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- I, ORDINANCE An ordinance providing for the licensing of billiard, pool and pigeon-hole tables, and ten pin alleys , fixing the amount of license therefor, and prescribing the punishment for the viola- tions thereof,repealing Ordinance No . 42, ,nd all ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith, and declaring an emergency. THE CITY OF EVE'RETT DOES ORDAIN: section 1: No person shall keep within the city of Everett any billiard, pool or pigeon-hole table, or any ten pin alley, to be used or played upon by others for hire or gain, without first having obtained a license therefor, and any person who keeps any billiard, pool or pigeon-hole table, or ten pin alley in a drinking saloon, or other business house, or in a building or room adjoining or attached thereto , and shall allow the same to be used by persons to determine by play thereon or thereat which of the persons so playing shall pay for drinks, cigars or other articles for sale in such saloon or business house, shall be deemed to be keeping the same for hire. Section 2: The license fee to be charged by said city for keeping billiard, pool of pigeon-hole tables is hereby fixed at the sum of fifteen (S15.00) dollars per year for each such table, and for keeping ten tin or box ball or bowling alleys is hereby fixed at the sum of ten (h10.00) dollars per year for each such ten pin or box ball or bowling alley; provided, however, that when a person, firm or corporation shall keep in the same room more than one such table, or shall keep in the same room more than one such ten-pin or box ball or bowling alley, that the annual license fee shall be fifteen (.$$ld.00) for one such table and ten ($10.00) dollars for each additional table, and ten (*l0.00) dollars for one such alley, and five (5.00) dollars for each additional- alley. No license men- tioned herein shall be granted for a longer period than one (1-) year from date thereof.