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RESOLUTION NO. a-104
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Resolution defining and regulating the use of Punch Boards, pro-
viding for the licensing thereof: and prescribing penalties for the
violation thereof.
County
BE IT RESOLVED BY the Board of/Commissioners of Jef;f'erson County, Washington
1. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to
operate within the County of Jefferson any Punch Board or Merchandising
machine (other than skill games) without first having obtained a license
therefore from the County Auditor, in accordance with the provisions of
this ordinance.
2. Each and every person, firm or corporation owning or operating
or exposing for the use of the public within the County of Jefferson,
any device cormnonly known as Punch Board or "trade stimulator" shall pay
an annual license fee in the sum of Ten and no/l 00 ($10.00) for an oper-
ator~ license, payable annually in advance. The license year shall be
the calendar year. In addition thereto the licensee shall pay license
fees for each and every such Punch Board ahd "trade stimulator" operated,
used, displayed and exposed to the public within the County of Jefferson,
such license fee to be paid in the form of stamps purchased from the
County Auditor and used as hereinafter designated. To every Punch Board
or "trade stimulator", or similar device used, displayed or exposed to
the public within the County of Jefferson, there shall at the time such
device is displayed, be attached thereto stamps so purchased from the
county Auditor in such amounts as are hereinafter provided.
3. The stamps to be affixed to said devices shall be determined
and measured by the gross value or amount of the face thereof multiplied
by the rate of three percent (3),and every such device displayed for the
use of the public within the County of Jefferson shall have affixed
to it, stamps in an amount equal to three per cent (3%) of the face value
of such device. The "face value" of such device shall be determined b~
multiplying the number of tickets used in or on such "trade stimulator"
by the money purchase price of each ticket irrespective of the method
of attachment of each ticket to the punch board or "trade stimulator".
4. It shall be the duty of any distributor or owner of any such
device to affix such stamp or stamps to any such device before the same
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is distributed or displayed for public use. Such distributor or owner shall
also place on said stamp the date of such distribution or display and shall
mark the same "cancelled", and shall initial same and write thereon the
number of the license held by him, as such distributor or owner of Punch
Board or "trade stimulator" devices. It shall be the duty of any person
using suc h astamp to destroy the same after the Punch Board or "trade
stimulating" device has been removed from public display. No stamp shall
be used more than once on any such device, and no stamp shall be transferred
from one device to another.
5. Stamps for USe under the terms of this ordinance shall be prov-
ided by the County Auditor of the County of Jefferson in such denominations
and in such form as shall seem to him right and proper, and shall be sold
only to those persons holding licens es hereunder, in such quantities as
said Auditor shall determine.
6. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff of Jefferson County to ex-
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amine from time to time all punch boards displayed in Jefferson gounty and
see that this Resolution and the licensing provisions thereof are enforced.
7. Any violation of this ordinance shall be a misdemeanor.
8. This Resolution shall become effective immediately.
Passed this 6th day of January, 1950.
Board ~ferson GountyGommissioners
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