The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1882-06-17

by resignation or for cause shown. The
Committee shall select its own Chair
man, who shall keep q record of the
proceedings Of the Committee. Two of
the Committeeshallc constitute quorum
for the transaction of business. The
Committee may appropriate, not excee-
ding one hundred dollars per annum,
and ex-officfo secretary. That all ordi-
nances or parts of ordinances in con-
flict with this ordinance are hereby
repealed.
Approved: F. ENDOM,
Mayor.
JOHN g. SANDERS, Secretary.
The report of acting Treasurer and
Secretary Sanders was read, received
and referred to the Finance Committee.
On motion of Mr.. M. L. Dedman: a
committee to be appointed by the
Mayor to examine the law about licens-
ing gambling houses, to a certain ex-
tent, which motion being carried, the
Mayor appointed the following COM
mittee: Messrs. M. l.. Dedman. VIM.
O'Kelly, s. L. Bracey, to report next
Friday, June 9th, half-past five p. M,
to which time the Council adjourned.
Approved, FIR. ENDoM,
Mayor.
JOHN q. SANDERS, Secretary.
MAYORS OFFICE. CITY OF MONROE, !
State of Louisiana, June 9, 1882.
The Council met pursuant to adjourn
ment. Present: F. Endom, Mayor; F..
Garrett, NJ. L. Dedman, s. L. Bracey,
g. G. Enssminger, VIM. O'Kelly, San
dy Bird. Absent, F. r. Cook.
A quorum being present, the Council
was called to order.
The Committee appointed to exam
inc the law relative to license of gam
bling houses reported favorabiy on the
same.
The following ordinances were then
offered by the Committee, and adopted
unanimously:
ORDINANCE No. -.
Amending and re'enacting Ordinance
No. 1873, adopted December, 1878:
SECTION BE it enacted by the
Mayor aud City Council of Monroe:
That whoever shall keep banking
game, or banking house, within the
corporate limits of the city of Monroe,
at which money, or anything repre-
senting money, or any article of value,
oR, RI oSoiSf
in keeping one, shall be, on conviction,
fined in sum not less than 300 nor
more than $3.50; and in default of pay
| ing fine and costs shall be sentenced to
work on the streets of the city of Mon
roe not less than thirty days.
SEC. Amy person over twenty
one years of age may carry on any
game of chance or hazard, with cards
Or otherwise, where money or anything
representing or standing for money is
bet or hazarded, and not prohibited by
the State laws of Louisiana, or this or
| dinance, upon complying with this Or
dinance, as hereinafter specified.
SEC. 3.-Befo1e carrying on any
game allowed in section 2, the person
desiring to do so, shall obtain from the
collector of the City of Monroe a license
for each seperate game he purposes to
carry on, and for each license he shall
nay to the collector the sum of thirty
dollars monthly in advance, provided
that no license shall be issued for term
longer than one month.
SEC. 4-Every game for which IL
cense is obtained, shall be carried on
within doors, and any person obtaining
license aud carrying on game in
any yard, street or unenclosed premises
in the City of Monroe, shall, on con-
viction, be fined less than fifty, nor
more than one hundred dollars for each
violation of this section, and in default
of paying fines and costs, shall be SEN
fenced to work on the public streets,
not exceadinp thirty dayS for each ViO-