No person, firm or corporation shall possess, keep, operate or maintain or permit to be operated, for hire or profit, directly or indirectly, any mechanical musical device or automatic amusement game, commonly known as pinball, bagatelle or similar device or any automatic amusement game of any description, as defined in § 122.55, in or upon any premises or place of business under his, her or its control and open to the public or any group or class thereof, within the city, without first having applied for and received a license for each device or game as herein provided.
(Ord. 598, passed 8-14-1946) Penalty, see § 122.999