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~t~8 ORDINA7JCE IJO 8938 An Ordinance regulating and licensing pinball machines and similar devices and garaes, and other devices and machines, .the playing or operation of which is had by the depositing of coins or slugs therein and are played or operated for amusement only, and providing a penalty for violation of the pro- visions hereof, repealing Ordinance No. 8g31, and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF` EUGEDTE DOES ORDAIN AS 1OLLOWS: Section 1. (a) ~'he term "person" v~rhenever used in this Ordinance shall mean and include a person, a firm, a corporation, except municipal corporations, • or copartnership, and the singular number shall include the plural. (b) The term "machine" tilhenevar used in this Ordinance shall mean and include any pinball, marble game or similar device or game, or other game played for amusement, and any merchandise handing device or machine, and any juke box or music or sound producing machine, regardless of the number of re' motecontrol selector and selecting devices, and any other music or sound pro- jector or device, and any other machine er device the playing or. operation of r•Thich is had by depositing therein coins or slugs, except pay telephones and pay toilets. Seotion 2. From and after November 1, 181+6, it shall be unlawful for any person to maintain, keep, operate or permit the operation or playing of any machine described in Section (b) of Section 1 hereof on ary premises within L-he City of Eugene, without first outaining a license therefor in the manner herein' after provided; and further provided that no such machine so licensed shall be operated or peY~rtitted to be operated as a gambling machine or device. Section 3. (a) Any person desiring to obtain a license to operate or maintain any such machine, shall make application therefor at the office of the City Recorder on blanks to be furnished for that purpose, and shall describe the place of business or premises where such machine is to be operated or main- tained, acid also describe the kind and type of such mac2~ine. Eac,i license shall be approved by the City t,~anager and/or the City Recorder before issuance thereof for the particular machine so licensed. Provided, however, the City Ivianager and or the City Recorder may in his discretion, with ooncurrence of the CY~icf of Police, reject any or all applications for licensing hereunder for any reason or cause deemed sufficient. (b) Any such machine so licensed hereunder may be transferred to a different locaL-ion or premises than originally licensed upoi application therefor apprcveci by the City P,~Tanager and~ur the City Recorder. Provided, however, the City Manager and~or the City Recorder may in their discretion, with concurrence of the `Chief of ?olice, i•aject any and all applications for transfer.