Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-08 | Page 13 | Attorney Proposes City Licenses for Vending Machines

i Proposes City Licenses for ending Machines Ordinance Designed to Regulate Regulate Regulate Regu Regu- late Slot Devices to Be Drafted A proposal to license slot machines under an ordinance which would provide provide provide pro pro- vide the city with an estimated annual annual an an- nual revenue of was presented t to o the city commission Th Thursday by City ity AU Attorney Harris Explaining that such an ordinance would enable the city to reg regulate late and control operation of OI all vending machines ma ma- chines and devices and would provide legal egal tools with which all illegal devices deices de- de vices ices could be suppressed the city attorney obtained permission of the commission to draft a tentative nance ance Mr Harris said he would imme imme- lately start an investigation to determine deter deter- de determine er mine a fair license fee for each machine maline ma ma- chine line in operation and explained that thata a first draft of the proposed ordinance will vill be in the hands of the city commission com corn mission in the near ncr future Explaining the proposed setup the attorney said licenses will not be pro pro- vided for gambling machines but that 11 vending machines slot machines horse ra racing ing machines and oth other r deices de tie vices ices including games of skill willbe wille will be c e licensed on a regulated scale calc The purpose of f the proposal Mr Harris explained J is Ls to remove the operation of slot and vending machines malines ma- ma lines chines from a monopolistic monopolistic- few and ando to o give the city the power power to regulate them We will know whether every maline ma ma- line chine is within or without the law Police will then be beable able to take action gambling machines which are not ot provided for in Sn the license ance nance