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--- (5) --- State Law reference— Shows and exhibits, G.L. 1956, § 5-22-1 et seq.
DIVISION 1. - GENERALLY#
Secs. 14-121—14-135. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 2. - LICENSES#
Sec. 14-136. - Bowling alleys.#
Any person keeping and maintaining bowling alleys in the town for public hire shall first obtain a license therefor from the town council. The annual license fee for a bowling alley is $25.00.
(Code 1986, § 12-36)
State Law reference— Power of town council to tax and regulate bowling alleys, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-1; local tax on bowling alley, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-6.
Sec. 14-137. - Shooting galleries.#
Any person keeping and maintaining a shooting gallery in the town for public hire shall first obtain a license therefor from the town council. The annual license fee for a shooting gallery shall be $15.00 for one and $2.50 for each additional gallery so kept and maintained at the same premises not to exceed $200.00.
(Code 1986, § 12-36)
State Law reference— Power of town council to license and regulate shooting gallery, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-5; local tax on shooting gallery, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-6.
Sec. 14-138. - License for bagatelle, billiard, pool and scippio tables.#
Any person keeping and maintaining bagatelle, billiard, pool and scippio tables in the town for public hire shall first obtain a license therefor from the town council. The annual fee for the license shall be $50.00 for one and $25.00 for each such additional table so kept and maintained at the same premises not to exceed $200.00.
(Code 1986, § 12-37)
State Law reference— Local license for billiard, bagatelle, pool and scippio table required, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-10; fees for such licenses, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-11; power of town council to tax and regulate billiard tables, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-1.
Sec. 14-139. - License for public dancehall and theatre.#
Any person keeping, maintaining and operating a public dancehall or theatre in the town shall first obtain a license therefor from the town council. The annual license fee for the operation of such dancehall or theater shall be $100.00 for each public dancehall or theatre.
(Code 1986, § 12-38)
State Law reference— Power to regulate and license dances, G.L. 1956, § 5-22-5; fee, G.L. 1956, § 5-22-12.
Sec. 14-140. - Dances.#
Every person operating a dance shall obtain a license from the town. The fee for dances shall be $50.00 per year or $10.00 for any 24-hour period.
(Code 1986, § 12-39)
Secs. 14-141—14-155. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 3. - MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC DEVICES#
Footnotes:
--- (6) --- State Law reference— Pinball machine and game room licensing, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-10; cheating coin-operated machines, G.L. 1956, § 11-18-21.
Sec. 14-156. - License required.#
A license for pinball machines shall be required for every machine in any place of business in the town. The fee for every such license shall be $50.00 per machine or device without regard to the time of operation of the same within any year. Every such license shall expire on April 30 in every year after the date of issue.
(Code 1986, § 12-51)
Sec. 14-157. - Unlicensed machines unlawful.#
No person shall operate or allow to be operated a pinball machine, whether coin-operated or otherwise, in any place of business in the town without first obtaining a license from the council.
(Code 1986, § 12-52)
Sec. 14-158. - Manner of operation.#
Every machine or other mechanical or electronic device specified in section 14-156 shall be so operated and modulated so that the device shall not annoy or disturb the owners or occupants of neighboring property or the public in general.
(Code 1986, § 12-53)
Secs. 14-159—14-170. - Reserved.#
DIVISION 4. - GAME ROOMS#
Footnotes:
--- (7) --- State Law reference— License for game rooms, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-10.
Sec. 14-171. - Definitions.#
The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:
Game room means any place, building or room where three or more gaming devices, machines or apparatuses, including video games and all games of similar character, are kept for the use and entertainment of the public where the purpose of such business is to maintain three or more machines, which, upon the insertion of a coin, slug, token, plate or disc, may be operated by the public generally for use as a game or amusement whether or not registering a score and whether its operation demands skill or chance, or both, and which derive their principal source of income from such machines.
(Code 1986, § 12-66)
Cross reference— Definitions generally, § 1-2.
State Law reference— Similar provisions, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-10.
Sec. 14-172. - License.#
(a)
Required. Every person owning, keeping or operating a game room in the town shall first obtain a license therefor from the town council.
(b)
Application. Applications for a game room license shall be made to the town council, and the application shall contain the following information:
(1)
Name and address of each owner and operator of the premises where the proposed activity is to take place;
(2)
Statement of the prior arrests and convictions of the applicant;
(3)
An exact and detailed description of each activity for which a license is sought;
(4)
The number and description of each type of table or device or machine to be used in the premises;
(5)
The address and dimensions of the premises, building or room where the tables, devices or machines are to be placed;
(6)
An exact and detailed description of other business or activities which are to be conducted on the premises wherein the tables, devices or machines are to be placed;
(7)
A statement as to whether the tables, devices or machines are to be owned or leased by the applicant;
(8)
A statement as to the gross income to be generated from the machines in a game room and a statement as to the gross income to be generated from any other activities on the premises.
(c)
Term; rejection; revocation. The town council may grant or refuse to grant game room licenses and any such license issued shall be for a term of one year and may be revoked for just cause shown.
(d)
Fee. The license fee for a game room shall be $500.00 per year in addition to those fees payable pursuant to division 3 of this article.
(Code 1986, §§ 12-67—12-70)
State Law reference— Game room license, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-10; fees, G.L. 1956, § 5-2-11.
Sec. 14-173. - Financial statement required.#
Within ten days of receipt of a written request from the town council, a game room licensee shall submit to the town council a financial statement, under oath, showing the gross income generated from the machines in the game room and a statement of the gross income generated from any other activities on the premises, which statement shall be for such period as requested by the town council.
(Code 1986, § 12-71)