(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep within the city any public ten-pin or bowling alley, or pool table, billiard table, pigeon-hole table, bumper pool table or any similar device wherein or whereon the person shall permit, for reward, payment or profit any person to play at any game of ten-pins or bowling, pool, billiards, pigeon-hole, bumper pool or any other game whatsoever, unless the person shall first obtain a city license therefor.
(B) An applicant may obtain from the City Clerk a license to keep the public alley, table or other similar device as mentioned in division (A) of this section, and permit games to be played thereon, upon payment of a license fee in an amount as the City Council may determine from time to time by resolution. Each license shall be effective for the period stated therein not to exceed one year from the date of issuance thereof.
(C) Nothing in this section shall be so construed as to allow or permit any gambling devices whatever to be set up, maintained or used for gambling purposes.
(1973 Code, § 15-15) (Ord. 338, passed 4-11-1977) Penalty, see § 10.99