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ordinance shall in any way limit the City Council from the passage
of an ordinance or ordinances regulating such devices.
Section 2 License: It shall be unlawful for any person,
firm, association of persons;, corporations and every other
organization., save and except religious, charitable or educational
organizations, authorized under the laws of the State of Texas,
to own and operate, for profit, any mechanical amusement device
or devices as such terms are herein defined, within this City
without having first obtained an appropriate license from the City
Secretary, as herein provided, which license shall at all times be
displayed in some conspicuous place within the licensed place of
business. No license shall be issued to any person except a
person of good character approved by the City Council. The City
Council may delegate to the City Manager the responsibility of
approving applicants
Section 3: License Fees; The City Secretary is authorized
to collect the following annual license fee for each location
on which a mechanical amusement device or devices is or are owned
and operated for profit, to -wit, the sum of $60.00 for each
license issued and a like sum for each renewal thereof.
Section 4: Term of Licenses: Any license issued pursuant
to this Ordinance shall be for one year and shall be non-transferrable.
Section 5 Tax: There is hereby levied an annual occupation
tax of $2.50 for each mechanical amusement device or devices owned
and operated for profit within this City by any person, firm,
association of persons, corporations and every other organization,
save and except religious, charitable and educational organizations
authorized under the laws of the State of Texas, and the tax levied
herein shall be paid to the Tax Collector of the City who shall
issue an occupation tax receipt. Said occupation tax receipt shall
specify the number of mechanical amusement device or devices for
which issued; the address of the building or premises in or on
which such table or tables are located and shall bear the serial
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