17-132 Places of amusement; safety regulations; revocation of license.
17-132. Places of amusement; safety regulations; revocation of license.A second-class city shall have power to regulate, license, tax, and suppress places of amusement, and to revoke the licenses therefor when such places are not provided with sufficient and ample means of exit and entrance, and when the same are not safe for such uses, or when the licensee has been convicted of any violation of the ordinances in relation to such places, and to declare from time to time when such place or places are unsafe for such uses. SourceLaws 1881, c. 24, § 1, p. 195; R.S.1913, § 5026; C.S.1922, § 4195; C.S.1929, § 17-134; R.S.1943, § 17-132.AnnotationsCity is not authorized under this section to prohibit playing a game of cards for amusement. In re Sapp, 79 Neb. 781, 113 N.W. 261 (1907).