ORDINANCE NO. 1205

AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTIONS 1, 2, AND 3 OF CHAPTER 57 OF THE 1953 COMPILED ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION TO REMOVE COIN OPERATED MUSIC MACHINES FROM THE CONTROL THEREOF.

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO:

Section 1. That Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter 57 of the 1953 Compiled Ordinances of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, be amended to read as follows:

Section 1. LICENSE REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to operate within the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, any coin-operated mechanical skill device not conforming to the definitions thereof as hereinafter set forth in this ordinance, and without first having obtained a license therefor in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance.

Section 2. DEFINITIONS. A coin-operated mechanical skill device is hereby defined as a device or machine which, upon the insertion of a coin or slug, operates or may be operated as a game, contest or an amusement of any description or which may be used for any such game, contest or amusement and which contains no automatic pay-off device for the return of slugs, money, coins, checks, tokens or merchandise and which provides for no such pay-off by any other means or manner.

Section 3. LICENSE FEES. The annual license fee for each coin-operated mechanical skill device shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00). Such license shall be issued pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 50 of this code and shall not be transferable as to ownership.

PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of December, 1964.

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Charles E. McCormick\Charles E. McCormick

President of the City Council

ATTEST:

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Helen C. Tomlinson\City Clerk

I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance, being Ordinance No. 1205, was introduced, read and ordered published by the City Council of the City of Grand Junction, Colorado, at a regular meeting of said body held on the 2nd day of December, 1964, and that the same was published in The Daily Sentinel, a newspaper published and in general circulation in said City at least ten days before its final passage.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of said City, this 17th day of December, 1964.

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Helen C. Tomlinson\City Clerk

Published 12-6-64

Final Dec. 21, 1964