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4-21-94
04-27-94
39-0-94
AN ORDINANCE
Amending Title 3, Chapter 8 of the
City Code Relating to Coin -Operated
and Amusement Devices
NOW THEREFORE, be it ordained by the City Council of
the City of Evanston, Cook County, Illinois:
SECTION 1: That Section 3-8-10-1(A) of Title 3,
Chapter 8 of the Evanston City Code of 1979, as amended, be and
it hereby is, further amended to read as follows:
3-8-10-1: AMUSEMENT DEVICES:
(A) Limit on Number: It shall be unlawful for any
proprietor of an amusement device to have or maintain
upon or within a single premises in excess of eight (8)
amusement devices. There shall be exempted from this
device number limit those machines located within a
student and/or faculty center owned and operated by a
State -accredited college or university which is access -
limited to faculty, staff, enrolled students and their
guests and which offers a regularly -scheduled program
of other recreational or cultural activities. This
exemption from the device number limit shall be
available to one such college/university student and/or
faculty center per accredited institution.
SECTION 2: That section 3-8-10-1(B) is amended to read
as follows:
3-8-10-1(B):
Played by Persons Under Twelve Prohibited: No person under
the age of twelve (12) years shall play or operate an
amusement device, except when accompanied by a parent, legal
guardian, or responsible adult of at least eighteen (18)
__years _ of _ -.age. No _ proprietor shall --permit.- or allow . any
person under the age of twelve (12) years to operate or play
any amusement device except when accompanied by a parent,
legal guardian, or responsible adult of at least eighteen
• (18) years of age. A sign shall be conspicuously posted
setting forth this requirement.
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SECTION 3: That section 3-8-10-1(D) is amended to read
as follows:
3-8-10-1(D):
Inducements to Play: It shall be unlawful for any
proprietor of an amusement device to pay or give or promise
to pay or give to any consumer using such device any U.S.
currency, token or anything of value for use in conjunction
with such device for free play, or as an inducement or
reward for playing said device; provided, however, that this
subsection shall not be deemed to prohibit the award of free
use or a prize to a child under the age of twelve (12)
years, upon the achievement of a predetermined score or
result. The satisfaction of such an award of a prize or of
free use of the device shall not be converted by the
proprietor to cash or any other thing of value.
SECTION 4: All ordinances or parts of ordinances in
conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 5: That unless the City Council shall have
voted affirmatively, one (1) year from adoption of Ordinance 39-
0-94, to continue in full force and effect the provision of •
Section 3-8-10-1 establishing a maximum of eight (8) amusement
devices within a premises, the maximum shall become six (6)
devices.
Introduced: Z' �'L�vZs , 1994
Adopted: ��� , 1994
XAved:--: �� , 1994
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City Clerk —
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Corporation Counsel •
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