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ding feature, although at intervals indicate that patron is
entitled to receive premiums. Uereinafter this type will be
designate the value of the premium or premiums or may be in-
dicated by a score card attached to the machine. Hereinafter r
this type shall be referred to as skil1 machines.
(3) Trade machines. These machines have no automatic ven-
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(2) Coin-operated sk111 machines (commonly referøed to as
Pin-Games., Marble Tables., and similar devices of this type
which may have a skill feature) which mayor may not pay a
re~ard for skillful operation or upon which operation., pre-
miums mayor may not be given for high score or making certain
combinations. Such premiums may be awarded either automatically
by the maChine in the form of checks, tokens or orders., which
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(1) Automatic coin-operating vending and amusement ma-
chines with premium features., which mayor may nc:it vend for
each coin deposited a standard article of merchandise having
a recognized retail value., and Which at intervals vend checks.,
tokens., coins or orders which mayor may net be exchanged for
additional merchandise. Hereinafter this type will be re-
devices are defined and classified as follows:
For the purpose of this Ordinance., coin-operated
Section 2.
salesmen and agents for sales purposes.
corporation or corporations to set up for operation, ~perate,
lease., or distribute for the purpose of operating., any coin-
operated device as defined in Section Two of this Ordinance.,
w1thou~ first having obtained a license therefor. This
Ordinance., however., does not apply to machines or devices
being displayed or demonstrated by manufacturers., distributors.,
It shall be mlawful for any person or persons.,
Section 1.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CI TY OF CLERMONT;
AN ORDmANCE REGULATING THE OPERATION OF COIN-OPERATED
MACHINES OR DEVICES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING OF
THE OPERATION OF SUCH MACHINES; AND PROVIDmG PENALTIES
FOR THE VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE.
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Section 4. All licenses shall be due and payable on or be-
fore the first day of Ootober of each year, and no license
&hall be issued for any fraotional portion of a year, exoept
as otherwise provided in this Ordinance, and except that
any lioense for a 10oation tax may be issued after the first
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ever, with any other person, or a location operator, any
ooin-operated devioe or devioes, as herein defined, shall pay
an ocoupational tax and shall be known as an "Operator."
Any person, firm or corporation who displays
my coin-operated devioe or devioes, as herein defined, to the
public to be played or operated by the pub¡ic shall be mown
as a "location operator" and ahAll pay an occupational license
tax as provided in Section 5.
Section 3. Any person, firm or corporation who leases or
rents out or places, 'W'lder any kind of arrangement whatso-
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ephones nor to U. S. Stamp machines.
or a combination of the above, 'W'lifor.mly as to quantity and
quality, upon each insertion of a coin into the same, nor to
any coin-operated telephone.
(4) "Other Machines." All other ooin-operated maChines or
slot machines not covered by any of the above definitions,
classifications or descriptions, shall be classified as
"other machines" and shall be subject to an occupational
license tax as hereinafter provided.
(5) This Ordinance shall not apply to coin-operated tel-
referred to as trade maohines. Only suoh types of machines
as are hereinabove described and referred to as automatic
vendors, skill machines and/or trade machines are oovered by
this Ordinanoe. Nothing herein contained shall be oonstrued
to apply to any ooin-operated maohine or devioe Which returns
amusement, enterta1nment or some service or article of value
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No laws or parts of laws which have for their
Section 8.
convicted in the nnmicipal court of the violation of any of
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be fined not less
than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than tine Hundred Dollars
($100.00), or imprisloned in the common jail for not to
exceed thirty days at the discretion of the Mayor. Each
day of operation in violation of any provision of this
Ordinance Whall constitute a separate offense.
Any person, fir.m, or corporation w~ch may be
Section 7.
Section 6. AnT and aJ.l machines licensed under this Or-
dinance shall be subject to the following provisions:
1. No person in direct charge or supervision of such
machine shall. knowingly permit any person under 21 years
of age to engage in the play of such machine s.
2. All machines licensed by this Ardinance, must be op-
erated and maintained at all t~es in an orderly manner,
and the operation thereof shall be conducted with the same
dignity a8 any other well regulated busines..
3. Provided that no automatic vending machine shall at
any time be "plugged" or changed in any manner so as to
alter its ratio of premiums.
Automatic vendors-----------------------$lS.OO
Skill machines--------~----------------- S.OO
Trade mac~e8~-~--------------------- 5.00
Other machines------------------------ 250.00
Seotion 5. The tees for such licenses shall be as follows:
Each "Operator" of automatic vendors, and/or skill machines,
and/or trade machines, shall pay to the City Clerk an
occupational tax of Seventy-five Dollars; and in addition
thereto eaoh "location opepator" as det~ed in Section 3
hereof', shall pay an occupational license tax on each
machine to the City Tax Collector as follows:
the same year, upon the pa-yment of one-half of the emo1mt
fixed-as the price ot such license for one year.
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Passed and adopted by the City CO'tmcil at its regular
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meeting held on the 1BS day of _l¿l_~, 1935.
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upon its passage and approval by the Mayor.
This Ordinance shall take effect ~ediate17
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flict herewith are hereby repealed so far as such conflict
All Ordinances or parts of Ordinances in con-
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purpose the prohibition of gambling devices shall be cons-
trued to apply to licensed coin-controlled machines, as
defined and permitted under this Ordinance. Provided,
further, that nothing herein shall be construed to mean that
more than one occupational tax may be required from anyone
operator, and not more than one location tax may be required
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