The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1879-05-17
Ordinance No. l23.

Denouncing certain gambling III the Parish
of Lafourche and establishing penalties
for the violation OF this ordnance, and
defining the duties of public officers.
Whereas the State law in regard to gam
ing aud banking games as follows:
Section GIL of Revised Statutes of 1870.
Whoever shall keep u banking game or
banking house, at which money or any
thing representing money. or any article Of
value shall be bet or bazarded, or shall aid
OF assist i'll keeping one. shall on conviction
for the first Offense shall be lined not less
than one thousand nor more than five thous
and dollars, and ill conviction of a second
otfense not less than five thousand nor more
than ten thousand dollars, und be impris
oned at hard labor tor not less han one nor
more than five Years.
Section 942. The fines imposed by the pre-
ceding section shall when collected be paid
II half tOr the use OF the Parish III which
the offense is committed and that the other
half TO the Charity Hospital OF New Or
leans.
Section 9l3. All persons engaged In gam
bling, where no current money is actually
exhibited or employed, but where i'll lieu
thereof, pieces, of bone, or any other mate
lial OF substance being the representation
Of money by virtue OF any express or tacit
mnders; auding among the parties engaged
in gambling and all persons engaged in
playing or betting tor or against such game
shall he deened and taken to be within the
prohibitions Of the proceeding sections
and all persons engaged therein shall be
liable to all the penalties therein provided
against gambling houses and banking
gaines.
Section GA. 1t shall be lawful for any
public officer or other person to arrest and
Like INTO custodp any person keeping or
playing any banking game or aiding or as
sisting therin together with all the tables
money, representations OF money nipple
ments and other palaphernalia, which may
be nsed in keeping such banking houses or
in playing such banking game, and take OF
cause therein to be taken before any com
hitting magistrate, who shall oml"it such
persons for trial ifupon u herein there Be
sufficient cause therefore.
1t shall be the duty of the officers COM
hitting snch Offenders to take out invento-
ry OF all running ur lis representation, la
bles or other implements. or parapherni.lia
that may he seized and brought before him
all OF which shall on conviction be forfeited
one half tor the use OF the Charity Hospi-
tai Of New Orleans the other hall for the
use of the Parish i'll Which the ottense is
committed.
Is i'll its provisions insufficient to cry
down a great public evil AID whereas it
is necessary that some action be taken by
the Police Jury Of Lafourche regarding gaul
bling in the streets andson the public roads
and other public highways ami BRIGGS in
the Parish of Lafonrciic-
Section 2. BE it ordained that it shall be
FIJI for any person or persons tn play
any gambling game, or play any game,
whether 1t be OF cards or dice, where rnonry
or anything representing money is bet or
1uy,rt,.,l IN tn l,ul,F,. rual III ne h. lnI-,n
or on the gallery of any store, or cp.fce
house, or on any public bridge where wien
playing they are exposed to pu5llc view
from any ROAD or leveo or i'll any manner
exposed to the view of the l.asscrs by such
par-0n or persons snafl be t!etnaet guilty
of d inisdemranor and upon due conviction
shall be fined not less than Twenty and
nor more than five hundred dollars aud
imprisoned NOT less than one day nor moe
than six months o. both at the discretion
OF the Court.
Section 3. That any merchant or keeper
OF any public house IL. the Parish OF La
tourchev no shall permit any Infringement
OF this ordinance By any person or persons
whoLnsoever and who shall in his store ur
lious, or within | is Enclosures permit any
gambling when the persons playing are ex
posed to public view. shall he deemed gull
ty Of a misdrineanor and shall be deemed
to be and taken to be within the prohlbi-
ions OF the preceding sections and shall
IN addition forfeit his License.
Section 4. That it is the intention of this
ordinance to punish gambling in public
places and in view of passes by on the pub
lie highways ;n,G it is made the duty of all
co~nstaI,les and Justices OF the Peace to as
sist in the rigid enforcement of this ordi-
lIaIco and arrest Or cause to he arrested
all such evil doors and take them or cause
them to he taken before some committing
magistrate, who shall commit such person
Or persons for trial if upon IA hearing there
be sufficient cause therefor.
Section 5. Be it farther ordained that
this ordinance do take effect from and af-
ter its passage.
p. G.. ALEMAN,
President of Polk &c Jury.
GEO. II. SOirIREs Secretary.