The record-union., 1898-12-19
CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
ORDINANCE NO. AGA.

An ORDNANCE Prohibiting Persons in the
City of Sacramento from Engaging in
Selling Pools or Bool:makng, or Max
ing Bets or Wagers on Horse Races,
Value are staked or Pledged, and
Prohibiting the Receipt of Money, or
Other Articles of Value, in Any Capa-
city Whateyer, 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
poses HereinbefOre Specified, and Par
ticularly. Set Forth in Section One Of
this Ordinance. And also Providing a
Penalty for the Violation of the Pro-
visions of this Ordinance.
=, The Board of Trustees of the City of
Sacramento ordain follows:
Section l. No person within the limits of
Sacramento City Except hereinafter
specified) 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 stake or
pledge upon the happening or nor-happen-
pose of any ticket, certificate, or other
evidence of payment, on which shall be
number, name word or mark, or anything
to designate, the CHOICE selected, received
or enable the said person holding the said
ticket. certificate or other evidence of
payment to gain or lose on any con-
or any article of value or anything
representing money, or any article Of
of value. as bet. wager or hazard upon
sue, or as a stake or pledge between two
or more parties, or to disperse the said
or anything representing money. or other
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
soever, for the purpose of taking or send
ing the same to any Fair or race track
inclosure, either within or without this
or power of endurance is being held, to
be registered, placed, waSered 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 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. men
toned and prohibited in Section One of
this Ordinance.
Section g. Any person violating any of
the provisions Of this Ordinance shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor. and, upon con-
victfon 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 4. Ordinance No. 442 is hereby
repealed.
section 5. This Ordinance shall take ef-
feet and be in force from and after May
24. 1897
Passed May II. 1897.
CHAS. E. LEONARD
President of the Board of Trustees.
Approved May y, 1897.
c. H. HUBBARD, Mayor.