HomeMy WebLinkAbout71-27THE CORPORATIO14 OF THE
TOWt�1 OF BOv1MANVILLE
BY -LAW NO. 71 -27
To licence amusement machines
The Municipal Council of the Corporation of the Town of Bowmanville
hereby enacts as follows:
1. "Place of Amusements' under this by -law shall include any premises
wherein any instrument, mechanical device, automatic machine, pin:
table, or other like device is played for amusement and operated
for hire, profit or gain.
2. No person shall carry on, conduct, operate, or keep in any premises
within the limits of the Town of Bowmanville for hire, profit or
gain, any instrument, mechanical device, automatic machine, pin
table, or other like device for amusement without first obtaining
a licence therefore, and paying the fee prescribed in this by -law.
3. The provisions of this by -law shall not apply to premises wherein
machines used solely for the automatic sale of paper cups, towels,
peanuts, candy, gum, or other small articles of merchandise, or
weighing machines are maintained.
4. All applications for licences under this by-law shall be made to
the Clerk - Administrator of the Town of Bowmanville and there shall
be levied and collected for every such licence the sum of $100.00
for each premises in which machines or amusement devices is
operated. All applications must be approved by the Chief of Police
and shall remain in force from the date of issuethereof until the
31st day of December next succeeding, and no longer.
5. No person licenced under this by -law shall at any time, permit his
place or premises to be used by any person for gambling, wagering,
raffling, lottery or games of chance, or for any unlawful purpose.
6. Any licence obtained for any premises wherein any automatic machine
or other amusement device is held to be illegal or maintained or
used in violation of the provisions of the Criminal Code of Canada,
shall be deemed to be revoked and cancelled from the date of the
conviction of the ocmer or operator of such premises.
7. No person under the age of fourteen years shall be permitted to
play at any game on premises licenced under this by -law nor shall
any game be, played before eight o'clock in the forenoon and after
eleven o'clock in the afternoon.
8. No person or persons or propriety club licenced under this by -law
to keep a place of amusement shall permit any disorderly person, or
anyone who keeps or resides in any house of ill fame, or any
prostitute or procurer for a prostitute to resort to or frequent
the place of amusement, and shall not suffer or permit to keep in
his, her, their or its premises any faro table, rouge -et -noir
table, roulette table, pin ball game, or any other devices,
automatic, semi- automatic, with a plunger or lever handle, that
may be used for gambling or gaming.
9. Every licenced premises shall at all times be open for inspection
by any constable or police officer, having jurisdiction in the
municipality.
10. Notwithstanding the provisions of this by- laiT., the Council may
refuse to grant a licence to any premises, or may at any time and
without notice or reason stated, revoke any licence issued under
the provisions of this by -law.
11. Any person violating any of the provisions of this by -law, shall for
each offence, be liable to a penalty not in excess of $150.00
exclusive of costs, the same to be recoverable under the provisions
of the Ontario Summary Convictions Act.
By -Law No. 1405 and all other by -law inconsistent frith the provisions of
this by -law, are hereby repealed.
Read a first.and second time this 7th day of September, 1971.
Read a third time and finally passed this 7th aay of Septembe1 19710
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Signed Ivan M. Hobbs, Mayor Signed J. M. McIlroy, Clerk