Las Vegas City Ordinances, November 13, 1950 to August 6, 1958, lvc000015-470

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE CODE OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 1949, WHICH PROVIDES FOR THE LICENSING OF BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, BY ADDING A NEW SECTION THERETO TO BE KNOWN AS SECTION 23; LIMITING THE LOCATION OF COIN OPERATED AMUSEMENT MACHINES: PROHIBITING PERSONS UNDER 18 FROM PLAYING CERTAIN MACHINES; PROVIDING OTHER MATTERS PROPERLY RELATED THERETO; PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION HEREOF. WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Board of Commissioners that coin operated amusement machines have been licensed and operating in close proximity to public schools; and WHEREAS, the location of these machines in places of business in such close proximity to schools is contrary to the public morals and welfare of the City of Las Vegas and tends to corrupt the welfare and morals of students at said schools and churches; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners feel that it is in the public interest and for the promo­tion of the general welfare of the people of the City of Las Vegas that the location of these machines be limited to locations away from said schools and churches; and WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners has determined that it is in the public interest to restrict the playing of coin operated plunger type amusement machines or so-called pinball machines, to persons over the age of 18 for the reason that such type of machines encourage gambling in that no value is received therefrom, NOW THEREFORE, the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 17, Code of Las Vegas, Nevada, 1949, is hereby amended by adding there­to a new section to be known as Section 23 which shall read as follows: SECTION 23. a) No license for coin operated amusement machines, as defined in this chapter, shall be issued to any establishment located within 500 feet of a public or private school, or church. b) No person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall be permitted to play a coin operated plunger type amusement machine or so-called pinball machine, and any licensee who shall permit any person under the age of 18 to play a coin operated plunger type amusement machine or so so-called pinball machine held under such license, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. c) Any person under 18 playing a coin operated plunger type amusement machine or so-called pinball machine, shall constitute prima facie evidence of the fact that such machine is played with the permission, knowledge and consent of the holder of the license therefor. d) The playing of a coin operated plunger type amusement machine or so-called pinball machine, by any person under 18 years of age shall constitute sufficient grounds for the immediate revocation of the license issued to any person for the coin operated plunger type amusement machine or so- called pinball machine so played and all other licenses for similar types of machines held by such operator. e) Any license heretofore issued for the operation of coin operated amusement machines, may be revoked without notice if such license is issued to a place of business within 500 feet of any school or church. SECTION 2. Any violation of this ordinance, or any provision herein contained shall con­stitute a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed Five Hundred ($500.00) Dollars, and/or six (6) months in the City Jail, or a combination of both. SECTION 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION 4. That the City Clerk and Clerk of the Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas shall cause this ordinance to be published once a week for two successive weeks immediately following its final reading and adoption, in the Las Vegas Review Journal, a daily newspaper published in said City, and this ordinance shall become effective immediately following the second publication thereof. /s/ C. D. BAKER, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ SHIRLEY BALLINGER, City Clerk AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA ) ss COUNTY OF CLARK ) RICHARD LOCHRIE, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is Foreman of the LAS VEGAS MORNING SUN, a daily newspaper of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was continuously published in said news­paper for a period of two (2) weeks from April 21, 1956 to April 28, 1956 inclusive, being the issues of said newspaper for the following dates, to-wit: April 21, 28, 1956. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. /s/ RICHARD LOCHRIE Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of May, 1956. /s/ BARBARA J. GREENSPUN NOTARY PUBLIC IN AND FOR CLARK COUNTY, NEVADA My Commission Expires March 17, 1960 ORDINANCE NO. 707