Chapter 10 Amusement Devices

[HISTORY: Adopted by the Village Board of the Village of Holmen 6-9-1983; amended in its entirety 10-13-2005 by Ord. No. 6.05. Subsequent amendments noted where applicable.]

§ 10-1.Juke boxes.

1. Juke box license. No device or instrument which reproduces music by mechanical means, which devices are commonly known as “juke boxes,” shall be maintained or operated in any premises without having first obtained a license.
2. License fees. The license fee for the operation of each juke box in any premises shall be as set annually by the Village Board.
3. Application for license. Application for license for a juke box shall be made in writing to the Village Clerk and shall be accompanied by a receipt from the Village Treasurer showing the license fee has been paid and shall designate the premises on which the juke box is located and shall be for a period of one year, from July 1 to June 30 of the following year. Licenses shall be issued by the Village Clerk.

§ 10-2.Billiard and other tables.

1. License required for billiard and other tables. No person shall erect, place or keep, or permit to be erected, placed or kept, upon his, her or their premises any billiard table, pool table, or other table whereupon balls are played or any objects are rolled, or thrown, used or kept for hire and to be used for any compensation, or to be used with or without compensation in any nonresidential building without having first obtained a license. Every billiard or other table so kept or placed or permitted to be kept or placed upon any premises without a license shall constitute a separate offense under the provisions of this section.
2. License fee. Any person requiring such license shall pay to the Village Treasurer a sum as set annually by the Village Board for each such table to be kept by him from the date of such payment and expiring on the following June 30.
3. Issuing license. Upon presentation to the Village Clerk of an application and a receipt showing the payment of the fees required, the Village Clerk shall issue a license to the applicant, said license expiring June 30 of the following year.
4. Gambling prohibited. No person who has a license under this section shall permit any gambling for money or other valuable thing on any table or alley kept by him or shall allow or in any manner permit any minor to play any game thereon.
5. Closing hours. It shall be unlawful for any person having a license under the provisions of this section to permit whatsoever upon any bowling alley, nine- or ten-pin alley, billiard table, pool table or device mentioned in Subsection A of this section or admit any persons to the rooms wherein such tables, devices, or alleys are installed for the purpose of permitting or inviting play upon any of such tables or devices at any time between the hours of 1:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m.

§ 10-3.  Pin ball machines, video arcades and other games or devices.

1. License required. No person shall erect, place or keep, any pin ball machines, video arcades, or other games or devices for which the payment of money or other valuable thing is directly or indirectly required or permitted to be paid or given without first having been licensed as hereinafter provided.
2. Application and granting license. Application shall be made to the Village Clerk, who shall have the authority to grant such license, on forms furnished by the Clerk requiring such information as shall enable the Clerk to determine whether the granting of such license is in the public interest. If the Clerk determines that granting the license is not in the public interest, the Clerk may refuse to grant the same.
3. License fee and term. The license fee for the operation of each such machine shall be as set annually by the Village Board. License fees shall be paid for a period of one year, from July 1 to June 30 of the following year.