O-2009-3127 prohibit use/display, permitting/licensing of eight liners in commercial or business establishments within La Porte

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(b) The city secretary shall issue a decal evidencing payment of such occupational tax, and such decal shall be securely attached to the machine in a manner that will require continued application of steam and water to remove the decal, or such decal shall be posted in a conspicuous place at or near the machine so as to be easily seen by the public. The decal affixed to the machine shall be valid only for the machine which must be identified by serial number. Any business operator who shall exhibit or display within the city any skill or pleasure -oriented coin-operated machine without having paid the tax and annexed or attached thereto a valid decal issued by the city secretary, showing payment of the tax for the current year, shall be deemed to have violated this article. (c) The occupational tax provided for in this article shall not be subject to proration or reduction for payment for a period less than 12 calendar months. Sec. 10-55. Nonpayment of occupational tax; sealing of machines; fee; breaking of seal a violation of article. (a) The city secretary or his designee may seal, in a manner that will prevent further operation, any coin-operated amusement machine subject to the payment of the occupational tax upon which the tax levied by this article has not been paid. Any person subject to this section shall be required to pay a fee in an amount established by the city and listed in appendix A of this Code for release of any machine sealed for nonpayment of the tax. (b) Whoever shall break the seal, pursuant to this article, or exhibit, display or remove any machine on which such seal has been broken, shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and shall be in violation of this article. State law references: Similar provisions, Vernon's Ann. Civ. St. art. 8815. Secs. 10-56--10-74. Reserved. DIVISION 3. REGULATION OF PLACES OF BUSINESS* *Cross references: Zoning, ch. 106. Sec. 10-75. Eight -Liners Prohibited. a) The use or display of eight -liners in a commercial or business establishment located within the corporate limits of the City of La Porte shall be prohibited. b) No license or permit shall be issued by the City of La Porte for the use or display of eight - liners, regardless of location within the city. Sec. 10-76. Moving of machine which has tax certificate. It shall be unlawful to move a coin-operated machine to a different place of business in the city without prior written notification to the city secretary. Sec. 10-77. Hours of operation; terms defined. (a) Coin-operated machine amusement centers shall remain closed to minors, and no minors shall be on the premises, except during the following hours: