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HomeMy WebLinkAbout454 OrdPiainview, Texas, June !7,1940 The 0ity Council ~et in regular meeting with the following members present, ~ayo~, John F. DuBose. Aldermen: C,H,HancoCk, E,bi.0sborne, ~!oyd Peer and Torn Roberts. City Tax Collector, P,H~Bryan, City Attorney, Dan IR, 0OmOk, 0ity S~anitary Officer, Dr. 'E.C.Nicholl, attenS~ed the meeting. D~inutes of the last meeting, read amd adopted, ~fotion by Alderman Osborne, seconded by Alaerman Roberts that the City-concur in theaotzon' of the County Commissioners,, which in session on June l~th, voted to increase the s~lary of ~finnie DuBose $10.00 per month, and theC'~ty to pay one half the increase which is ~5o00 per month, The motion carried and it was so ordered. ~!otion by ~lderman Peer, s~econded by Alderman Roberts tb~t the following Ordinance be passed and adopted. The motion was carried and it was. ac ordered end the ordinance follows. 0 R D I N_& 1~ O E N O 45.4 ~N 0RDINANOE REGULATING PU~3LIC DOI~/~N0 PARLORS, REQUIRING A LICENSE POE THE 0PEP~TION THEP~0F, FIllING A PRE FOR SUCH LICENSE, PROVIDING A PEN- ~LTY FOR T~FE VI'0L~aTION OF THE P~ROVIS'IONS HEREOP, BE IT' ~{DAI~,~D BY TP2~ 01TY COUNCIL OF THE ~!TY 0F PLAiNViEW, TE/~%S: SECTI01{ 1, 'Definition, The term "public domino parlors", as used herein, shall mean any place where dominoes are kept for the use of t.he'publi~ in playing games, or any place where games are played with dominoe~, and a charge in,,money or other valuable thing is ~de for the privilege of playing sm-ch domino games, SECTION 2,, It Shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to carry on the business of operating a public domino parlor within the limits of the City of Plain~ew, unless a license for carrying on such business sh~ll ha:we firs~ been obtaLued by the person, firm or corporation new operating, or desiring to operate, a public dentine parlor. License will only be issued 'upon the written application for such license dressed 'to the City Council of the 0itY of Piainview. Such application shall be accompanied by a written statement signed by five tax-paying residents of the 0ity of PI&inview wherein it shall be stated that the a, pplica~t is of good reputation as a law-abid~ug citizen and of good _~oral character, The application, after receipt by the City Council. shall be referred to the Ohief of Police of the City of Pl~inview, who will investigate the character ~aud reputation of the Applicant and at the nextreg-~la~, ~eeting of the City Council, after the filing'of such' application, the Chief of Police shall report back to the City Council his findings as to ~he reputation and character of the applicant with his reeom~nendation as to whether or not license shall issue° The City Council shall thereupon issue or refuse ~he license at its discretion. BEgT_0I~ ~. It sh~lt be unlawful for any person, firm or corpora- tion to operate or keep open a public do~.ino parlor wi.thin the limits of the~ 0ity, of Plainview between the hours, of twelve o'clock, r~idnight, on SaW, day. ni~ats, amd twelve o'clock midnight, on ~unday nights. SECTION 4. It shall be urztawfm! for any person, firm or corpora- tion, ~.r ~he agents and employees of su~m person, firm or corporation, operating a public domino parlor within ~the limits of the City of Plainview, to permit amy person madder the age of 18 years to play any game.~.wi.~tlh dominoes,-~ar~ participate in any such gan~e, or enter arid re- main, in such public don~ino parlor, unles~s such person shall be ~o¢omp- a~uied by his parent. SECTION 5, The fee for the issuance of the iioense provided for in Section ~ hereof shall be the s~mm of ~50.00 per ar~um, payable in advance on J~ly ! of each year, Fractional parts of year shall be calculated as 12 months:~ bears to $50.00, fractional parts of months to be considered as a whole month, in calculating the fee for any fractional part~ of a year. SECTION 6, The license of any public domino parlor doing busi- ness (in the City of Plainview, or that shall hereafter do business) in said Oity, may be revoked by order of the City 0ouncil when any person, firm or corporation, faeir aEents, servants or employees, shall permit any disorderly or immoral conduct upon the premises occupied by such public domino parlor, or shall violate, ~r permit their customers to violate, any of the ordinances of the ~y of Plainview, or the laws of the S'tate of Texas relating to public places. ~d in tlhe event such license is revoked, no other lic~ense shall be issued to such person, firm or corporation until the e~- piration of 1£ months after such license is revoked. SECTION ~, Any person, firm or corporation, who shall violate any of' the provisions of this ordinance shall be dee~d guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined in any s~n not less than ~10.00, nor more than ~100~.00 for each offense. SECTION 8. The f~ct that there is no ordinance now in effect in the City of Plainview re~u!a~ public do~aino parlors creates an emergency which requires s. uspension of the rule requiring all ordinances to be read at three separate n'~eetings of the City Council, and such rule is suspended, smd this ordinance shall be in full force smd effect from amd after its passage and publicationas required by law, PASSED, APIAROVED and ~D0~TED, this the 17th day of June, 1940. John F, DuBose Attest: ' ~iay or ~ Se al ) ~;otion by Aldermam Osborne, seconded by Alderman Poet tb~t a street light be placed on the east side of Broadway Street opposite 306 South ~Broadway S, treet, and~the intersection of 15th and ~lilwaukee Streets. The motion carried a~xt it was so ordered, ]~lotion by ~klderman Poet, seconded by Alderman Osborne that the salary of T,A,Bohennon, Night Chief Police, be increased ~)15.00 per month as of June 15th, 1940, The motion carried ~nd it was so ordered, There being no further business, meeti.r~ adjourned.