 Violations and penalties. [1]

Any person, firm or corporation who or which, after the effective date of this chapter, shall maintain any such pool or billiard saloon or room without first having obtained a license for each table, or who shall otherwise violate any of the provisions of this chapter, shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject such penalties as are provided for in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.

[1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).