The record-union., 1897-12-10
ORDINANCE No. 4s4.

An Ordinance prohibiting Persons in the
CITY of Sacramento from Engaging III
Selling Pools, or Book-rnaklng, or
Making Bets or Wagers on Horse
races, Wherein Money or Other Arti-
cIeS OF Value Are Staked or Pledged,
and Prohibiting the Receipt of Money,
or Other Articles of value, in any Ca
pacity Whatever, for the Purpose Of
taxing or Sending the Same to any
Fair or Race Track Enclosure, Either
Within or Without the State OF Cali
fornia. Where 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
Herewith; 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
or Renting. or allowing to be Occu-
pied any Building. Structure, Room.
Whatever, for the Purposes Herein
before Specified. and Particularly Set
nance; and also Providing a Penalty
for 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 hereinatter
specifed) upon any trial or contest of
skill, speed or power OF enduronce be-
tween horses. shall sell any pool or pools.
or make any book. list or memorandum for
or on, which money, or other articles OF
value shall be received OF entered up,
listed or written or received any money,
other article of value, as a stake or
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
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 evil
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 u
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 money, or other article o.
value. upon any representation or co1eI-
press or tacit understanding or agreement;
or receive any money or article OF value.
value. in any capacity whatsoever 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
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 2 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 s. Any person violating any OF
the provisions of this ordinance shall be
guilty of misdemeanor, and. upon con
viction 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 l. Ordinance No. 442 Is hereby re-
Section :. This ordinance shall take eff
feet. and be in force from and after May
"a. 1897.
Passed Nav H. 1897.
CHARLES E. LEONARD.
President of Board OF Trustees.
c. H. HUBBARD. Mayor.