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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