6250ORDINANCE No. 6250
AN ORDINA110E F IliING LICLh aL VEES FOR THE OPERA -
TION OF CERTAIN COIN 11ACI-1INES; LEVYING A PRIVILEGE
TAX UPON THE 0!'- 'ATORS T`'=E ?EOF; AUT�°ORIZ ING TKE
CITY COLLE,CTOR TO FIX RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR
THE O E;RATION OF SUCH 1=ACHINyS; �'ROVIDIi�Cx PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION I ,'REOF ; AND FOR O THE R PURP OSE a .
BE IT ORDAIN-E'D BY THL CITY COU11 CIL 0" �t'H s CITY OF LI`'�'LE ROCK,
ARKANI SAS :
SEC ^ll0id 1. There is hereby levied an a_irlual license fee u?on
all machines Licensed by the state of Arkansas as follows to -wit:
On each coin operated penny weighing scale.................. `?1.00
On each penny gum vender..... ............................... 1.00
')n each United :Mates 6tamp vender...... .................. 1.00
On ea_cr Cigarette vender... 2.50
On each combination cigar and cigarette vender.............. 2.50
On each penny peanut vender .. ............................... 1.00
On each music vending phonograph'... ............... ......... 5.00
On all other coin operated devices for less than 5�......... 1.00
_)n all other coin operated venders for less than 5/......... 1.00
On all other coin operated devices for 5� or over........... 2.50
On all other coin .operated venders for 5/, or over........... 2.50
Amuse?"!�-,nt p, wm es .... ............................... ......... :.00
�utor.iatic coin - operated moving- picture machines............. 5.00
SECTION 2. amusement gar_�es shall include suer-, gar - =es as .radio
«ifles, = `iniature ,00tball, Golf, > >aseball, % ockey, Bumper, Tennis,
'rio.oting Galleries, Pool Tables, Pin -gall tables, 3ovrlin- and_ other
miniature games -,whether or not it sh,6ws a score and not hereinafter
excluded., and ataere the charge for playing is collected by a mechan-
ical device, and tie operatlon of any of said games shall not be
construed to be in violation of any of the laws of this State ,,!hen
operated in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. ��uto-
matic coin - operated roving picture machines shall be construed as
amusement games for the purpose of taxation by this Ordinance.
SECTION _5. The license fee provided in Sections l and 2 hereof,
shall be payable to the City Collector for the City of Little =Rock,
and shall be due and payable on July 1st of each year, except Trhen
any license fee is -_-)aid Burin,,; the last six nonths of the fiscal
year, the license fee small be u'D;Dn the basis of one -half ( ) of the
annual tax. Upon the oa:ment of a license fee, the City Collector
,,Jill issue a license tag, which shall state the period of time said
license shall be in force.
ST CTION 4. The operation and/or display of any i,ach.ine
described in Section 1 and 2 1,ereof , ,,,rit' out displaying a tax, show-
ing that tie license fee has been -.paid, shall be , a misdemeanor, and
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an-v- oerson, firm or corporation ooeratinn, and /or exhibitin g
sucLI a r_ac ine, s .all upon conviction, be fined in any sum not less
than Five ;dollars (`;,:5.00) nor i"'lore tican T °renty -five Dollars (;;•,15900)
S:,CTIOiT 5. -'hat every macinine as defined in ;section 1 and 2,
upon �Fr'r ;icri tr!e
individual privilege
tax has
riot been -paid,
is ereby
declared. to be
a oublic nuisa lce and
r;ay be
seized by any
authorized
agent of the jity Collector and sold by the City Collector on an
order of the ?ulaski C'lancery court, �Drovided further that the owner
t1- Hereof sY'.all have the )rivile e of redeeiiiin said ariusement games
,within ten k10) days by oayin,; the tax due and costs.
SECTION 6. The business of o- °,,ring and operating one or more
amusement games as described in :section � hereof, is hereby declared
to be a privilege and the annual - rivilege tart for the operation of
said business small be the sure of l�Tro 'Hundred and Fifty :Dollars
250.00), except on the business of ovm.ing and operating automatic
coin - operated moving- -picture rna_chines, the annual privile` e zax
shall be X100.00, ::fhich privilege tax s 111,all be due and ;payable in
advance to the City Collector for the City of Little : ock 'on July
1st of each ;;rear, and no credit shall -be allowed in time or money
:then said tax is paid for a shorter time th an a fiscal year. Any
oerson, firm or corporation, ooerating any mac"l -ines herein referred
to ,;Iithout the -payment of said )-rivile�e to ,, sh.all be guilty of a
misdemeanor and u_ on conviction shall be fined in any sun not less
than `,,250.00 nor more than ;.500.00.
SECTIOTd 7. The City Collector shall Y ave the right to set up
rules
and regulations
tovernin the issuing
of licenses, t,,-e collec-
Lion
of same, and the
oro_oer enforcement of
tr�is Ordinance.
any Jerson f Ound U11tV Of usin " slugs or any
substitute for coins :°pith tr_e intent to defraud, tarr�erin sith, or
abusing any machine licensed by t is Ordinance, shall be bu _lty Of
a misdemeanor, and u )on conviction s ..all be fined not less than '.:10.00
nor more than 4200.00
exceed six months*
and may be imprisoned for a term not to
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pale 3.
S- ;"CTI OTC 9. '11 la =J s and -parts of laws in conflict he re-:: i th
are hereby re;pealed and t--.is Ordinance sr.all be in full force and
effect from and after its oassat e and a- o_oroval.
ATTEST
CITY CL-]1T
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