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ORDINANCE NO. i"7f- 77 AN ORDINANCE amending Ordinance No. 295-74, also known as EMC Chapter 5.12; simplifying and redefining the names and types of licenses, eliminating restrictions on the number and type of licenses issued; creating a more efficient machine identification and location scheme; making the license year consistent with general licensing 1 provisions; and providing for greater enforcement capabilities. 2 3 4 WHEREAS, the City of Everett feels it incumbent to exercise its police powers 5 in the regulation of amusement devices; and 6 WHEREAS, the City of Everett feels it incumbent to redefine, consolidate, and 7 avoid confusion between types of licenses issued by the City; and 8 WHEREAS, the City of Everett feels it necessary to foster more competition in 9 the amusement device business; and 10 WHEREAS, the City of Everett feels it incumbent to obtain up-to-date, accurate 11 records of the location of each amusement device licensed in the City; and 12 WHEREAS, the Police Department and the City of Everett feels it impractical to 13 enforce regulations relating to licensing of wholesale distributors of amusement 14 devices; and 15 WHEREAS, the Licensing Department and the City of Everett feels it necessary 16 to make the license year for amusement devices consistent with the general licensing 17 provisions; and 18 WHEREAS, the Police Department, City Clerk's Office, and the City of Everett 19 feels it incumbent to exercise its police powers in enforcing this Chapter and setting 20 penalties for violations thereof; 21 NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 22 Section 1: That EMC 5.12.010 which reads as follows: 23 5.12.010 Definitions. 24 A. "Amusement arcade" means a place where twenty or more coin 25 operated amusement devices are exhibited for. play and where vending machines, weight lifting devices, shuffleboards, scales, 26 punching bags, mechanical music machines, amusement rides, shooting galleries or similar devices are exhibited or exposed for 27 play or use by the public. 28 B. "Amusement device" means any machine or device designed to be operated to use for playing a game upon the insertion of a coin, trade check or slug, as hereinafter provided, and which is played or 29 operated only for amusement and entertainment, and will include the following: shuffleboards, mechanical music machines, pool 30 tables, flipper games, baseball machines, bowling games, guns and rifles, riding devices for not more than two persons, panorama or 31 32