The record-union., 1897-12-08
ORDINANCE No. 4e4.

An Ordinance prohibiting Persons in the
City of Sacramento from Engaging III
Selling Pools, or Book making, 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
pacity Whatever, for the Purpose of
Taking or Sending the Same TO any
Fair or Race Track Enclosure. Either
Within or Without the State of Cali
fornia, Where a 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
Therewith; 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,
Apartment, Place or any Premises
Whatever, for the Purposes Herein
before Specified, and Particularly Set
Forth in Section One OF This Ordi
nance; and also Providing 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 hereinafter
specified) 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 or entered up,
listed, or written CT received any moneS. nor ".
other article of value, as 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.
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 OF. 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
any contest or contingent ISSUE or as Il
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 or
value upon any representation or cond1-
ton. or in conformity 10 or with any eX-
press or tacit understanding or agreement;
or receive any money or article OF value.
or representative OF money or afticIe or
purpose of taking or sending the same 70
any fair or race track enclosure, either
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 Enclosure upon the re-
speed or power of endurance. or upon any
horse engaged therein or connected there
witt: 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 q 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. -
tha provisions of this ordinance shall be
g1Iil+y of a misdemeanor, and. upon con-
SSintion thereof shall be fined not less
than fifty. nor more than two hundred
dollars. or by Imprisonment in the city
nrison not exceeding thirty days, or oE
both si1ch fine and Imprisonment
Section T. Ordinance No. 442 IS hereby re-
pealed. e
feet, and be in force from and after May
a. 1897. =. .oo-
rasse- CHARLES e. LEONARD.
President of Board OF Trustees.
c. H HUBBARD. Mayor.