(a) The Mayor is authorized to issue licenses and registrations to exhibitors of mechanical amusement devices upon fulfillment of the requirements set forth in this chapter, and upon the payment of the following fees:
(1) For one-cent (1¢) to four-cent (4¢) mechanical amusement devices, the fee shall be two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) each per year.
(Ord. 33-53. Passed 6-8-53; Ord. 78-57. Passed 10-14-57.)
(2) For five-cent (5¢), ten-cent (10¢) or higher denomination mechanical amusement devices commonly known as pin ball machines, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each per year.
(3) For all other five-cent (5¢), ten-cent (10¢) or higher denomination mechanical amusement devices, including skill pool, shuffleboard and television games, the fee shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00) each per year.
(Ord. 11-85. Passed 3-11-85.)
(Ord. 11-85. Passed 3-11-85.)
However, no license or registration shall be issued to an applicant therefor until the Mayor shall have found that such applicant is of good moral character. The lack of such good moral character on the part of the applicant shall be deemed grounds for denial or revocation of such license and registration by the Mayor.
(Ord. 33-53. Passed 6-8-53, Ord. 78-57. Passed 10-14-57.)
(b) License renewal fees shall become due and payable on July 1 of each year. Fees for new registrations shall be prorated at one-twelfth of the total fee for each month or portion thereof remaining until the next following July 1. (Ord. 27-65. Passed 2-22-65.)