Section 110-11 UNLAWFUL OPERATION OF COIN-OPERATED DEVICES.


Any person who shall operate, cause to be operated or attempt to operate or cause to be operated any coin-box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine that operates on the coin-in-the-slot principle, whether of like kind or not, designed only to receive lawful coins of the United States of America in connection with the use or enjoyment of telephone or telegraph service, parking privileges or any other service or the sale of merchandise or other property, by means of a slug or any false, counterfeit, mutilated, sweated or foreign coin or by any means, method, trick or device whatsoever, not authorized by the owner, lessee or licensee of such coin-box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine; or who shall, within the municipality, obtain or receive telephone or telegraph service, parking privileges, merchandise or any other service or property from any such coin-box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machines, designed only to receive lawful coins of the United States of America, without depositing in or surrendering to such coin-box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine lawful coins of the United States of America to the amount required therefor by the owner, lessee or licensee of such coin-box telephone, parking meter, vending machine or other machine, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.