It shall be unlawful for any person, persons, club, association,
corporation or other organization to install, operate, maintain or
use, in any public or quasi-public place or in any building, store
or any other place wherein the public is invited or may enter, within
the Township of Riverside, any bagatelle device; or any mechanical
machine for amusement purposes or for the production of music, including
Victrolas, orchestrelles, player pianos, music vending machines and
other such instruments, whether electrically operated or not; and
all merchandise vending machines, and particularly, but not by way
of limitation, all coin-operated machines, vending machines, Victrolas,
orchestrelles, player pianos and cigarette, cigar, milk, confectionery
or nut vending machines; all shuffle alleys, mechanical rides and
photo machines operated, maintained or used as aforesaid without a
license first had and obtained as hereinafter provided.
The fee for such bagatelle device, mechanical machine for amusement
purposes or for the production of music, Victrola, orchestrelle, player
piano or music vending machine, as heretofore described, shall be
$10 for the fiscal year; and the fee for each merchandise vending
machine, with the exception of milk, cigarette, confectionery and
nut vending machines, shall be $10 for the fiscal year; the fee for
each milk, cigarette, confectionery or nut vending machines shall
be $5 for the fiscal year; the fee for each shuffle alley, mechanical
ride or photo machine shall be $25 for the fiscal year; which said
license fee, as hereinbefore provided, is imposed for costs of administration
purposes.
Each device herein set forth which, in itself, takes a coin,
whether on a stand with others or not, shall be construed to be an
individual device.
Every applicant for a license shall fill out a form of application
to be furnished by the Township Clerk, who shall issue the license
as herein provided, upon payment of the appropriate license fee.
[Amended 9-25-1995 by Ord. No. 1995-10; 8-23-2006 by Ord. No.
2006-18]
Any person, firm, corporation, association or legal party whatsoever who shall violate, or authorize or procure a violation, or cause to be violated, any provision of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be punishable as provided under Chapter
1, Article
II, General Penalty.
This article shall be construed to be in addition to the requirements of Chapter
160, Business Licensing.