The record-union., 1897-12-13
ORDINANCE NO. 4s4

An Ordinance prohibiting Persons in the
CITY OF Sacramento from Engaging IN
Selling Pools. or BoOkmaking, or
Making Bets or Wagers on Horse
races, Wherein Money or Other Arti-
cleS of Value Are Staked or Pledged.
and Prohibiting the Receipt of Money
or other Articles of value. in any Ca
paclty Whatever, for the Purpose Of
Taking or Sending the Same to any
fair or Race Track Enclosure. Either
Nthln or Without the State of CALI
Iornla, " here Contest of Skill.
Speed or Power or Endurance. as De-
scribed in Said Ordinance, is Being
Held, to be Registered, Placed Wag-
cred or Bet at Such Fair or Within
said Track or Enclosure Upon the Re
suit of such Contest or Upon ANY
Horse Engaged Therein or Connected
Iherewith; excepting, However, From
the Provisions of This Ordinance the
enclosure OF Agricultural Park in
said City, Whenever There Are Rae
ing or Speed Contests at Said Park
and, Further Prohibiting the Leasing
Renting or allowing to be Occu-
pied any Building, Structure, Room,
Apartment, Place or any Premises
before Specified. and Particularly Set
Forth in Section One of This OTdi-
nance; and also Providing a Penalty
Tor the Violation of the Provisions OF
this Ordinance.
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
City of Sacramento ordain as follows:
Section l. No person within the limits
of Sacramento City Except as hereinafter
specfed) upon any trial or contest OF
skill, speed or power Of enduronce be-
tween horses. shall sell any pool or pools.
or on, which money. or other articles OF
value shall be received or entered UP.
listed or written or received any money,
or other article of value, as a stake o.
pledge upon the happening or nonhappen-
ing of any event: or sell, issue or dispose
of any ticket. certificate or other evidence
of payment on which shall be inscribed
written, marked or printed any
number. name. word or mark, or any
thing to designate the choice selected, re-
ceived and accepted by any other person
to entitle or enable said person holding
the said ticket. certificate or other evi-
dence OF payment, to gain or lose on any
contingent issue, or receive any money or
any article of value, or anything repre-
senting money or any article Of value as
a bet, wager or hazard upon the event of
any contest or contingent issue. or as q
stake or pledge between two or more par
ties or to disburSe the said money, or any
portion of the said money; or anything
representing meney, CT other article of
value, upon any representation or condl-
ton, or in conformity to or with any ex-
press or tacit understanding or agreement;
or receive any money or article of value.
or representative of money or article OF
value in any capacity whatsoeV Ell. for the
purpose of taking or sending the same to
any fair or race track enclosure, either
within or without this State. where such
contest of skill. speed or power OF endur-
ance is being held, to be registered. placed.
wagered or bet at such fair or within said
track or inclosure upon the re-
suit of such contest Of skill.
speed or power of endurance. or upon any
horse engaged therein or connected there
with: provided however, that whenever
there are any racing or speed contests at
Agricultural Park. in said city, the pro-
visions of this ordinance shall not apply to
the enclosure of said Park.
Section p No person shall knowingly
lease or rent, Or allow to be occupied or
used any building, structure, ROOM
apartment. place or any premises what
ever for the purposes specified, mentioned
and prohibited in Section One of this or
dinance.
Section g. Any person violating any or
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon con-
Yicfion thereof, shall be fined not less
than fifty nor more than two hundred
dollars. or by Imprisonment in the city
prison not exceeding thirty days, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment
Section f. Ordinance No. 442 is hereby re-
pealed.
feet and be in force from and after May
"a. 1897.
CHARLES z. LEONARD.
President of Poard of Trustees.
c. H. HUBBARD. Mayor.