The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-01
The Gambling
Ordinance

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gaming and gambling houses.
The City of Astoria does ordain
follows:
SECTION /. That no person or perso!
shall. either directly or indirectly,
person, or by another. set up, maintai
keep, or carry on, any gaming or gan
bling house, within the City OF A
toria, Clatsop County. Oregon, excel
as in this ordinance provided, and an
person who shall set up. maintain. kee
or carry on any gaming, or gamblin
house in violation Of the provisions {
this ordinance. shall upon convictlo
thereof, where no other punishment
provided, be fined, in any sum not les
than one hundred dollars, nor NOR
than three hundred dollars, or by In
prisonment in the city Jail not exceed
ing one hundred days, or both such fin
and Imprisonment, In the discretion o
the auditor and police Judge.
1t Is hereby made the duty Of tn
chief of police, and of each police of
ficer Of the city, to see that this ordi
nance is strictly enforced, and to max,
complaint to the city attorney of eacl
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. 2. Before any gaming, OF
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 a 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,
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 we'll
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 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 II 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 a license for
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 the
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, and
the provisions of this ordinance there
for, otherwise to dlsapprove It.
SECTION s. Upon full compliance
with the requirements Of this ordinance
by the petitioner, the granting of the
said license by the common council anC
the approval of the applicants bond BY
the mayor the auditor and police
Judge shall issue to the applicant II.
cense to carry on q gaming or gam.
bling house for one or more years from
a date to be specified in said license
Said license shall be numbered, ano
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- |
prletors, of such house, and the kind |
of license. whether flrst-class or sec
No part of any license money shall be |
under any circumstances af |
ter a party, or parties shall have once |
u license, and no license shall |
be deemed, or construed to license or
allow gaming or gambling to be car
ried on at any place other than that
designated In said license, unless the
common council by ordinance daily
passed, permit the proprietor OF such
gaming or gambling house to change
the location thereof.
SECTION 0. Any keeper OF any
gaming or gambling house who shall
permit any breach Of the peace, or dis
turbance OF public order, or decorum
by noisy or disorderly conduct, on the
premises when II Is within his, or her
power to prevent the same, or who
shall knowingly permit any minor TO
'emain In or about such gaming or
gambling house, shall upon conviction
hereof before the police court, be fined
lot less than flfty nor more than three
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned In
he city jail. not less that twenty-five
Tor more than one hundred days. or
10Th, In the discretion OF the court,
md shall forfeit his license for such
,amlng or gambling house, which for
eiture shall take effect upon the en-
erlng of the Judgment OF conviction
n the aforesaid prosecution.
SECTION 7. Every house where any
anne IL carried on, or conducted, or
where any game Is played for money,
hecks, credits, or other representative /
I value, shall be deemed n gaming or
house within the meaning of ]
his ordinance And II shall be unlaw-
vi for any person or persons to, and
o person or persons shall set up, main
ain, keep, carry on, or play any game
r games for money, checks. credits, or {
ther representatives OF value, except 1
! a gaming or gambling house duly IL I
ansed as such.
sction are not intended to apply to /
aSebali. football lawn tennis. or other Z
thletic sports, or where cards are {
ayed or dice shaken for drinks or /
gars only. And no person violat-l .