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. . Ordinance No. 1100 , Page 2. - whatsoever, when such machines dispense or are used or are capable of being used or operated for amusement or pleasure or when such machines are operated for the purpose of dis- pensing or affording skill or pleasure, or for any other purpose other than the dispensing or vending of merchandise or music, or service, or food or merchandise. The following machines are expressly included within said term: marble machines, marble table machines, marble shooting machines, miniature race tracks, miniature football or golf or bowling machines, electronic games, and all other coin- operated machines which dispense or afford skill or pleasure. The following machines are expressly excluded from the terms of this Article: pay telephones, pay toilets, phono- graphs, pianos, graphophones, gas meters, food or beverage or confection or merchandise or stamp vending machines, amuse- ment machines designed exclusively for children, and all other coin-operated machines which dispense or vend music, service, food or merchandise. . Section 4~-2. License required It shall be unlawful for any owner, manager, employee or representative of the owner or lessee or any person who may be in charge and having care and management of any place of busi- ness covered under this Article, to open, operate or conduct the same without having first paid to the City, an annual occupational tax as hereinafter provided, and secured a license as specified herein. Section 4~-3. License application An applicant for a license under this section shall sub- mit a sworn application to the City Clerk containing: e (1) the name, home address and principal business address of each owner of the business or enterprise through which the coin-operated amusement machines are owned and operated, if such business or enterprise be unincorporated; or for an incor- porated business or enterprise, such affidavit shall state the name, home address and principal business address of the president, vice president, secretary, treasurer and each director thereof. (2) an affidavit stating (a) in the event the applicant is unincorporated, that each owner has not been convicted of any felonies of any nature or other crimes of moral turpitude in this State or any other state; and if having been so convicted, such affidavit shall contain a full statement as to the place of conviction, date of conviction and crime for which applicant was convicted; (b) in the event the applicant is a corporation, that none of the officers of the corporation have been convicted of any felonies of any nature, or any other crimes of moral turpitude in this State or any other state; and if having been so convicted, such affidavit shall contain a full statement as to the place of con- viction, date of conviction and crime for which applicant was convicted. .