Ord 0192-REGULATING THE BUSINESS OF CONDITIONS0~~.➢II72~.NCE I;Q S r
AN ORDINANCE FcGU1_AT! IG 'TBE BUSI1_'~7ESS CLF CONDUCTING
POOIT OR BILLIARD `PARLORS OR, CARD ROOMS II,? THE TO SIT OF LOS' GATOS
'The Board 'o "Ti?ustee5. of the Town of. Los Gatos do ordain
as follows:, i..
See. ' l', 'For the m_1Tj.;ose cf, tthis ordinance a pool `or bil-
liard- -parlor shall'Lbe taken to me'an a room i zvhi'ch there is one or
more poal or billiard tab±es used for the pur-pose of playing pool
or billiard, _ or vTh ch' a coYapensation o `any 'kind is paid to the
ovivner, 'proybrieto , . lallcJ G'? p _eSSee, „'Gr'`j OSSeS.SO E tl1E TG0i A card,
roon ; s';def-ned. to' be' a' roor_i in` v-)Iii ch there is: one or mo=re r. tables
„of
ss.
at ibnic?o peo~1 e o' a a' th`+` cardG° in conhectlor '*1t the buslne
selling cigars, tcb2.c c) ar stet' -drinks, regardless of whether a rental
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"oT fee''' of any" xlna''is _oalrc to `t'rC° owttie aroprietor' or possessor, or-
said ca_a~tables;"'•6r whether th'e' S2,me' is used"!"- r'th`e"Conve:?ierce'
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of his customers.
See o ''2. prom 'ard alter tl dale t= i s' ord'a`;(lan e 08 unto
r''02c.}''"Ta on,
e_ .4 - ya p L "Shall 'be L'.ril'cltYf11 ._•'f'Qr' ar' r erSO'i~ . SJ_mil O'yCO-p
either as' principal ` agent, si,' d.'s1t-or' 8 il0ye~', to en'&';'g'e In, Carry
on or operate 'vrlth the car- of the Town` of 'Los 'Gat'os,
the' bvs~in' a- running, 'ererat`iiig, `conducting`, oz having poc_ 'or
p = coxpor-
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arl:.ors, o r c ard rooms, unless such, p ' ers~.'1_,''• T ism a
p`riricipal
atJ on,, or the ecsx~w ~ or em-pl oyes of-such-agent, . s-exvant. or_ HLi)loyee,,
shall first ha'v'e pr'oc-6.V ed` a l ceLSe"'sc, to""'- Co- as here"nyi 'provide-d,
s
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.SSC•,n,•~--.5.` f'1.~, Tc
gage i Car r 't v era i nc the bu.sir_e ;i t, 1 T-0lfc SOS
GatOs9 a'4 _a:Ev?I 1 d e f con,d'ucti? g:_. c, er ,v2Y.-,g'~' .Aa~'T of G3i_'- a'
cool e'r b_Iri`ard' parlu." cr' Card roo'n' S a!l `fITSt make appl~cati'er~ '
-.P1- `shali°`be
tc"' `Y 1 `lo~rn 'Clem" l os ` a'' ice ases'c to, coo Saacl i-2
Ill subs ta.ntiall-y the f c'llotr nfor i; . ,
"Los Gatos, California
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"k,oplication is hereby made for a license to conduct, oper_
ate, manage and have within the limits of the Town of Los Gatos, a pool
and billiard parlor (and card roor) in accordance with the- provisions of
0rdinan::e ?7o, of the Town of Los Gatos, and in that behalf applicant
makes the following statement:
(a) That the name of applicant is
(b) Applicant is
(Person, lino or corporation)
(c) The location at which'it is proposed to conduct said business
is at Street in the Town of Los Gatos.
d( The applicant proposes to operate at said premises-
pool tab_es, bil lard gables, and card tables.
- (e) Ho other business will be conducted at said oremises ex-
cent as follov;rs:
f) Applicant Y ereby tenders the 'um of Dollars, being
$2.50 application fee, and license tax - or the current quarter for
_ pool, tables, ~ billiard tables, and card tables to be operated
by applicant in the business herein as to be license:.:, and agrees to pay
to t_c +o7n Clerk, ex officio license collector, in advance, a ouarterly
license tax of _ for each pool and billiard table and for each
card. table during such time a.s this license shall be 3n force. It is
understood that the ouarter commences on the fir::.t day of January, April,
~ Uly anc Octo-o-er• of each. year. -
(g) The applicant covenants and agrees to coGjly with all the
ordinances bf the,. Town of Los'..GGatas';' and ir_ particular agrees not to her-
mit any person under the age of 21 :ears to enter or be at, or clay any
game, at said premi:ae's,. 7 ar •t.o pe---xnit any ga_ibhling of any kind to be carried
on thereat, nor to permit any intoO.:1GLtad -person to rer ai' in said room,
i ` o _2.- , i hg liquors in said
nora to: pezmi a 'the saw inli: , o u. 2 , -)f
room or the premises connected therewi tt. in any manner whatsoever, nor to
permit disorderly:coneact:?or i'oud, oG steroas or obscene tang t ,
premises; to close said place of business not later than the nou_ of' ~~1~e^^s``en
o ° elocLr at night and, to, keep the same closed to at least six o ° clock the
follo-~? ng morning, and to permit police officers of the Toffsn of Los Gatos
to visit ; the same,, and have reason:abl:e access to , all parts thereof during
business hours, and at such other times as there shall be any person therein
th). . Appi_ er, pa.rtct?lar l agrees. that any v_olat ion by
icant.furt-
him of any of the terns of this application or of said o-dinance No. or
of any ordinance of ,the Town of Los Gatos relating to the conduct of _aool
or billiard parlors or card rooms shall be sufficient grou_k4 for the re-
voca,tior-by t1?e Board: of 1'rustees.• of t' e Town of Los Gatos of the license
herein applied for.
AFrLI C AITP
Sec.. i. Upon. the filing,'of,, said application with the Town
Clerk an applicat on';fe.e, of v:2.50 fo_ eac'L such pool or, billiard parlor
o;r: card;:rG:7_, a "-e ,.fir U -ter year at t:Ct2-r ate of
"s cl jar/L C~GLe-.~N`~ k y
z per quarter for' :.each:-pool. or billia I'll c care table operated or to be
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operated :therein shalt be` paid to tl?.e,Town:: Clerk.Upon the filing' of said
application and pj~Lyment of,,said _'ees, it shall be t__e duty of the To n Clerk
to issue to the applicant his license,givir_g the date of the issuance thereo
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the rate of the licensee, together with the d escr ption of the pre~'mises
at whi'eh the business so licensed_ shall be conducted, together w'tvl the
nur,fber of the liCEnSe, co:'res-oonding ~"rith the serial nurifoer of the apv
plication therefor, and a statement that the license iilay be revol ed )y
the Board of 'lrustaes of the `ro:5*i1 of Los Gatos ul)on two days' no? ice
to shots cause to the licensee for failure to comply ui th the tennis o said
aNlJlie'ation, or of this ordinance, or any other ordina.eice of the Town of
Los Gatos relating thereto. The applications -'or licensesherain provided
or shall be filed by the Town Clerk at his office, and each applica.tio n
-q-gyber consecutively in the order of filing, z separate receipt or
certificate shall be issued by the license tax collector for each guar-
terly rayment of the license fee, after the first, so that the same may
be affixed to the original license.
Sec. 5, The licensee shall post and keep posted the license
so granted to hiiTi,an& each certificate or ;r>anewal thereof, in a consJic-
uous p-'ace on the rorez;iises for which the Sa:ae' is granted.
Sec. o. it shall be unlawful for any person, either as 'prin-
cipal, agent or emnoloyee, to permit any person under the age of 21 years,
or any intoxicated person, LO enter, be, or remain, at the oremises for
11117.ch a license is issued, s herein provided, or to permit any ._,ambling
there-ii, or any intoxicating liquors to be kept, used, taken or had there-
in, or to per:ait any loud, boisterous or obscene langl.age to be indulged
in at or on said premises, or to fail to k ee-_p and n?aintain the saP1e"'' in a
decent or orderly manner, or bail lose the said -premises and place
of business not later th-n the hour of eleven o'~clo h_ u.m. , or to open
i.u~aa m k' "8 "-erA
the same between the hours of ,:=era ==a o'clock p <ri. and six o'clock a.m.
Sec. 7. In event of the violation by any licensee as ...,_ein
-provided ' or of any of the temas of this ordinance or of the app licati on
for a license or the provisions of any other ordinance of the `l'ouzi of
Los Gatos relating to the conduct, or ra inteni.,nce oI a ppo l or billiard
parlor or card room, it shall be uhe duty of the Town i'uarshall to serve
u'OOYi said liCeY7See, or 1iiS agent, a i O'ti E to a't)j)ear before the board
"the liCcf 2 Sklall
of 'trustees of the Town Of 1OS Gatos to show cause wily
be
ter:j?i^at2d and cancelled; said notice must e sere-- ao less
be
The hoard Of Trus-
than ttLo days before the tine fi:.-ed for said hearing.
tees shall ha.^oe the right upon hearing to take swort1 testiu'aOny relating
rrl,,ne U]9e o t the license
t-,,jer
to the alleged violation: said to deterrcine v7hevner^or
shall be ter11inated and cancelled. In he event o the t ermialation of
? • pal of such license under the _,rovisions of this section, no
ca.nc~~._a.,
to any firm of },rr]-11 Cr1
i1e'AT" license shall -he issued to such licensee, or
t any corporation of t?h-'.ch he is a stock-holder,
he is a member, er to y
for a period of one year thereafter.
i~jo ? icense shall be issued for a shorter perior
Sec. 8. -
? fractions of a quarter be considered in
than one quarter, nor s
,4. license, when issued, shall
determining the license fee to be pa-d• Of this
for by sections 7,
until terminated, as' provided
continue in force
or until cancelled by vuluzitary surrender thereof by the
of ten days
Ordinance, have ailed for a period
licensee, or until the licensee sna' ljafter the-qua rt erlY> ? } c ens e tax
becomes ssLted in accordance with,
or the sa-rye. zt~y license i
rue t
o pay to any ot'ner -person
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this ordinance rr,ey --D-- trans~~e r- = ed by the licensee
provided that
upon -Filing notice to that effect with the Town Clerk„
SliC l other person shall r qualified under the t 2rlils of this oridnance
to receive the same.
Sec. 9. The fees received by the license collector- for the
license fee, or tax; shall
issuance Of licenses and for the quarterly
be peat by him into the Town Treasury in the ilanxler as other funds re-
ved by the' tax collector are paid ' into the To~ln, Treasury, and skull
„el
be credited to the general fund. any _{aefson, corpOr•'wt On, firul Or individual, prin-
Sec,10~ pru-
c or eniojJee, vitiating any of the ter S,
servant or . p i~aal9 agent, 1 ~-y _ of a m15~
visions or sections of this ordinance shall be deemed FL--_~
,
C gran therefor shall be punished by & fine not
demeanor, and L1k~O'_1 OriviCt• .
all Of anti^,lara
exceedil- oJ0-, Or 1m},r sor-ment iii the County
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('ounty, , California, months, or by bath sucil fine
2nt of f i Y1r.' i:lia.~.
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impl Gal:,lent , .nd any j ~sdg'- gent for the u ay-
and
and
o vide that the defendant Shall be 1,Rprisoned until the fine shall
s 01:7:1eY2t fv f" each
rate '.:f one days ir~101"i5
.
hw~re been paid at the
of the fine. ''~liard parlor or card roo3
Every day that any pool or b3
is conducted, maintained tar ]_ept open without a license, or other-
;"7ise in violatioY'! Of the terms of this ordinance, shall be deeTRed a
separate offense.
Every section, _oaragraph, clause and sentence of
See. 11.
this ordinance is independent of every other section, paragraph,
Clause and sentence, and the Board of Trustees does hereby determine
:ecl`are that it ,.could. huve adopted every section, paragr&~i1,
aY~d
other S2CtfoYi., j'~a,r~l-
sentence hereof' without regard to any
and that if any section, pa.ral'r"a' h, clause
clause or T,~•a,;h: clause or sentence,
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sentence, term or sti_oula.tion of this ordinance should any
tiG,, shall not affect the
be (_teter,f=fined to be invalid such deterllina
validity of the balance of the o"sda..ance.
Sec. 12. All ordinances or -parts of ordinances in conflict
with this ordinance are hereby re aOlaC1
4 MT his ordinance shall go into effect an be in full
52C . .c, .
January, 1922
and after the lst day of
f OrCe on Sec. 14. This GI'dina.nCe shall - be published once in the
'fl
Los Gatos %Iai_ ~~ew..m
The foregoing ordinance Naas adopted at a ri:guiar lnceting ~
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7Y- T Los Gatos hela on the
of the Board of 'irustees of the `Po G-
oes, ruet£ee. " ~ Gtle~C~e~ cl, 41-1
Noes, Trustees: -rLAT3,..Q/
Trustees: TIE, TOY T OF ISO G__TOS
CU,"` : OF T= TOVI OF LOS G(!=-TOS -
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