The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-03-29
The Gambling
Ordinance.

ing, taxing, regulating and restraining
gaming and gambling houses
The City Of Astoria does ordain a
follows:
SECTION 1. That no person or person
shall. either directly or indirectly, II
person, or by another set up, maintain
keep. or carry on, any gaming or gam
bling house. within the City Of AS
toria, Clatsop County, Oregon, except
as in this ordinance provided, and any
person who shall set UP. maintain, keeT
or carry on any gaming, or gambling
house in violation OF the provisions OF
this ordinance, shall upon conviction
thereof, where no other punishment Is
provided, be fined, in any sum not less
than one hundred dollars, nor more
than three hundred dollars, or by i'm
prisonment in. the city jail not exceed
ing one hundred days, or both such fine
and imprisonment. in the discretion of
the auditor and police Judge.
It is hereby made the duty of the
chief of police. and Of each police Of
ficer of the city. to see that this ordi-'
nance is strictly enforced, and to make
complaint to the city attorney Of each
and every violation of any of the pro-
visions of this ordinance, and of the
city attorney to prosecute all persons
violating the same.
SECTION2 g. Before any gaming, or
gambling house shall be set up, main
tained, or kept, or carried on within
this city, the person, or persons desir-
GUS OF setting up, maintaining, keeping,
or carrying on the same shall apply for,
and take out license therefor, which
license shall be in the name of the per-
son applying therefor, shall designate
the place, or house where gambling
may be carried on, and shall not be
transferable. Before a license shall
issue under this ordinance, the appli-
cant shall petition the common coun-
ell in the manner provided in section
hereof, and shall also present to the
common council with said petition, a
bond in the penal sum Of five hundred
dollars, with two or more sufficient sur
eties payable to the city of Astoria,
conditional that he or they will well
in all things comply with the pro-
visions of this ordinance, during the
period of one year from the date Of the
beginning of said license. Attached to
said bond shall be an affidavit of the
sureties to the effect that they are
freeholders in the City Of Astoria, and
are In the aggregate worth one thous-
sand dollars, over above all their just
debts AMI liabilities, and property ex-
empt from execution.
SECTION 3. The petition Of the appli-
cant for a license shall state:
First the name Of the applicant.
Second. Whether such applicant has
before held, or whether he then holds
a license, and If So at what time such
license expired or expires, and the kind
of license.
Third At what date such applicant
desire such license to begin. and ex-
pire, and the place where such gaming,
or gambling house is to be carried on.
Said petition shall be verified by the
applicant, or IL more than one, by at
least one of such applicants, stating
that such petition is true.
SECTION 4. The receipt Of the treas
urer shall be given to the applicant for
the amount paid into the city treasury
by him. and shall state that the amount
paid by him is paid for license fol
a gambling or gaming house. to be re
funded in case the common council
shall refuse to grant the petition of the
applicant, otherwise upon issuing tn,
license, to go into the po.
lice fund of the city. Upon the
granting of the said petition by the
common council, the mayor shall ex-
anime the bond OF the applicant, anc
approve II II 1t, Is In compliance with
the provisions OF this ordinance there
for, otherwise to dlsapprove 1t.
SECTION s. Upon a full compliance
with the requirements Of this ordinance
by the petitioner, the granting of the
said license by the common council and
the approval OF the applicants bond by
the mayor, the auditor and police
Judge shall issue to the applicant q H.
cense to carry on a gaming or gam
bling house for one or more years from
n date to be specified in said license,
Said license shall be numbered, and
shall be for not less than one year,
shall specify and designate by number,
the place or house licensed and where
gaming or gambling may be carried on.
the name of the proprietor. or pro-
prietors, Of such house, and the kind
OF license, whether first-class or sec
ond-class
No part of any license money shall be
refunded under any circumstances af-
ter a party, or parties shall have once
obtained a license, and no license shall |
be deemed, or construed to license or
allow gaming or gambling TO be car
rled on at any place other than that
designated In said license, unless the
common council by ordinance duly
passed. permit the proprietor OF such
gaming or gambling house to change
the location thereof
SECTION 9. Any keeper of any
gaming or gambling house who shall
permit any breach OF the peace. or dis
turbanee of public order. or decorum
by noisy or dIsorderly conduct. on the
premises when It is within his. or her
power to prevent the same, or who
shall knowingly permit any minor to