The Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1893-1901, 1893-09-04

$500 per day. or SJ00tN per month.
SEC. :. Any person. or persons. or
association of persons who shall Keep
any house or saloon. or room. or club
rooms where any gambling game. bank
ing game. or game nj chance is dealt ar
PLAYED for money. or anything repre-
senting money or having IL money value
is used. bet. ventured III hazar,icd III
this city. shall. before conducting such
business. pay a license of Sl1W rer
quarter.
SIC. 9. Licenses may he granted i'm
der the provisions of this ordinance for
one year or .c.;s. at the option Of the APP
plicant.
Provided No license shall he granted
at any time for a longer period than II
year. or Il less time than that mentioned
in the rates Of assessment in this orli
nance. and in all eases the period or
term shall be expressed in the license.
SEC. 10. Licenses shall be signed hy
the Mayor and City Clerk. and shall be
issued and collected by the City Treas
urer,
SEC. IL. No license shall be assign
able or transferable without the per
mission of the City Council and Mayor.
nor shall any license authorize ny per
son to do business or act nde it other
than the person or persons therein
named.
SIC. II. The City Treasurer shall
make dilligent inquiry and examination
as to all persons in the city liable to pay.
license as required by this ordinance.
and he is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to require each person to state
under oath OF affirmation the amount of
business which he. OF the firm. 90
..r 80. ~ ,.bt.,h kn
is a memb r. or for which he is agent or
attorney. o the association OF corpo-
ration Of which he is the president or
officer. has done within the last proceed
ing month or quarter. and he shall make
a statement under oath. il required. in
order to carry out the provisions of this
ordinance: and t%hereupon such agent or
attorney shall procure a license for the
period for which such license Is author
lied to be issued for the class for which
such person. company. or corporation is
liable to pay: and in all eases where an
under estimat~ has been made the APP
plicant shall be made too pay a double
license.for the next month or quarter:
such license shall authorize the party
obtaining the same to transact business
as provided therein. Provided That
nothing in this ordinance. OF in any IL
cense issued under it. shall be ST. con-
strued as to authorize any persol. or
persons to carry on any business with
out procuring such additional license as
may lawfully he required by the laws of
the United States. or of the State of
Montana.
Sic. Il. Any person or persons. cor
poration or association. who shall trans
| act any business. trade OF occupation for
uhi,b 81 1.apca ie rn,I,irnl Ia, I u re ,rlt-
nance without first obtaining such IL
cense. shall be deemed guilty of a viola
ton of this ordinance and ON conviction
before the Police Magistrate of this city.
shall be fined in the sum of not less than
ten dollars nor more thar one hundred
dollors. to which shall be added the
amount due from such person for such
license. together with costs of prosecu-
ton. To be collected as ID other criminal
actions.
SEC. IA. No license shall be required
to be paid by any person who sells any
| production of this State raised or manu-.
featured 10y himself. except as may be IN
this ordinance specifically mentioned.
SEC Is. The City Treasurer shall not
issue any license until the party apply
ing therefor shall have paidinto the city
treasury the sum of money charged
therefor by this ordinance.
SEC. is. Licenses shall be of such
form as the Mayor and City Council shall
prescribe.
SIC. l.. The City Treasurer shall
keep "a record of all licenses issued.
showing their nature. date. expiration
and 10 whom issued.
SEC. IS. All moneys paid into the
city treasury for licenses shall be cred
tied to the general fund Of the city. un-
| less otherwise ordered by the City
Council.
Sc. 10. 4. licenses may be issued to
any corporation. association or co-part'
nership. or TO two or more persons en-
gagged in any joint enterprise the same as
to a single person. and for the same
charge.
SEC. -. All ordinances or parts Of
| ordinances in conflict herewith. includ
ing Ordinance No. 4. entitled An ordi-
nance regulating licenses and providing
| for the levying Of licenses within said
city," las amended by Ordinance No. ABB
| be. and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 2l. This ordinance shall take
effect from and after its passage.
Approved August BIRD. 1893.
JEPP RYAN,