It is unlawful for any person, firm, association or corporation, either as the owner, lessee or employee, to deal, operate, carry on, conduct, maintain or expose for playing, in the city of Hawthorne, any game of faro, monte, roulette, keno, fantan, twenty one, big injun, klondike, tango, hazard, craps, stud poker or any bank or percentage game, played with cards, dice or mechanical devices or machines for money, property, checks, credit, or any representative of value, in any gambling game in which any person, firm, association or corporation keeping, conducting, managing or permitting the same to be carried on receives directly or indirectly any compensation or reward or any percentage or share of the money or property played, for keeping, running, carrying on or permitting the same game to be carried on, or to keep, maintain or play any slot machines played for money, for checks or tokens redeemable in money or property, without first having procured a license for the same as hereinafter provided; provided, however, that no alien or any person except a citizen of the United States shall be issued a license or shall directly or indirectly own, operate or control any game so licensed; and provided further, that all licenses mentioned in this chapter shall not be transferable. (CH Ord. 6 § 1, 1946)