[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Madison 6-9-1899
by Ord. No. 31[1] (Art. 7 of the 1970 Revised Ordinances). Amendments noted where
applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Amusement devices — See Ch. 58.
Model car raceways — See Ch. 125.
Pool and billiard halls — See Ch. 142.
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance, as originally adopted, provided for the licensing and regulation of "billiard and bowling saloons." On 5-13-1963 a new ordinance was adopted, by Ord. No. 769, providing for the licensing and regulation of pool and billiard rooms. Ord. No. 769 superseded the provisions of this ordinance insofar as they applied to billiard rooms. When the Revised Ordinances of 1970 were prepared, provisions pertaining to pool and billiard rooms were omitted. See Ch. 142, Pool and Billiard Halls, for current provisions pertaining to such establishments.
[Amended 5-11-1970 by Ord. No. 9-70]
No person or persons shall open or operate any bowling alley within
the limits of the Borough of Madison unless such person or persons shall have
first obtained a license for such purpose.
[Amended 5-11-1970 by Ord. No. 9-70; 6-14-1976
by Ord. No. 15-76]
The Borough Council may, in its discretion, grant a license to any person
or persons to operate a public bowling alley within the Borough for a term
to expire on December 31 of the year of issuance of the license. An application
to operate a bowling alley shall be signed by the applicant or applicants
and shall designate the premises where the alley is proposed to be operated.
[Amended 5-11-1970 by Ord. No. 9-70]
No license shall be authorized without the concurrence of four members
of the Council, and whenever the Council shall reject or refuse to grant the
application of any person for a license, it shall not be lawful for any such
person whose application shall have been rejected to apply again for said
license at any time within one year thereafter. All licenses granted hereunder
shall be signed by the Mayor and Clerk.
[Added 12-11-1961 by Ord. No. 736]
[Amended 5-8-1939 by Ord. No. 433; 12-11-1939
by Ord. No. 437; 3-14-1966 by Ord.
No. 819]
[Added 3-14-1966 by Ord. No. 819;
amended 5-11-1970 by Ord. No. 9-70; 8-14-2000
by Ord. No. 35-2000; 5-8-2006 by Ord.
No. 19-2006]
Any person, firm, corporation or other organization found guilty of
violating any provision of this chapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be
punishable by one or more of the following in the discretion of the Judge:
a fine of not to exceed $2,000; or by imprisonment for a term not exceeding
90 days; or by a period of community service not exceeding 90 days. In the
event that a fine is imposed, pursuant to this section, such fine shall be
no less than $100.