West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1883-05-30
Ordinance Against Gambling.
Passed By the Parkersb,.rg CITY coun-
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be 1t ordained by the Mayor and
Council of the City of Parkersburg.
SEc.1. 1t shall hereafter be unlaw-
full for any person whatsoever to
keep or exhibit within this city,
any table, instrument, device or
thing, used for the purpose of gam
ing, or on by or with which money
or other articles of value may be
lost or won; or to keep within this
city any games of chance or skill,
by, or at which money or other ar
ticles of value may be lost or won;
nor shall it be lawful for any per-
son to keep room, building, arbor,
booth, stand, shed, tenement, water
craft or float, or to rent the same to
be used or occupied for the exhibit
tion or keeping of any such table,
instrument, device or thing, for
the playing therein of any such
games.
Sec. 2. If the owner or owners.
lessee or lessees of any room, build
ing, arbor, booth, stand, shed, tene-
ment, water craft or float, shall
know that any table, instrument,
device or thing used for the pur-
pose of gaming, is kept or used in
or about the same, or that any
game of chance or skill, by, or at
which money or other articles of
value may be lost or won, is being
played therein or thereon, and
shall not forthwith cause COM
plant to be made against the per-
son or persons SO keeping or using
the same, or playing or suffering
the playing of any such games
therein or thereon, such owner or
owners, lessee or lessees shall be ia
ken, held and considered to have
knowingly permitted the same to
be used and occupied tor gaming,
and upon conviction thereof, shall
be fined as hereinafter provided.
SEC. 3. The Mayor or any men,
Der of Council, or the Sergeant, or
Captain Of Police, or Policeman,
may seize, or direct to be seized any
table, instrument, device or thing
used for the purpose of gaming,
and the property So seized may be
demolished or destroyed under the
direction of the Mayor, in case the
person or persons in whose posses
sion the same was found shall be
conyicted of gaming.
Sec. 4. If any person shall play
at or bet upon any game whatsoev-
err, on, by or in which money or
anything Of value may be lost or
won, he shall upon convictions
thereof, be find as hereinafter provi-
ded.
SEC. 5. If any person shall be
found on any street, alley or public
place, or any out lot of ground, or
on the commons, or in any fire en-
CINE or hose house, stable, shed or
wagon or carriage house, or on any
lot or parcel of ground playing at
cards or any games which are un-
lawful according to this ordinance,
he shall, upon conviction thereof,
be fined as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 6. Amy person offending
against the provisions of this ordi-
nance, shall, upon conviction there
of, before the Recorder of this city,
or the person exercising his auth
GRITTY, forfeit and pay to the city
fine of not less than one or more
than twenty dollars, and in default
of payment thereof be imprisoned
not more than thirty days, at the
discretion of said Recorder.
SEC. 7. All ordinances and parts
of ordinances inconsistent herewith
are hereby repealed.
SEC. s. The foregoing ordinance
shall take effect and be in force
from the date of its passage.
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