5439ORDINANCE NO- 5439
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CERTAIN OCCUPATIONS TO BE
PRIVILEGE, PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR THE VIOL."TION OF THE
ORDINANCE, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
Section 1. From and after the passage of this
ordinance, the busines�i of owning or operating music boxes,
amusement devices or games, expressly excluding marble
machines and pin games, shall be and the same is hereby
decl:-.red to be a privilege for which the City of Little
Rock shall charge a privilege tax of '.PlO.00 per calendar
yen.r for e.,--,.ch such music box, amusement device or game which
is operated by placinv a coin in a slot of such machine.
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Section 2. It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, corporation or employee to operate, or to allo,,7 to be
operated or set up in any place operated or controlled by
such person, firm or corporation, or where such employee
works, any such music box, amusement device or Came, Frith
out first having paid the license fee herein provided for.
Section 3- When any person, firm, corporation
or employee applies to the City Collector for a permit to
overate any music box, amusement device or game herein
described, such per.00n, firm, corporation or employee shall
give to the City Collector the name of the owner of such
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mumio box, amusement device or game, and the street
location of such machines together with the serial or other
number of each music box, amusement device or C,-Ile, which
number shall be entered by the City Collector, with the
name of the owner and pexn-;iit number, in books to be kept
for that purpose in the office of the City Collector. And
such serial or other number shrill be -va-itten into the face
of the permit cr by the City Collector to such person,
firm, corporation or employee.
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Section 4. it shall be the duty of every such
Persons firms corpor,_.tion or employee obtaining a permit
to operate any music box, amusement device or game herein
set out, to glue, tack or other7,ise permr.nently attach
!:aid permit in some conspicuous place on the machine for
which it is obtained, and the permit shall not be transferred
to any other music box, amusement device or game herein
described. 'Y',lien any such music box, amusement device or
game is removed to another location, the ovmer thereof
shall notify the City Collector in ,'v-ritInr of the new
address to which such music box, amusement device or game
is moved, Eiving the nurber of such machine.
Section 5. Any person, firms coi--)or,AIon or
employee operating or alloying to be operated, or aljoi,srin-
to be set up in any place operated or controlled by such
persons firm or corporations or where such employee viorks,
,-,,,ny such music box, amusement device or game, in violation
of this ordinances or without first having complied with
the provisions of this ordinances shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor; and upon conviction shall be fined In
any sun not less than $5.00, nor more than $25-00, for
each offenses and each day of such viol-tion shall consti-
tute a separate offense.
Section 6. All ordinances and parts of ordi-
nancee in conflict herewith are hereby repealed, and it
havin- been ascertained and found by the City Council that
the operation of music boxes, amusement devices or games
demands strict police regullations and a proper taxing
thereof, and it being necessary for the immediate public
peace, health and safety of the citizenship of the City of
Little Rock, an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and
this ordinance shall take effect and be In force from and
after its passage and approval.
Passed: April 5th, 1937
Attest:
74 City Clerk.
Approv
Mayor.