It shall be unlawful for any person or persons or corporation 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 license issued by the district court clerk. The person applying for such license must make a showing 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 the state, or convicted of violating any of the gambling laws of the state. A fee of Ten Dollars ($10.00) per year shall be charged for the issuing of such license. Upon application being filed, the district court clerk shall give five (5) days' notice by posting notices, one of said notices to be posted at the county courthouse, one notice to be served on the district attorney or his or her assistant and three (3) notices in the city or town where said pool hall shall be located. Said notice shall contain the name of the applicant and the location of said pool or billiard hall. Any citizen of said city or town may appear before the district court clerk and protest the issuance of said license. Any party aggrieved by any decision of the court clerk can appeal to the district court as specified in Section 163.11 of Title 37 of the Oklahoma Statutes. 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.

Laws 1915, HB 180, c. 21, § 2; Amended by Laws 1968, SB 588, c. 414, § 2, eff. January 13, 1969; Amended by Laws 1978, HB 1518, c. 212, § 7, emerg. eff. July 1, 1978; Amended by Laws 1991, HB 1170, c. 8, § 1, eff. September 1, 1991; Amended by Laws 1995, SB 129, c. 274, § 4, eff. November 1, 1995.