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Las Vegas City Ordinances, March 31, 1933 to October 25, 1950, lvc000014-275

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    Bridge, whist and solo, shall be licensed at the rate of $15.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. Roulette, "21", Hazard, Craps, Faro Bank, Wheels of Fortune, Big Six Wheels and Race Horse Books shall be licensed at the rate of $100.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. Each slot machine, except penny slot machines, shall be licensed at the rate of $20.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance, for each game embodied and incorporated therein, or for each handle thereon, or for each pay off chute or other mechanical device therein em­ployed to deliver winnings, or for each coin denomination for which provision is made in the machine for playing, whichever shall be the greatest. Penny slot machines shall be licensed at the rate of $50.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance, for each game embodied and incorporated therein, or for each handle thereon, or for each pay off chute or other mechan­ical device therein employed to deliver winnings, or for each coin slot or insert, whichever shall be the greatest. The game of Keno, Bingo, Tango or Bank Keno shall be licensed at the rate of $30.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance and in addition thereto shall pay a license fee or charge of $1.50 per quarter per chair for each chair used in the conduct of said game. Race Horse Keno shall be licensed at the rate of $250.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. The licenses above mentioned shall entitle the holder or holders or his or their em­ployee or employees, to carry on, conduct and operate any one slot machine of only the spec­ific type and class, or only such other specific game or device, for which said license is issued, and only in the particular room and premises described therein, for a period ending with the quarter within which the license was issued; provided that no license shall be granted for any portion of any quarter for a sum less than the full quarterly license fee, and the end of each quarter shall be the last days of March, June, September and December of each year; provided further that the licensee shall be entitled to carry on, conduct, and operate two or more slot machines, games or devices mentioned in this section and in Section 1, of this Ordinance, in the same room, upon the payment of the license fees herein provided for and the issuance of a license in the manner and upon the authority, and upon the conditions and restrictions in this ordinance provided as on an application for an or­iginal license. Each license shall specify upon the face thereof the name of the licensee, and a complete description identifying the particular room or premises in which the licensee intends to carry on, conduct or operate the slot machine, game or device mentioned in this section and in Section 1 of this Ordinance, and shall specify the particular type and class of slot machine, or other particular game or device, by name. Any license issued under the provisions of this Ordinance shall not be transferable by the licensee to any other person, firm, association or corporation, and shall be valid only for the particular room and pre­mises described therein and the designated number of slot machines of the specified type and class, or other specified games or devices for which it is issued. No license money paid under this Ordinance shall be refunded whether the operation of the slot machine, game or device for which any license was issued has been voluntarily terminated or the license has been revoked under the provisions of this Ordinance, or for any other reason. The license fees herein provided shall be in addition to those collected by the Sheriff of Clark County or any other authority.