1956-10-2216S4
VILLAGE OF MOUND
Minnetor[ka Motor Express ............. 3.19
Interstate Power ..................... 2.00
Interstate Power ..................... 140.00
Standard Oil ......................... 86.06
Mound Hardware ........................ 40
Badger Meter ......................... 125.80
Addressograph ........................ 4.37
SAFETY SIGNS
Livingston moved, Lock. bart seconded and it was unanimously carried that the
Greater ~[nnetonka Council through the Conservatinn Department of the State of
~nnesota can place safety signs in the Mound Village limits on Lake areas this
winter.
On motion duly madg~ seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned to recon-
vene October 22nd at 8:00 P.M. at the Fire Station .... ~
?illage ~anage~
~INUTE~ OF ADJ0~R~ED MEE2I~G, October 22, 1956
~eeting was called to order by the Mayor at 8:00 P.M. at the Fire Station.
Present were Me,or Behmler, Trustees Adams, Pierce, Lockbart and Livingston,
and ~anager Boxell.
Pierce moved, L~ckhar~ secor~ed, and it vas unanimously carried to grant
a street light at the end of ~organ Avenue as requested.
Liui~gston moved, Lockhart seconded, and it was unanimously carried to
transfer $1,000 to Project #15 (Shirley Rills Drainage and Curb & Gutter on
Grant & Yale) from the Liquor 'Fund at the time.of the maturity of the C.D.s,
December 31, 1956.
TEE~-AGE CLUB
The folloving letter from Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Nelson was submitted as
requested by the Council. The letter fulfilled the requests of the Council.
VILLAGE OF MOUND .
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#61
Games of Skill
Adams moved, Pierce seco~Aed, and it was un~.n~mously carried to amend
Section ~2 of Ordinance #36 to read.- "License fee for year per machine be
$1.O0." instead of $15.OO annual fee.
Lockhart moved, Pierce seconded, and there were four yeas and one nay
on omitting the last sentence of Section 4, namely: "No minor under the
age of eighteen years, or any minor enrolled in a pdblic school, shall be
permitted to play any such device."
The following resolution was read:
To amend Ordinance #36 as presented in draft drawn up by Village Attorney
Bonham as follows:
OE~ENANCE No. 61
AN ORDINANCE TO LICENSE AND REGULATE
GAMES OF SKILL AND PROVIDING A PENALTY
FOR THE VIOLATION ~NEREOF
The C~;-~cil of the Village of Mound does ordain:
Section 1. Definitions: The term "a game of skill" as used here shall
include any device played by manipulating special equipment and propelling
balls across a board or field into respective positions whereby a score is
established, the object of which is to secure a special number of numbers or
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VILLAGE OF MOUND
or a high total score, which may be played by the pub-
lic generally at a price paid directly or indirectly
for such privilege, whether a prize is offered for
the game or not. Nothing in this ordinance shn~l be
interpreted as permitting the operation of any game
or device constituting a lottery or gambling device
under the state law.
Section 2. License required. No person, firm
or corporation shall operate or keep from operation
any game of skill ~ithout having applied for and re-
ceived a license therefor from the village council
as herein provided. Application for such license
shall be made to the village clerk upon a form to
be supplied by the municipality, and shall give the
name and address of the owner and applicant, the
place where such game is to be operated, what busi-
ness is conducted at that place, the name, number
and description of the same and particular piece of
equipment to be licensed, the fee for playing the
game and prize, if any, and such other information
as the council may require. Every such application
shall be accompanied by an an. nual license fee of
~1.O0 which shall be paid into the general fund of
the municipality. Such application shall be con-
sidered by the council at its next regular meeting
and granted or rejected. Licenses shall be for a
term of one year for each such game. It may be
transferred to another location in this municipal-
ity upon filing notice with the clerk of such
transfer, upon payment of $1.00.
Section 3. License to be Displayed. Every
license granted hereunder shall be posted in a
conspicuous place on or near the game so licensed
and shall identify the same, by number or des-
cription.
Section 4. No license hereunder shall be issued
be issued for any game of skill within 200 feet of
any school building. No person shall use any de-
vice licensed under this ordinance as a gambling
device, and no licensee shall permit any person or
persons to use any machine licensed hereunder for
gambling purposes, and the operation of any lottery
or gambling device is declared to be contrary to
this ordinance.
Section 5. Penalty. Any person violating the
violating the provisions of this ordinance shall
be guXlty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not to exceed
$100.O0 or by imprisonment of not more than 90 days.
Upon violation of any law of the state relating to
I ~$~[DRDINANCE NCo 61
An Ordinance to Licerlse and
~tegulale Games of Skill and
Providing a PenaliT for the
¥iolafion Thereof.
The Council of th Village of
Mound does ordain:
Section 1. Definitions: The
term "a game of skill" as used
herein shall include any device
played by manipulating special
equipment and propelling balls
across a board or field into re-
spective positions whereby a
score is established, the object
of which 'is to secure a special
number of numbers or a high
total score, which may be played
by the public g~nerally at a prize
paid directly or indirectly for
such privilege, whether a prize
is offered for the game or not.
Nothing in this ordinance shall be
interpreted as permitting the op-
eration of any galne or device
constituting a lottery or gambling
, Pro~kllng ~ Pen~LT for. the
The ~1 of th V~a~e
Mo~d ~ °~n:
term "a g~e of sk~" ~
herein ~ include ~y device
play~ by m~p~afing s~ci~
~uipment ~d propeH~g
~ a ~ard or field into
s~ve ~itio~ whereby a
~ w~h'~ ~ s~ure a s~
n~r of n~bers or a
~ s~re, w~ ~y be
~ ~e pubic generally at a p~e
~ dir~tly or ~directly
~ pfi~lege, wh~er a p~e
h offe~ for the game or no~
~o~ng ~ ~s ordin~ce sh~
~te~r~ ~ ~rmitt~g ~e op-
~tion of any game or device
~fitu~g a lo~e~ or gamb~g
de.ce u~er the state law.
Sec~on 2. Lice~e required.
~rson, ~ or corporation shah
operate or keep from operation
~y g~e of sk~ ~thout havMg
appBed for and r~eived a li-
cede therefor from the village
:council ~ herein provided. Ap-
plication for ~ch ~cense shall
be made to ~e ~lage clerk upon
a fora '~ be supplied by
m~cip~, ~d shah give
n~e ~d a~s of ~e o~er
~d applie~t, the place where
~ g~e is to be operate, what
b~n~s is ~nducted at that
phce, ~e n~e, number and de-
~pfion[ of ~e same ~d par-[
~ Pi~e 'of eq~pment to be
~, ~e fee for pla~g
~ may req~re, ~e~ ~ ap-
~afion sh~l ~' aCcom~ by
~ ~u~ Hce~e fee of
~ sh~ ~ p~d ~to the ~-
er~ ~d of ~he municipal,
'Su~ appH~tion sh~l be ~i-
de~ by the ~un~ at its
rejected. Licenses shall be for a
term. of one year for each suchI
"game~ It may be transferred to~
another location in this mtmi-
cipaUty upon filing notice with,
~*the clerk ofr such*transfer, upon
)p~me~t of $I.00.~ .. ,:
': Secti°n J 3..'LicenSe to be Dis-
7'pla~ed.' ,, Every license ~ranted
hereunder shall be posted in'a
conspicuous place on or near the
;. ~une so licensed,and shall iden~
~ -the,same, by number or
. Section'4. No license hereunde~
~ ,be' issued for any game
.1~11 w~tllin 200 ~feet of any ~hool
Building. No person shall u~e any i
device .licensed under th~s ordi-
nance ~ a garnbling device~ and
no licensee shall permit any per-
son or persons to use ~my ma-
ch/ne licen-~ed hereunder tor
gambling l~uropses, 'and the
eration of any lottery or gamb-
ling* device is declared to be con-
trary to tB_is ordinance.
Section 5. penalty..Any per*
son violating the prov~si0n, of
this ordinance shall be guilty .of
a m~demeanor, and upon con-
viction thereof shall Be punched
by · fi~e of .not to exceed ~lO0.00
or by imprisonment of not' more
than 90 days. Upon violation of
any law of the state relating to
gambUng involving any such
game or device the license to op-
erate- the same shaU Be forth-
with revoked. "
Section 6. ]~ective Date. Th~s
ordinance shall be in e~ect Trom
and after its passage and publi-
cation according to law.
.Section ?. Repeal. Ttds
nence repeals Ordirumce No. 36.
Passed by the CodncI1 this ~nd
day ~ OctOber, '1956.
~;' ~.:~.~*~ ~ .? J. Behmler, M~or
Attest:";',, ',,,., :-'. ~' . .
See Page 1702, minutes of adjourned regular
meeting, Dec. 20, 1956. For changes in these
minutes of Oct. 29, 1956
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gambling involving any such game or device the license to operate the same shall
be forthwith revoked.
Section 6., . Effective Date. This ordinance shall be in effect from and
after its passage and publication according to law.
Section 7. Repeal. This ordinance repeals Ordin~_nce No. 36.
P~e~ce me~ved::4he adoption of this ordinance. Adams seconded the motion
and the roll call was as follows:
Pierce Yea
Adams Yea
Behmler ' Yea
Zockhart Yea
Livingston Nay
and so the ordinance was adopted.
The Council instructed the Village Manager to enforce the ordinance as
adopted as soon as it is legal.
On motion duly made, seconded and carried, the meeting adjourned to
. reconvene Monday, October 29, 1956 at 8:00 P.M. at~t~he. Fi~we ~tation.
.... ?ilY~ge 2~anage~
MINUTES OF ADJOURNED ~EETI~G, October 29, 19%6
Meeting called to order at §:00 P.M. at the Fire Station. Present were
Mayor Behmler, Trustees Adams, Lockhart, Pierce and Livingston, A/Wrney Bonbam
and Manager ' Boxell.
JUSTICE OF PEACE
The appointment to fill the unexpired 'term of Justice of the Peace was
tabled until the regular meeting of November 5, 1956.
sNow REMOVAL
Pierce moved, Lockhart seconded, and it ~s unanimously carried that the
Village of Mound cooperate with the State Department of Highways on snow removal
as outlined in their memorandum entitled, "Outline of Plan and Policy for Snow
Removal from Streets in Cities and Villages." The roll being called, the vote
was as follows:
Adams Yea
Pierce Yea
Lochart Yea
Livingston Yea
Behmler Yea