The San Francisco call., 1896-06-08
ORDINANCE NO. 33.

PROHIBITING ALL PERSONS FROM ENGAGING IN
SELLING Pools OR BooKMAKINe, OR MAKING
BETS OR WAGERs ON HORSE RACES WHEREIN
MONEY OR OTHER ARTICLES OF VALUE ARE
STAKED OR PLEDGED.
The Board of Trustees of the town of Sausa-
Tito do ordain as follows:
SECTION /. No person, upon any trial or con-
test OF skill, speed or power OF endurance, be-
tween horses, shall within the town OF Sausa-
Ito:
Sell any pool or pools, or make up any book,
list or memorandum for or on which money or
other article of value shall be received or
entered up, listed or written, or receive any
money or other article of value as take or
pledge upon the happening or pon-happening
of any event.
Sell issue or dispose of any ticket, certificate
or other evidence OF payment, on which shall
be inscribed, written or printed any number,
name, word or mark, or anything to designate
the choice selected, received or accepted by
any other person to entitle or enable the said
person holding the said ticket, certificate or
other evidence of payment, to gain or lose on
any contingent issue.
Receive any money, or anything representing
money or any article of value, as a bet or hazard
upon the event of any contest or contingent
ISSUE or as stake or pledge between two or
more parties, and disburse the said money or
presenting money or other article OF value upon
any representation or condition, or in con-
formity to or with aEy express or taett under
standing or agreement.
Sec. q NO person shall allow or permit any
minor TO participate or be interested in any
pool or book, as aforesaid, or be present at any
time or place where the sale of pools or the
making up of any book is carried on or con-
Quoted.
Sec. 8. No person, upon any trial or contest
of skill, speed or power OF endurance between
or anything representing money, or any arti-
Gle of value or any other consideration, any in
terest in or upon the event OF any such trial,
or contest, or contingent issue, or place or de-
posit any stake, wager, hazard or pledge be-
tween two or more parties of money or any
thing representing money or any article of
value in or upon the happening or non-hap-
pening of any event or contingent ISSUE
Sec. A. No person shall knowingly lease or
rent or allow to be occupied or used any build
ing, structure, room, apartment, place or any
and recited in section / of tn is ordinance.
Sec. 5. Every person who shall violate any Of
the provisions OF TINS ordinance shall be
deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and upon a
conviction thereof shall be punished by fine
of not more than $500 or by Imprisonment of
not more than three months, or by both such
fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 6. This ordinance shall take effect and
ba in force on and after its passage.
Approved September 3, 1924. Ayes-Dickin-
son, Miller, Crumpton, Hughes Noes-Sperry.
JOHN Fl. DICKINSON,
President OF Board of Trustees.
Signed: CHAs. H. DEXTER, Town Clerk.
At the time of the adoption of this ordi-
nance several others were suggested,
among them being an ordinance so sweep
ing in its language that 1t would have
prohibited even church fair grab-bags
The present ordinance was deemed most
satisfactory and met with but slight oppo-
sition. The poolrooms at this time were
running and no attempt was made to
close them. Many who objected strenu-
ously 20 them, when urged to prosecute
the men, or even TO go with the Marshal
as witnesses to aid in convicting them,
we're unwilling to do so. Rev. Mr.. Mel OF
the Episcopal church led IN the crusade
against the poolroom men and was gener-
ally supported by the people on the hill,
who are popularly supposed to constitute
the elite of Sausalito society.
Previous TO the passage of the ordinance
the poolroom men had offered to pay a