2009-02-23 Regular Meeting and Workshop for the City of La Porte Council

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ORDINANCE NO. -31:L 7 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10 "AMUSEMENTS" OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE BY AMENDING ARTICLE ll. "COIN- OPERATED MACmNES," TO PROHffiIT THE USE OR DISPLAY OF EIGHT- LINERS IN COMMERCIAL OR BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THE CITY OF LA PORTE, AND TO PROHIBIT THE PERMITTING OR LICENSING OF EIGHT- LINERS WITH THE CITY OF LA PORTE; AND BY AMENDING APPENDIX-B "FINES" OF THE LA PORTE CODE OF ORDINANES IN ACCORDANCE THEREWITH; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; PROVIDING THAT ANY PERSON VIOLATING THE TERMS OF mIS ORDINANCE SHALL BE DEEMED GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND UPON CONVICTION SHALL BE FINED IN A SUM NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; PROVIDING FOR THE PUBLICATION OF THE CAPTION HEREOF; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1: That Chapter 10, "Amusements," Article II. "Coin Operated Machines", Division 1. "Generally," Section 10-31 "Definitions," of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended by adding or revising the following terms, to be included in proper alphabetical sequence: "Coin-operated machine means every machine or device of any kind or character, other than an eight-liner, which is operated by or with coins, or metal slugs, tokens or checks; "music coin-operated machines" and "skill or pleasure coin-operated machines" as those terms are defined in this section, shall be included in such definition." "Eight-liner means a coin-operated machine or contrivance capable of being used for games of chance, including but not limited to a Tic Tac Toe eight-liner or video poker machine or other contrivance or paraphernalia, on which games of chance can be played for a consideration and which afford the player and opportunity to win a prize, gift certificate or thing of value, whether or not the prize is automatically paid by the contrivance." Section 2: That Chapter 10, "Amusements," Article II. "Coin Operated Machines", Division 2. "Occupation Tax", Sees. 10-56--10-75. "Reserved.", of the Code of Ordinances, La Porte, Texas, is hereby amended and shall read as follows: