4693 Vending Machines403
ORDINANCE N0. 4693
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AN ORDINANCE relating to and regulating, and providing for the
levy and collection of a license tax upon, the business, trade
or occupation. of owning or operating or maintaining certain
games, devices and vending machines, and providing a penalty
for the violation of this ordinance.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of the City of,Salina,,
Kansas:
Section 1. It shall b unlawful for any person, firm, partner-
ship or corporation either a principal, agent, lessee, licensee,
owner, or in any other capaei , within the City of Salina to own,
maintain or operate, or permit be maintained or operated or to
have or keep or permit to be ha or kept for the purpose of opera -
ion, or where the same may be o ated, in any place of business
public place in the City of Sal a, or in any place where the
s e may be used or operated by any arson other than the owner
the of •
a) any game, ball casting devie commonly Down as a
ble table or pin table, or any ame, machine or device
in hich a wheel, disc or hand is c used to spin or rotate,
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�3 or which discs or balls are cause to spin, turn, or rotate,
or other sindlar game, machine or evice which is operated
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by dep iting therein a coin or token any kind, or any so
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called ee ball game, race horse game, many similar game
or devie or
(b) any a playing machine or device op rated by the
depositing coins or tokens, or
(c) any cig tte vending machine operated b the depositing
of coins or to ensu
without first having ecured a license from the Cit Clerk to engage
in such business, tra or occupation and for the kee ing, maintaining
and operation of any s game, machine or device and ithout first
having paid to the City Salina the license tax there or as herein-
after provided for, and w out complying with all the r es and
regulations in this ordin provided for; Provided, h ver, that
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this ordinance shall not be nstrued as relating to or re iring or
permitting the licensing of a gambling device of any kind r nature;
and provided further, that exe t as herein provided for, thi ordinance
shall not be deemed to apply to y machine or device used sol y as
a vending machine for the purpose f selling or vending merchan se
and which has no feature of chance r skill connected therewith.
Section 2• There is hereby le d upon every person engaged n
the business, trade or occupation des ibed in Section 1 of this
ordinance and upon every game, machine r device included within
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the provisions of Section 1 of th ordinance, a license tax in the
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amount hereinafter set forth for e h and every such machine or
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device which is used, operated or stained by any such person in
the City of Salina, Kansas, such lie se tax being as follows:
(a) For each game, device machine described in
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.tem (a) of Section 1 of this ordin ce, the sum of $24.00
per year or for each fractional port n of a year remaining
after the issuingof such license e e t the portion of the
a( P year 1936 remaining after this ordinan takes effect).
(b) For each music playing machine or d ice described in
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xrf€ item (b) of Section 1 of this ordinance, he sum of $15.00..
er year or fractional portion of a
year massing after
a issuing of such license, (except that rtion of the
y 1936 remaining after this ordinance t s effect).
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�0) (c) or each cigarette vending machine deser ed in item
(c) Section 1 of this ordinancep the sum o 12.00 per
year fractional portion of such year remains after the
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issui of such license (except that portion of a year
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1936 re Ing after this ordinance takes effect)
Section The license taxes herein.provided for all be
payable immedi ely upon the taking effect of this ordi nee for
each such game, chine or device then in use or operati in the
City of Salina o enever after such time any person sha engage
in any such busin , trade or occupation or commences the se,
maintenance or ope ion of any such machine or device, and very
license issued as pr ided for herein shall expire December t
following the date of sue thereof, and hereafter every such
license tax shall be d e and payable on the first day of Janus
each year for every suc ame, machine or device then in operati ;
Provided, however, that lied►nse tax for each such game, mach
or device for the remainin ortion of the year 1936 after this
ordinance takes effect shal a one sixth of the annual license tax
provided for in Section 2 of t is ordinance.
Section 4e A separate 1s se shall be issued for each game,
machine or device, and each lie se issued under this ordinance shall
cover and permit the operation b the named licensee in the location
designated in such license of the e, machine, or device specified
therein and for which such license issued, and games, machines or
devices of the same general type and lass may be changed in such
locations from time to time, and no 1 ense issued hereunder shall be
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transferred to any other licensee r to any other location that the
one for which it is originally iss d, except that if the owner of
the place of business moves such b ness to another location, the
license may be transferred to such 1 ation, and no licensee shall be
entitled to a refund of the license t paid by him or any part there-
of for any reason. The licenses herei required may be issued to the
owner, licensee or lessee of any such g e, machine or device, or either
of them, and when so paid by either of s h persons, no additional
license shall be required of any other of ueh persons for the
operation of the game, machine or device c ered by such license
t the particular location specified therei or at the location
which the owner of the place of business ecified therein may
m e such business.
Section 5. Every person requiring any li nse under the pro -
vis s of this ordinance shall file with the y Clerk an applica-
�ftion r a license which shall state the name an ,address of the
��"applic t, and of the owner, licensee and lessee any such game,
machine o device and the location where any such chine or device
' is to be ed, kept or operated and shall describe a machines or
devices fo which a license is desired at the loeat o specified in
' such applie on. Upon the filing of such applicati and the pay-
ment of the ense tax required by this ordinance th ity Clerk
shall issue to a applicant a license or licenses whi shall speci-
fy the name of person to whom such license is issue d the
description of a game, machine or device for the opera i n, main-
tenance or use of ich such license is issued, the name the
owner thereof, the cation where the same will be used, i tained,
or operated, the nam f the owner or operator of the busin s con-
ducted at said locati and the date of issue and expiratio f
such license, and such cense shall be attached to the game, chine
or device for the use, o ation, maintenance of which such li e se
is issued. Any license i s ed under this ordinance may be r evo e
by the Board of Commission e at any time on proof satisfactory o
them that the owner, license , lessee or operator of any such gam ,
machine or devic(e, or the own r or operator of the place of busine s
where the same is -;located, has v olated or permitted the violation
of any of the provisions of this dinance•
Section 6• It shall be unla for any licensee or for any
person operating,,maintaining, or a ping any such game, machine or
device or operating or maintaining a er as owner, agent or employee
the place of business where any such e, machine or device is kept,
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intained
or operated,
to use
game,
machine
or device as
any
such
a gamb
ce or to
permit
the
same
to be
used by
other persons
as a gambling devic
ling purposes, or to permit any such
game, machine or device, other t is playing machines or
devices described in Section 1 of this ordinan sed or
operated by any person under the age of eighteen years.
Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any person licensed to operate
any music playing machine or device as provided for in this ordinance
or owning, maintaining or operating any place of business where any
such music playing machine or device is kept, used or operated to
play or permit the playing on or by any such machine or device, by
means of records, rolls or otherwise, any obscene or indecent music
or words.
Section 8
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it shall be
No license shall be issued to any person for the operation
tte vending machine as provided in this ordinance, and
permit to be kept or
for any person to operate, keep or maintain or
any place of business, unless
any such cigarette vending machine in
owning, maintaining or
operating the place of business where the s kept, used or
operated is a licensed cigarette dealer having a lie issued in
Saline County, Kansas, under the laws of Kansas relating to tF -
of cigarettes.
Section 9. Wherever in this ordinance the term "person' is used,
it shall be deemed to refer to any corporation, co -partnership or
member thereof or any agent, representative, officer or employee of
any person corporation or copartnership.
Section 10. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions
of this ordinance or who shall fail to comply with any of the re-
quirements or previsions hereof shall be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and for each offense shall be punished by a fine of not
less than $lo.00 nor more than $100.00, or by imprisonment and each
day upon which any violation shall continue shall be deemed a
separate offense.
Section 11. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from
and after its publication in the official city paper.
Attest:
Introduced, October 12, 1936
Passed, November 2nd, 1936
Chas. E. Banker
-city clerk
F• Co Peters
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STATE OF KANSAS )
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COUNTY OF SALINE )
I. Chas. E. Banker, City Clerk of the City of Salina, Kansas,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a true and corrdct
copy of Ordinance No* 4693 passed and approved by the Board of Com-
missioners of the City of Salina November 2, 1936; and a record of
the vote on its final adoption is found on page Journal No. 14.
City Clerk
-lournal NzWon 190)
(Published in The Selina
OnAAAACh nu. 469
Ai JAMANCh relptinp t anc rnguYtiny, and providing for
the levy and collection of a license tax upon,the business,
trade or occupation of owning or jperatinu or maintaining
cent - in -n—es, Avices Pno VO -On: CkinL6, ,ono proviainc
a pen-1ty for the violation of this ordirance.
11 MAIM by the Doard of Commissioners of tKE City of
Saiina, Kansas.
ection i. It shall be uniawful for any person, firm,
partn-rship or corporation either as principal, agent, lessee,
Ts license , owner, or in any other capacity, vithin the Cit, of
haiina to own maintain or operyte, or permitlfl e�a
aintaln&
or operated or to have or keep or permit JUDe or kept --'or
the Vp
urose a I operation, or where typAdnipjay be operated,
in anyplace of usiness or puc-Lic the City or SAinq
n
or in any place w re the sa;;,c may4eusea or oper<nted by
any person other the.. toe onner Wereof,
bail casting device, comionly kno"n vs
a marble table or pin table, or any fib. E, machine or
device in wKich a wheel, disc or hand is caused to spin
or rotate, or on which Cites or balls ar.i caused to spin,
turn, or roti te, or any other similar _Tame, machine or
device which is operated by depositing therein a coin
or token of any kind, or any so called skee bell La�e,
race hQrse game, or any similar,\$,oil
,or device, o
(by any music pmA
cel chi device operated by
We nepositing of coins or tokens, or
Q nnj cigorMe vcadiny wocrinu aNyraLed by the
depositinE of coins or tjiens,
without first having secured a license from th City Clerk to
enEage in such business, trade or occupation and "or tfe keeping,
maintaininZ and operation of any such gene, mq&ine or device and
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without first having paid to the City of Salina the I cense tax
therefor as hereinafter provi&ed for, and without compl-jng �ith
all the rules and regvLntions in t�is orninance pro7inco 0;
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? ovidec , :lo�r,ever, t.:- t t ,i: �°� inc e r' :11 not be construed
ss Blatin; to o_ Pe_rrnittin- t..e i iceasin- of any
r. -1- i device of any kind. or nature; a-cl provided f7_a.rt'-er,
ti at ex -,t as herein l)rovidea for, tris ordin�ance s1--,.11 _-iot be
deemed to to any machine or device used solely as a vending
machine for ne purpose of selling or venuin,;• mere landise afic:i which
has no feature of crlance or skill connected thereu��:;_t';.
Secti:Dn 2. There is ''.-creby levied upon ev,,ry person en, _ --ed
Li trio business, t ade or occup:Aion Described _n Sect`_o�z 1 of t'nis
ordinance and, ul:,on e erTj E: Y• device i_ ,.i,a-J.&a v,,it'�i.n
the provisions of Sect on 1 of this ordinf�nce, l license t ,x in the
anount herein 'tor set Orth for each a.n_' ever;r' such n Acl•:.ine or
device zrLi=ic_i is used, opc.r ted or maintained by -�.ny such>.rson _n
t:?e 1ty Ol Sciiin i, Kansas, Uch 11CCI1 •e t--Y- iJeinz-As fJllows:
i (?J,��or Bac« ?�.,:ne, «evi or rn�±chine c-c-scribed. 7n
of 6ect_,.on 1 of this ord__nLri ,e, the si.]M o. Pc.r ye� r
r. or 'or each fr<<ction!-ii onion of a year rer,�.inino fter t e
°y.
issu i rL`: of such license, (eXce t: e 4)Orti0r10- t" C 7t-,r
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r
(uj ror' e cLi filusic pl�Jlnf r1-.Chin Dr device described
in �_te�l (i) of Section l orciin nee, file sum o'
.l�.J� c:r yE�r or �radtion�:� portion of a c-;_r rcr aining
after t'_,:e issu}n of suc , Bence, (exce_,t =:t Jortion of
tile v ,. i9� C ren crinin : after t-'1 i s ord-in,ance trlries effect),
(Cl) ror <eC,,cr cigarette venain=- macriine, deser bed 'ii item, (c)
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O �, 'L .y0il =r
or fr,acti'o&i ..l portion of wx P' i v
p iJ r" t ,as ter the
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eense (eCe'dt, th,�A pt'E- O Orl t"
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after thi's �ortfnl7 %nce t : ,es effect)
coon 3. T e
license t,-axes h(-rc-ifl provided for sail c e
upon t tal in� effect of t, c e for
.Y hi s o-_ain_,..
each suc-Il City
or aevice teen in use or in te
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o' -,Iina of enev� r sljc;l Liii,e as j��;J:ISII_ S�jj.lj �q
Lilly Siacli ijl_as]_t tr�_�ue or or cortnier.ces t'.E: 1)Se
-iy -ie or. device, &na
or p�-.tion of <a suci'-I maclriii
every license iss ed as provided for herein sh--J-1 expire Iecev,,iber
,.list following ti-le ate of issue t_�.ereofl aria. �ie-realter every such
ii,.e,,Ise tax snail be due and .7)a.y,,.ble on the- first da., of January
I In
eac year f )r every su h Z,me, machinc, or oevice t�- en
Provil.ed however, 'I.-,:.,t V c, li cerlse tax for c-,: c na c l, i n e
or device f r t C re a c) r t j -,.,Dn oz to 9.;,,, t ti s
t-,,c a_einuai license, t,,..x
(D r d i n i c c; t effect s be one siy--' D
proviuea or in Sections of tis ordinance.
Sect to i i c , P. s 11 be issued f r c
or device, and eac,. lice( e issued under this 01,101.,11ance s�iall
cover anc, ,,3E7,rmlt tne opEr--,tion o; 7e named licensee in t.-ic location
desi:rnrted in sue license of Une Mar. e, machine, or device specified
a Mr e s
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herein and for which sue', iicease is ssued, and/ ;.&c1r."i s or devices
of tn�, s_---c; geller,_,i type a--ad class ,Ia.,/ C) � CIanged in such locations
time to time, and no license issued ercLm� er s-1-_all be transferred
to any other licensee or to any oth�.r iocat on t.-_Ln the Jrie for o!hich
it is originally issued, exce,lt tii,It if o ner of the Glace of
bus-LI-IC-Iss MoVC_s such business t . another locatl- the license may be
tra.a_-ferred to such local _on, `Jd
IL) licensee 1 be ent-I tied to
D -4ny p,� r -reol' f,crazy
.a refund of tne li-c):1se t� _d him or Vic
reason. T, e -Licenses h� -,_,ii-ed m!ezy' be s L I c d o,,,,ncr,
licensee or lessee of suc, or 6.ev_ce or + itrier
of tnel,151 arid, o,,Iien by eit -,,r of Succi pc-,rsons, no
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license s: all bc r� i�i�,--cd any of such c- r s,-) n S th, e
operation -,D-L' t�,Lc, Macniiae or auvice covered b.' suer- Ii &�tse
at tne jartic-,ji- s,�6,cifiec. tLerein, or ,at tn(, log= t'on
to the o,.ner of the place of bus-iness specified therein Ny
4.
move s\c-i
business.
Son 5. Ever pE:rs:-n re uiri_ng any li,-�e_�e ;;ncier tree
pr:wi sign, of this ordin�' s''r_all file with tne. City Cl(,r_ an
aor�lic itior: 'F', -,r_ license snrhich sh;.ill st_+.t:e the n,--ime a.nc. address
of` tc.e a;iralic:_nt, na o ' t :c o, ner, lice_+see ai1Ci lessee or gy
Sucrr: name, macn ne or device arra tt_e locati on r,ize -e n;,r siac'r �2 chine
o-' de,v1! c " s to b used, Kept or r"ted a. ic_ s"ta.11 cescri e the
machines or device for mbich a license is resirea at t: -e location
specifies in such apllic-tion. U_;on the filing o.t' such application
and th(: payment of t' e license tax rec_uired b; thiz ordinance the
�Dity Clem_ z, Mall issue t t e apolicalt a license or licenses ir'hich
�s1,all specify the naive of tr:c ')ersJn tj rnon suc?: license is issued
Aa -id tie description of tr1e a -re, m cr.ine or device for the oper-Aion,
ma��ltena rce or use of °hi I suer license is i:_sued, tree n ine of
t1e 7',,'_">E�r t:]EI'F'Oi', t:�e lOC`at Jn .,,here tY1E: Sc����� '.�di'-1 be U5�'d, `1 11.1Tled,
or the nc'irne of the oi:n r or oper-Aor of the business
cmducted at said location, and trr d to of issue n ex it=tion of
such license, ai-Id such lyice--.)se s Elll ue att .coed to tn( i�ract-,i ne
or device for tyre use, off) -rati.on, rnain-enance of v,hich succi license
is issues. A i; license is�s-lued under thi ordinance fna 7 -be rEvo�ed
b- tine Boa -,-d of Commissioners -,,It of y ti e on proof sa.t'`.s 'actory t-)
t iem th-t tine licensee, lessee or op �r�,.tor of any suci,r
machine or device, or the m�,jner or oper-tor tl_-ie _al-_�ce of business
v,,rIA-re the same is located, has violated or oer_i ' tted the violation
of aay of the: Provisions of this ordin-mce.
Section 6. It small be unl_ ful for any -Lice see or for any
person opl�.r, ,,Ain�r, maim inin , or Kec )ins- :.n,y such e, r : cf-iine. or
device or or mai.-ita:'-iirig either as o1.,v-ner, ' ent or
em'.Dloyee t`ie pl_,ce of business if,nere any such Erre, mac ine or crevice
i_gainta=_ned or o Er .t;ed, to use any suc . ui�C�, m�. iai or
device as a la^ blin` dev- ce or to permit the sa__.e to be us = by otrrer
ErS�I1S S �'- car'-iulina device or for ea.f'1biine purJoSes, or to per-
t31�Si
slit any suc 4:ic, nac line or device, of �. . k t =t: '}n
or devices described in Sect: -on 1 of t'-,Iis ordn=inae, to
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-be used or 7�_ r
, t ed "by ply persan
under "e C:� ILI S
.I;ectijn 7. Tt sl'.'ai_l be unl,_t'vvf'uI -t-')r, A(-'_rS()t!-licensed to
o,.)er'_'_te -An-, luSic o--- dev_ice' !`'..s i---_)-vioed in
C C �Iirl J -a,-!y
t:iis ord '-I. )r o -n v c, r: i i L,- ce Of
business T-r.'ere any such music f! ,chine o r d.evi,.-.0 IS
e L) S e tec- t
or pet--oit tl-.,e layin on of by any
SUCAA i"I.Ci_'j_U_ 0-C QE vice,byi ..%:
:�i, , -!s of records,, roll- or other� ise
any obscene :)r iquece,.A Mllsl*(' Or VA.; 0 r 0, S
Ct_L,jn 6. No license ieIFS-j(.d t,) any person for
.3 a ver 'n c ea in
t e c--, r t L' 7 _)i y ci- rLtte, j e
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Ora c e_ ()e -ini,':iwf�ii for any to operate,
e Or 0 1, 0 e, ni t be k(j_A 0- '.Y�ailnt_'e_Q
any such
ci-arettE! ve ;u' n= C l l i, any bus!�I,-,,ss, unless t' -e
LU S i 1-1( S
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-i in, r ' - - L"'A'J_I til e r.) �T v,-rh r e
I'l o r -,_) � I �
persxi o Z
t:,e a C- is if C') t, used o, operated is a iicc_,nL,:e:i c-_�,_--ette hav-
ing a license issued in 'aline County k ulisas, u na, _ r tIL c 1 0 f
Kansas rei�.t.,ng to ti. -:e sale of cigarettes.
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Section in t"As oa,dinqnce V c t(--,rr, "person"
_s used., it sali be dee.,ied t.,) refer to any corpo-I_1ti_-I)-_-i,, co-
.ij a- e F -i t Y'e p I'C,.3 e n t a t i V C
uartners'-ii;) or i-,e�iber or
person,
officer or emj)ijy&e oi- " yl core i I ion or copartner '- ship
Section 10. Rny person vino sh-111 viDl,ate_, anti of th-_ pro-
v:
4w' tris
- -is of nis orainance of who siiali --ii to comol -vet i' any
V_: 0i k --L'Y
of -
l ti -le or pra
ovisios 2 11 be deemed uilty
of a i,ilsdemi anor and for eact., oi.'fense sc,'Al ce pl_)nishea by C�I fine
of not less tl.an 1.11J. -JJ nor more t: an jjj.j6, or by imprisonment
allu c-,aclri (_;%; upon vviiien any viol; ---tion sn-Ili continuc,. s1-11 be
deemed a ser)Drate offense.
Sect _on 11. Viis ordinance sl, X1.1. -ke effect a -,-.,d. be in
force frog: ano after its oublication in t._ -ie offici .l cite p—per.
Introduced October l�;tn, 19t12 A)0
Passed november 2nd,
Ivayor
kttest:
City Cerk