08-17-1923 VCM
VILLAGE OF ELK RIVER MEETING CITY COUNCIL
AUGUST 17, 1923
A special meeting of the Village Council was held on Friday August 17, 1923 at the Library Room.
Present – C.E. Brown, Pres, Geo Cornelius, Trustee and W.F. Chadbourne, Clerk.
Meeting called to order by the Pres at 10:30 A.M.
Reading of the minutes of last meeting dispersed with.
The following ordinance was presented to the council and asked to be adopted.
An ordinance to license and regulate pool rooms and bowling alleys. The council of the Village of
Elk River do ordain.
Sec. 1: It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep within the limits of the Village of Elk
River for profit any tenpin or bowling ally or any billiard table or pigeon hole table wherein or on
such person or persons shall permit for any game of billiards or tenpins or any other games
whatsoever, unless such persons or persons shall first obtain a license therefor from the village
council. And every person violating the provisions of this section shall pay a fine of not to exceed
one hundred dollars or be imprisoned in the County jail for a period of not exceeding sixty days.
Sec. 2: No person or persons licensed by the Village of Elk River to keep a public tenpin or bowling
ally or any billiard or pigeon hole table shall permit any gambling with cards or dice for stakes in his
or their said ally or place where said table is kept nor allow the playing of any game whatever within
his or their said place later than eleven o’clock at night or open again before seven o’clock in the
morning. Nor shall he or they allow the throwing of dice or playing of cards, tenpin, billiards, or
pool therein by any minor at any time unless accompanied by parent or guardian. Nor permit the
sale, disposal or drinking of intoxicating liquors or beverages therein. And any person or persons
violating any provision of this section shall upon conviction thereof be fined in the sum of not
exceeding fifty dollars or by imprisonment in the county jail for a period or not exceeding twenty
days.
Sec. 3: Any person or persons may obtain a license to keep such tenpin, bowling ally, billiard, pigeon
hole or pool table and permit the game of tenpins, billiards, and pool to be played thereon by
making application in writing to the Village Council and furnishing a bond with a surety Co. as
surety or at least two personal sureties who shall be resident freeholders in said village, which bond
shall be in the final sum of $500.00 conditioned that the person so licensed will not conduct said
business at any other place than the one named in said license or permit any gambling with cards,
dice or any device for money or the represenatitive thereof or allow any throwing of dice or playing
of cards, tenpins, billiards or pool by any minor at any time not permit the sale, disposal or drinking
of intoxicating liquors or beverages in said place or keep open said place of business later than
eleven o’clock at night.
Sec. 4: No license granted under this ordinance shall authorize the person named therein to change
his place of business except such change be first approved by the Village Council nor authorize any
person other than the person named in said license to conduct said business. In case any such
change should be desired and the same be approved by the Village Council nor authorize any person
other than the person named in said license to conduct said business. In case any such change
should be desired and the same be approved by the Village Council the old license shall be delivered
up and a new license and new bonds required.
Sec. 5: That for all licenses issued under the provisions of this ordinance the applicant shall pay
therefor the following sums to wit: For a tenpin or bowling ally. Five dollars ($5.00) for each stand
or ally for each and every billiard, pigeon hole or pool table five dollars ($5.00)
That license hereafter issued by virtue of this ordinance shall be in effect until the first day of March
next succeeding the day of issuance of same, providing that when any person shall apply for a
license under this ordinance for a portion of the year ending the first of March next following the
issuance of said license and such applicant has fully complied with the provisions of this ordinance
relative to applications, such license shall be issued to such applicant upon payment of a pro-rate of
the account of license required by this ordinance for the entire year provided however that no
license shall be issued under the ordinance for less than $2.00 per table or ally.
Sec. 6: This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after the date of publication. On
motion the above ordinance was read and referred to the Council for action at the next meeting of
the council.
At the request of the ladies of Community Club, on motion the care of the Park lots donated by the
late W.H. Houlton for public use as a park was taken over by the council.
The following bills were presented and on motion allowed and clerk ordered to draw warrants for
same.
The E.R. Library Assn. expense of operating 46.00
The E.R. Building Assn rent to June 1, 1923 180.00
H.R. Caley Hdw Co. Hdw and labor on water works 56.05
Annual dues to the League of Minn. Minneapolis 2.00
302.05
No further business. Meeting adjourned.
W.F. Chadbourne, Vill Clerk