Boonville Use of other than lawful coin in vending machine ordinance (§ 14-53)

Any person who shall operate or cause to be operated or who shall attempt to operate or attempt to cause to be operated any lawful automatic vending machine, coin box telephone or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States of America in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service, by means of a slug or any false, counterfeited, mutilated, sweated or foreign coin or by any means, method, trick or device whatsoever, not lawfully authorized by the owner, lessee or licensee of such machine, coin box telephone or receptacle or who shall take, obtain or receive from or in connection with any lawful automatic vending machine, coin box telephone or other receptacle designed to receive lawful coin of the United States of America in connection with the sale, use or enjoyment of property or service, any goods, wares, merchandise, gas, electric current, article of value or the use or enjoyment of any telephone or telegraph facilities or service or of any musical instrument, phonograph or other property, without depositing in and surrendering to such machine, coin box telephone or receptacle, lawful coin of the United States of America to the amount required therefor by the owner, lessee or licensee of such machine, coin box telephone or receptacle, shall be guilty of an offense.