(A) Definitions. For the purpose of this section, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
(1)
PERSON. Any firm, corporation, association or the agent, clerk, servant or officer of any person, firm, corporation or association.
(2)
PREDICTION. Includes electing and indicating whether orally, printed, signs or signals, and each such transaction made by any person.
(3)
PRINTING. Includes signs, signals, writing, painting, typing, stenciling, mimeographing, multi-graphing, engraving, lithographing, photographing or otherwise copied, traced or made visible to the eye.
(4)
PUBLISHING. includes advertising, circulating, exhibiting and displaying, either orally or printed, and each such transaction made by any person.
(5)
SALE. Includes barter, exchange, or gift or offer therefor and each such transaction made by any licensed newsstand.
(6)
TIP SHEET. Predictions, either printed or oral.
('72 Code, § 21-42)
(B) Predictions of contests, games, and the like. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in the business of printing, publishing or selling any production of the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed, power or endurance of man, beast or fowl, without first having complied with the provisions of divisions (C) and (D), providing, however, such section shall not apply to any newspaper, radio station or television station.
('72 Code, § 21-43)
(C) Permit required, application, issuance, fingerprinting and registration.
(1) Before any person applying for a license under the terms and provisions of this section, shall be authorized to engage in such business, he shall first present himself to the Chief of Police and shall obtain a certificate from the Chief certifying that the applicant, to the best of his investigation, knowledge, information and belief, has not been convicted of any felony prior to the date of the application.
(2) If the applicant for such license has been convicted of any felony prior to his application, the Chief shall refuse to issue such certificate and no license shall be issued.
(3) No person shall engage in the business of printing or selling such tip sheets without first having been registered, fingerprinted and photographed by the Chief or one of his lawful deputies.
('72 Code, § 21-44)
(D) Every person engaged in the business of printing, publishing or selling any prediction of the result of any trial or contest of skill, speed, power or endurance of man, beast, or fowl, shall, for each tip sheet, pay a city license tax of $500.
('72 Code, § 21-45)
(Ord. 511, passed - - ) Penalty, see § 10.99