Okla. Stat. tit. 21, § 21-1102
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Oklahoma Statutes - Title 21. Crimes and Punishments Page 479
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a
public pool or billiard hall, or any public pool or billiard table,
in any incorporated city or town, without first securing a license
from the district court clerk. The person applying for the license
shall appear once each year and satisfy the district court clerk
that he or she is a person of good moral character; that he or she
has never been convicted of violating any of the laws regulating the
traffic in any spirituous, vinous, fermented, or malt liquors, or
any of the intoxicating beverage or low-point beer laws of this
state, or convicted of violating any of the gambling laws of this
state. A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) every three (3) years
shall be charged for the license. Upon application, the district
court clerk shall give five (5) days' notice by posting notices, one
notice to be posted at the county courthouse, one notice to be
served on the district attorney or the district attorney’s
assistant, and three (3) notices in the city or town where the pool
hall shall be located. The notice shall contain the name of the
applicant and the location of the pool or billiard hall. Any
citizen of the city or town may file a written protest to the
issuance of the license with the district court clerk and the court
shall set the matter of protest for hearing. Any person violating
any provision of this section shall be punished by fine, not less
than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00), for each offense.
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a
public pool or billiard hall, or any public pool or billiard table,
in any incorporated city or town, without first securing a license
from the district court clerk. The person applying for the license
shall appear once each year and satisfy the district court clerk
that he or she is a person of good moral character; that he or she
has never been convicted of violating any of the laws regulating the
traffic in any spirituous, vinous, fermented, or malt liquors, or
any of the intoxicating beverage or low-point beer laws of this
state, or convicted of violating any of the gambling laws of this
state. A fee of Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) every three (3) years
shall be charged for the license. Upon application, the district
court clerk shall give five (5) days' notice by posting notices, one
notice to be posted at the county courthouse, one notice to be
served on the district attorney or the district attorney’s
assistant, and three (3) notices in the city or town where the pool
hall shall be located. The notice shall contain the name of the
applicant and the location of the pool or billiard hall. Any
citizen of the city or town may file a written protest to the
issuance of the license with the district court clerk and the court
shall set the matter of protest for hearing. Any person violating
any provision of this section shall be punished by fine, not less
than Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00) nor more than One Hundred Dollars
($100.00), for each offense.
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