The record-union., 1898-12-17
CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
ORDINANCE NO. AGA.

An Ordinance Prohibiting Persons in the
City of Sacramento from Engaging in
Selling Pools or Bookmalking, or Maxi
Wherein Money or Other Articles of
Value are Staked or Pledged. and
oRer Araees of fHVssfP VaaPe n Gf Any Gapo or
city 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 Contest of Skill, Speed
or Power of Endurance, as Described
in Said Ordinance, Is Being Held to
be Registered. Placed, Wagered or Bet
at Such Fair, or Within Said Track
or Enclosure, upon the Result of Such
Contest, or upon any Horse Engaged
Therein or Connected Herewith; Ex-
cepting, However. from the Provisions
Agricultural Park in said City, When
ever there are Races or Speed Contests
at said Park: And Further. Prohibit
ing the Leasing or Renting or Allow
ing to be Occupied, any Building,
Structure, Room, Apartment, Place or
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ticularly Set Forth in Section One of
this Ordinance. And also. Providing
Penalty for the Violation of the Pro-
visions of this Ordinance
:, The Board OF Trustees, of the City OF
Sacramento Ordain as follows:
Section /. No person within the limits Of
Sacramento City Except is hereinafter
specihedJ upon any trial or contest OF
tween horses. shall sell any pool or pools,
or make any book, list or memorandum,
for or on. which money, Of other articles
of value shall be received or entered up,
listed or written, or receive any money,
or other article of value, as q stake or
pledge upon the happening non-happen-
pose of any ticket, Certificate. or other
evidence OF payment, on. which shall be
number, name, word OF mark 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 con-
tingent issue: or receive any money.
or any article of value, or anything
representing money or any article of
OF value. as bet, wager or hazard upon
the event of any contest or contingent is
sue, or as a stake or pledge between two
or more partiee, or to disperSe the said
m money or any portlon, OF the said o money ot
article of value, upon any representation
or condition, or in conformity to or with
any express or tacit understanding or
agreement; or receive any money or ar
ticle of value or representative of money
or article of value, in any capacity what
ing the same to any Fair or race track
inclosure either within or WITHOUT this
state where such contests M 6fn of sk bAd spefa
be registered, placed, Wagered or bet at
such Fair, or within said track or inclos--
ure, upon the result OF such contest of
skill speed or power of endurance, or
upon any horse engaged therein or con-
nected Herewith; provided, however, that
whenever there are any racing or speed
contests at Agricultural Park in said City.
the provisions of this Ordinance shall not
apply to the inclosure of said Park.
Section g 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, mem
toned and prohibited in Section One Of
this Ordinance.
Section g. Any person violating any of
the provisions. of this Ordinance shall be
viction thereof. shall !. be fined med not less
Dollars. or by Imprisonment in the City
Prison not exceeding thirty days, or by
both such fine and Imprisonment.
Section 4. Ordinance No. 442 is hereby
repealed.
feet and be in force from and after May
"a 1897.
Passed May II. 1887
President of the Board of Trustees.
Approved May -. lS9I