Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-01-12
Sheriff Of Mower County, Minnesota,
By D. II. STIMsON, Deputy
NO. IS.

An ordinance Regulating and Licensing Bill
The common Council of the City of Austin,
SECTION l. No person or persons shall,
keep within the limits of the city OF Austin.
Mower county, Minnesota, a1n Billiard Ia
PIE, Bowling Alley, Shuttle Board. Nine or
plements for the exercise Of any game of
skill or chance, unless the person or persons
keeping the same first obtain license there
for, as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 2. Any person or persons NAV obtain
incense 70 Keep any such table, board, alley,
gallery: or implement, as ment:oaed in the
preceding section, upon making written ap-
at any regular or special meeting thereof, and
paying to the City Treasurer the sum Of Ave
81 dollars, as specific tax for such license
TOR any one table, board, gallery. or impie-
year, and fee Of fifty cents to the City Re-
cOrder FOR issuing said license; and if re-
CURED by the Common Council of SAID city,
the person rs.sn making application for such
Incense shall execute bond to the city Of
Austin In the penal sum of two hundred dol
isrs, Win sureties, TO DO approved by the
observance 1T all laws and ordinances now in
force, or that may hereafter be in force in
| said city; that he will permit no person to
Play Tor money or other thing of value, or
keep open his room or place of business for
the exercise of any game of skill or chance
! on Sunday, or between the hours Of eleven
o'clock at night and tive o'clock in the morn
ing of the following day, nor permit any MI
nor, or pupil. or student to play any game of
billiards, skill or chance in his room or place
OF business during the period of such license
PROVIDED: That any person desiring a license
under this ordinance for period not exceed
ing ten days may obtain the same by making
application to the Mayor, or in the absence
OF the Mayor to the City Recorder of said city,
than one dollar, nor more than five dollars
Tor each day 90 licensed, together with the
Recorders fee for issuing such license, and
NO bond shall be required Of snoh applicant.
SEC. 3. Before any license shall be granted
under the provisions of this ordinance for a
period exceeding ten days, the person or per
sons desiring such license shall make written
application to the Common Council of said
city, which application shall distinctly specify
and describe the location of the room, build.
Ing or place where such person or persons
gallery, or implements mentioned In section
one ~ OF this ordinance, the number and
kind of such table, board, alley, gallery. OF
implements; that such applicant viii moi
permit any person to play for money or other
thing OF value, or keep open his room or place
of business for the exercise OF any game oi
SIKH or chance ON Sunday, or between the
hours of eleven o'clock at night and Ave
nor permit any minor, or pupil, or student tC
play any game of billiard skill or chance in
the room Or place of business of such ap
plicant, and such other matters relating tC
the manner In which such person proposes tc
conduct his said business as the Common
Council may require before acting upon such
n thor %ach SAD shall
the statements therein contained shall be
taken to be and considered as parts and con
d.tlOns of said license.
SEC. 4. All licenses granted under this or
dlnance shall be signed by the Mayor, anG
attested by the Recorder Of said city, and
shali designate the particular room. building
or place to be occupied by the person holding
license. license RhQ11 no. tod fc
longer time than twelve months, and nj
licenses shall expire at noon on the frs
Monday Of April in each year, and shall pro
vide that the statements contained in thu
application of the person applying for tn,
same shall be considered parts and condition
OF said license, and any false statements mad
che provisions Of section five {5) Of this ord
nance, them a, and an In every such case, sal
Council of said city.
; the provisions of this ordinance, nor any pei
son keeping any billiard table, bowling alley
sn1me board, nine or ten pin alley, shooting
game Of skill or chance, shall permit any pei
son to play TOR money or other thing of value
. or keep open his building, room or place q
business for the exercise Of any game of ski
or pupil or student, to play any game of hi
lizards. skill or chance, In such building, room
or place of business. And whenever any pei
euI OF persons Snail VlOIete any OF the prov
siOns OF this section, or violate any Of the Term
f., or conditions of his or their license, or bond @
mako any false statements in his or thei
application for said license, the Commo
Council OF said city may. and shall, revok
said license.
SEC 6: Any person violating any of tn
provisions OF this ordinance, shall. upon col
vlction thereof, be punished bv fine of nc
more than nifty dollars, nor less than ten do
lars and costs Of prosecution. and In defau
| OF the payment Of such fine and costs sha
be imprisoned not exceeding thirty days.
SEC. Z. That ordinance number fltty-nin
49,, entitled AN ordinance regulating an
is hereby repealed.
SEC. 8. This ordinance shall take effect an
be In force from and after Its passae
. and publication.
r Passed January 7th, 1881.
Approved January Sth, 1881.
H. B. BALL, Mayor.
Attest: ROBERT GRIFFITH, City Recorile