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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. p I 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 I 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. - 2 - 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.