Amending Chapter 4 Requiring the Licensing of Certain Amusement Devices

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ORDINANCE NO. ( 313-7g AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 4, ARTICLE 1, OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE BY REQUIRING THE LICENSING OF CERTAIN AMUSEMENT DEVICES STATEMENT OF PURPOSE AND INTENT The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, in response to the concerns of the citizens of South Bend in the area of juvenile delinquency, recognizes the need to license, and there- by regulate the ownership and management of arcades and other places where juveniles congregate to operate amusement devices. For the betterment of the health, safety and welfare of the South Bend community, the Common Council recognizes the need to license such amusement devices. NOti ^i, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana: SECTION I. Chapter 4, Article 1, section 4 -1 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 4 -1. No person shall keep, maintain or operate for hire or for the use of patrons an automatic baseball court, pool or billiard table, shuffleboard, shooting gallery, bowling or tenpin alley, trampoline, strength- testing machine, swings, merry -go- round, ferris wheel, roller coaster, pinball machine, electronic games of skill, switch back or any other ali4lap device used for amuse- ment purpose and €ev ese e€ wk }eA any €ee }s e4avged 44!Vee�6ly e*, without first having obtained a license from the controller. SECTION II. Chapter 4, Article 1, section 4 -2 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended to read as follows: Sec. 4 -2. 8) Pinball machines electronic games of skill or other similar device; Trrienty -five Dollars 25700 per game table or crevice. SECTION III. Chapter 4, Article 1, section 4 -3 of the Municipal Code of the City of South Bend, Indiana, is hereby amended as follows: Sec. 4 -3. a) Any person desiring a license for the devices men- tioned in Section 4 -1 and 4 -2 shall pay to the controller the license fee charged by Section 4 -2. Upon the payment of the fee, the controller shall issue a license to such applicant; provided that the controller may, at his dis- cretion, refuse to grant any license when he 4ae -Feasen- a4le eaese -te 4el4!e *e 4hat 44e €i-eeasee w €ll epeva4e 44e de -a4!ee 4!a *4!ela��ea e€ any PVe -a }s ea e€ �6A4!0 e9de e*' e #hev eP4 4!aaaee e€ 44e 6� #y ev laws e€ the S -tate: for the reasons stated and in accordance with the procedure established in section 1-18 of this Code. words added underlined words deleted - - -- _�_