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~8 ' ORDIATANCE N0. 9320 An Ordinance regulating the playing of pool, billiards, cards or any such similar game, and regulating any rcom or resort inv~.ch such games are played in the City of Eugene and" fixing a license on card tables, pool tables and billiard tables, establishing method of investigation of applicant for license, fixin g a penalty and declaring anemer gency, and repealing conflicting ordinances. THE CITY OIi' EU G~?NE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLO~YS Section 1. A regylatory license fee is hereby established for card tables, pool tables and billiard tables as follows: For the first .card table, X10.00, each additional table, ~n5.00. For the first pool table 1 X10.00, each additional table, .?5.00. The license fee shall be paid armually in advance on the the first day of of each year. Section 2. It shall be unlav~rful to inst~?11, to keep or maintain in any pool room, card room or similar room or resort any card table, ;pool table, or billiard table, without having first applied for and received from the City Recorder a license therefor. Section 3. All applications for said licenses shall be approved by the Common Council of the City of Eugene before a license is issued. Upon receiving an application, the Recorder- Treasurer of the City of Eugene shall submit the application to the Chief of Police. The Chief of Police shall investigate the statements contained in the application and make such oilier and further investigation as he may deem necessary, and within tvro t^reeks after the receipt of the application, he shall return the application to the Recorder-Treasurer, together with a report of hi.s findi~:gs cone~r'"Wing the statements contained in the a.pplicaticn and a record, if any, and pertaining to the arplicatnt or t o the premises concerning any violation of either the Federal or State statutes or municipal ordinances by such applicant or upon such premises. A copy of such record shall be attached to his report. The Reocrder-Treausrer shall, upon receipt of the report. of the Chief of Police, transfer the report, application and any accompannyin~ exhibits attached theretom to the Common Council for approval or rejection. Section La.. The owner of a license to maintain and operate card room is given-the right to rene~ral or reissuance o f such license at the same or at a different place of business, upon full compliance t~~rith the ordinances oP the City of L'ugene governing the licensing of card rooms, but shall have nn prnver to sell, assign or convey right of renez=ra.l or reissuance to any other perso~i. Hovrever, the Council may, in its descretior., permit the salo and trasfer of a license in the' case of the death or b<;nkruptc~l of the licensee, or upon the presentation of bona fide petition of sale, if its investigation reflects that the pr ospective purchaser can qualify under terms of this ordinance. Section 5. ATo pool room, card room or similar resort in the City of Eugene shall be per- 1 tied to have or maintain any booth, enclosure or room other that its main room, in which cards, dice or other games may. be "played, and it is herby made unlativful for any person or persons to tain in any poolroom, cardroor~, or simi lar resort in the City of Eu .gene, any booth, enclosure,