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§ 4-2 MARTINSVILLE CODE Sec. 4-2. Reserved. Editor's note--Ord. No. 96-2, adopted Mar. 26, 1996, repealed § 4-2 which pertained to audit of reports in connection with bingo games and raffles and the fees for such audit. Sec. 4-2 was derived from an ordinance adopted July 10, 1979, and Ord. No. 94-10, adopted Nov. 8, 1994. Sec. 4-3. Percentage of gross receipts from bingo game~ and raffles to be used for those lawful, religious, charitable, community or educational purposes for which the organization is specially chartered or organized. Every organization receiving a permit to conduct bingo games or raffles in the City of Martinsville, Virginia, be, and it hereby is, required to use twelve (12) percent of its gross receipts from all bingo games or raffles for those lawful, religious, charitable, community or educational purposes for which the organization is specifically chartered or organized or for the payment of those expenses relating to the acquisition, construction, maintenance or repair of any interest in the real property involving the operation of the organization and used for lawful, religious, charitable, community or educational purposes. (Ord. No. 94-11, 10-10-94) Editor's note--Ord. No. 94-11, adopted Oct. 10, 1994, did not specifically amend this Code; hence; inclusion as § 4-3 was at the discretion of the editor. Secs. 4-4---4-12. Reserved. ARTICLE II. POOLROOMS AND BILLIARD ROOMS Sec. 4-13. Violations of article. Unless otherwise specifically provided, a violation of any provision of this article shall constitute a Class I misdemeanor. Cross referencc Penalty for Class 1 misdemeanor, § 1-11. Sec. 4-14. Ground floor location required; visibility of interior from sidewalk and No person shall operate a public poolroom or billiard room within the city unless the same is located on the ground or street level floor of the building. The building shall have a street level entrance, the front of which shall contain transparent glass windows or glass in the doors, so that a view of the entire poolroom area may be visible to a person five-feet-eight-inches tall standing on the sidewalk immediately in front of the building, and no curtain or partial partition shall be arranged in the room where pool or billiards are played so as to obscure a clear and unobstructed vision of the area of the room to a person standing at the entrance of the premises. (Code 1971, § 11-32) Supp. No. 58 266