Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-30
THE POLICY KINGS.
HOW THEY ARE TREATED IN
 OTHER CITIES.

Driven From One Place to Another by Wise City Leglslation-Wate
 bury On Record as the Only City in the State Where Gamblers arc Well
 come.
 For the use of the law committee of the common council as we'll as for the benefit of the few there are in this city who can see no difference between a gambling hell and fair for charitable organization or church, the DEMOCRAT has put itself to the trouble of securing a copy of the ordinance covering the point in several cities of the state. Policy comes under the ban of the law in every city from which we have obtained an answer to our inquiries and in no case are fairs or bazaars for charitable or church purposes included in the gam5- ling ordinance.
 In Bridgeport the ordinance relative to gambling is as follows:
 Section 1. All gambling, gaming. pool selling, policy playing, lottery deal ing, bucket shop business, on the stalk ing or deposit of money or collaterals, on margins or otherwise, against q rise or fall in the market of the price of stocks, bonds or merchandise, are hereby pro- hibited within the limits of the city of !. 'idgeport.
 The penalty for violation of this ordi- nance Is fine of not more than S1O0 for each offence. The law was framed to drive policy dealers, faro banks and bucket shops out of the Park city. Church fairs are encouraged by the press and people.
 In Meriden the bylaw Is aimed more directly at policy playing, which had be- come curse to the Silver city until 1882 when the following ordinance was adopted
 Section 1-Every person who shall own or be iu possession of, in whole or in pat, or keep or manage, or have an interest whatever in, any policy office or any place where the game commonly known as policy is carried on, or any place resorted to for any purpose con. nected with said game ; or who shall write, transfer, or deliver any of the 1 slips, tickets or numbers used in said game, or shall collect or receive any money from any person for such slips tickets or numbers, or shall hay e or take any part in carrying on said game co h. monly known as policy, shall be fined not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than one hundred dollars, or be imprisoned not more than six months ol both.
 The owner of any building in which the business is carried on with his knowledge is made liable by the above | act.
 In New London the ordinance relative to policy playing was passed last Jan uary, the press and pulpit taking firm stand against the game. The ordinance is as follows:
 Section No person shall sell any ticket or chance in the game known as policy, or any part or interest therein or any paper purporting to be such, ol maintain or keep any place for the pur. pose of selling or procuring the same, ol act as an agent in buying or selling any such ticket. chance or paper, or procur ing the same to be bought. sold or dis posed of, of in eff ecting or endeavorine to effect any contract in regard thereto
 St ction 2.-Every person who shal violate the provisions of this ordinan Ct shall be guilty of a misdemeanor ans pay a fine to the treasury of the city ot New London of not less than twenty five nor more than one hundred dollars
 In New Haven it was found necessary to pass an ordinance prohibiting policy playing and as a result wholesale prose cutions of dealers have succeeded in kill ing the game. Prosecutions for all other forms of gambling are brought under the statute.