, 1865-01-09
SHE'LL TEE COMMON Cou6CIr, HAVE pay.
ER TO SUPPRESS GAMBLING,
4 Letter from Police Con1nfss1nnnr
Wentworth.

fsmnm,aa5,rs-s ~ e y! Me Pouce aud the Polit
moafGaN, ana inc 1mpuntty that has attended the
1ns bae 19t under hG Present charter. the.
and foasd st hi e. s5 Ess pcss
could not grant additional powers upon The snj
lect Until the present law, the Common Connc
nad inl jurisdiction ovcr the subject and ii fro,
ume TO time passed ordinances that strenrthene
tne aaaas a & q the police authorities, and no cit
Our citizens are invited 10 read tie preaant ian
md jndge for themselves how It could be IN IN
| proved 1or tho benefit OF gamblers The poiic
Board propose to repeal the present law and aui
aatnte the substance OF the old ordinances mn
Inc subject which the Common Council adopt.,
itsnchised our Aldermen npon he sabjeet etfs o's
nhnGee, and not single petition was ever sent t t.
onf Legislature to have the Jurisdiction orcr th
s Sn9ss s;ssoa hanas thad SO eredaby
unat ne proposition o. the Police Board mar b
tolly unaerstood, l make the following ext.uct
1FoT ,ts minute minutes;
20 Gso1mmiss,9ncls or the city Of Chicago, held Dec
49,, a,commissioner wentworth Introduced reso
mcnt to Section Is Of Chapter I'd Of Revised Cit
SECTION y q Chapter 70 entitled The Police
csgo y hereby repealed; and !. ehall Be the duty
o. az fae mcinoeEs q ne Police Department to
uet HI pVfe!u!e c9oekS 10 suppress gambling. and
to arrest and to bring to speedy trial ali cambicrs
a9o ali owners, occupants, ffcqucnters Or inmates
o. rooms occupied Tor purposes Of gambling, and
;sipreser aGas.toy a al amplemeata Of eaminE
by breaking he doors o. Or s1 5y othsl shea
a,I,, eams, a1a II shail be the dnty Of the
sdina' GonnG orGa1cs 1so time 70 hne to pass such
70 gase sae most eammaty effect to these provl-
,,.+o. IN moaon Waa passed and the Secretary
communicate NM NJ NnAH u
srt. S ne Comatee mn % On %ATendnents ATS to the City
Et, aao 70 !11nlsh SUD committee with copy
d1% ha forecninr s%enf IL f1ns INV -, ,h
LUG ooata ol tohee commissioning.
..so-x...- SonrI.
secretary o. me board OF Police"
1tl ol me city 11om its origin In 1851 to
lool, Whcn me gamblers got through the present
nfofhasaoa, IT. whiea PLACED them beyond the reach
There are sons PERSONS in the city whom The
ants aUt@9 x.ow 20 oe ga1.ers, and whom their cli-
ents, raEo9s and employers, md even most init
longing 70 thc 90 rot sust b.
acuse N faleinF the cry Of "arbltraty arrests II
!ass !'s now; and lear they hare frightened come
that the food Of black legs to Chicago Should be-
stayed. And perhaps come Of onr worthy Alder.
thaa en %ay rcallz thing the above too strong al
will ind powers as strong given to the Police b.
Councils composed Of some Of the ahlest and best
men ST. N ,tthc 1nf esfy; afS,
+ho1 not 1a e Aoetmen 40 az not like the aboye let
g saGT 5epea! tae present inadequate law and take
Ihss could modify the aboss hy inserting under
sl. Eusn Il 4tcsutatlons as me common Council may
o.. ltun taie a 20 ume adopt Or they could recon-
.t s ~ stGai q tne present law and the adop-
@'on s.Tho =, W Eas,,n"n 1o,aowlnE: q,
pass eocn ofoinancrs as 1t mag deem necessary to
prevent gambling and 10 fine and impEison per
sons 5sss. convicted 1Id.ts .hescot"
ia ss "uuu !sa'e tae Mnote matter 10 the peo-
E1sntiaea EsS s.e peopte Aldermen. What the
nHs n,,rrI :. "ant M H. II 70 sake the power from the
,nitsoe a. aoop.ed % re common Councils Com,
-. H. a. eansilsute Tor Inc one recommended
;ttrt JH. = y " VuEe commissioners. That SUBJ
..Srcno.; - Ell 20 aEseIdsa: saa.9s:,.
OF Which t,s ~ l. sn o. eaoPs 10 ol the a;t
60 a1d ~ ne P5 t shall be the dr Of al mem
e. e.! reasonable efforts 70 suppress gambling In said
f,;nd Hu ~ " aises. anu oflng t1laf all persons
enn,s1n ~ n ay food OF OF Place Kept q common
ma ~ apnSe a, 1r 10. NE purpose q gaming
1herc1n ~ .ta,a ~ .aIc1aeals OF gaming found
. .netn. A11 power Is hereby s1reu to usc all
neccssa1y tofcc TOT the purpose Of e1cctns an.
SnnSS SS snto au5 sucn room OF place, whether by
" ntSahans open doors q otherwise. The person
81 SO arrcsttd shall be forthwith conveyed
tEl9rS one O me Foec Justices in said city, who
"snaA 30ftA~it1 proceed to hear the proof; and II
there be probable cause for believing that any OF
such person Or persons have been guilty Of any
crime q mtsdcmeanor, the said magistrate ehali
lof1aTam order such person OF peTscus to dnd
hia ~ 9ha,r 's " s,s saIe1es, eondtfoned for
court to nnswcr anr indIc,nnn+ .Dtfe, "a
found; and IN default thereof, s,,rh macisirate
snail coFntt such person or persons to the county