[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Pleasantville
6-7-1982 by Ord. No. 11-1982 as Ch. 161 of the 1982 Code. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Any place or premises in the city open to the general public and
containing one or more pool or billiard tables for the use of which a fee
is charged.
No person shall operate a public pool or billiard room unless he first
obtains a license therefor from the Licensing Officer,[1] who shall issue such license upon payment of the required fee
prescribed in this chapter and upon approval by the Chief of Police after
due investigation.
A.
An application for a license under this chapter shall be made in writing and filed with the Licensing Officer upon forms furnished by the city and shall be accompanied by the fee set forth in § 203-4A hereof. It shall be signed by the applicant and shall contain the following information:
(1)
Name of applicant.
(2)
Residence of applicant.
(3)
Date and place of birth of applicant.
(4)
Place where the applicant's business is to be conducted
and description thereof.
(5)
Place of residence of applicant for the past three years.
(6)
Whether the applicant has ever been convicted of a crime
or disorderly persons offense or violation of an ordinance involving gambling
and, if so, the nature of the offense and date and place of the conviction.
A.
Every individual applicant for a license shall be at
least 21 years of age, shall be of good moral character and shall be the actual
owner of the business for which he seeks a license.
No license shall be granted covering any location within 100 feet of
the property line of a school or house of worship.
Each licensee shall post and display his license in a conspicuous place
in the premises licensed under this chapter.
No person owning, keeping or having the management or control of any
public room or place wherein the games commonly known as "pool" or "billiards"
or games of similar nature are played shall permit such game or games to be
played therein at any time between the hours of 12:00 midnight and 8:00 a.m.
During these hours such public room or place shall be closed.
The view of the interior of the public room or place where pool or billiards
or similar games are played shall be open and unobstructed by curtains, venetian
blinds, paint or other substance so that at all times there shall be a clear
and unobstructed view from the sidewalk of the whole of the interior of said
public room or place.
Each licensee shall maintain good order, prohibit gambling, observe
existing laws and shall not harbor or allow persons under 16 years of age
to congregate or play in the licensed premises.
In addition to the penalty prescribed in § 203-12, any license may be revoked for violation of the provisions of this chapter or for other good cause, after notice and hearing before the Council. Pending such hearing, the license may be suspended.
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction
thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000,
imprisonment for a term not exceeding 90 days and/or a period of community
service not exceeding 90 days.