The record-union., 1898-12-18
CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
ORDINANCE NO. 464.

An Ordinance Prohibiting Persons in the
City of Sacramento from Engaging in
Selling Pools or BooEmaking, or Maxi
ing Bets or Wagers on Horse Races,
Wherein Money or Other Articles Of
Value are Staked or Pledged and
Prohibiting the Receipt of Money. or
Other Articles of Value, in Amy Capa-
city Whatever, for the Purpose of
Taking or Sending the Same to any
Fair or Race Track Inclosure Either
Within or Without the State of Cali
fornia, Where a Contest of Skill, Speed
! or Power Of Endurance, as Described
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-
ceepting, However, from the Provisions
OF this Ordinance the Enclosure of
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
any Premises Whatever for the Pur-
poses Hereinbefore Specified and Par
ticularly. Set Forth in Section One of
this this Ordinance fGI And Ar also, Providing
visions of this Ordinance.
The Board of Trustees of the City of
SACRAMENTO ordain as follows:
ssSTanto T. Nc & person ncpt %thn the limits OF
specified) upon any trial or contest Of
Skill, speed or power of endurance be-
or make any book, list or memorandum,
for or on, which money, of other articles
OF value shall be received or entered up,
nSted or written, or receive any money,
or other article of value, as a stake or
pledge upon the happening or non-happen-
pose 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 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.
representing money, or any article of
of value, as a bet, wager Or hazard upon
the event of any contest or contingent is
sue, or as stake or pledge between two
or more parties, or to disperse the said
money or any portion of the said money,
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
tic1e 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
State, where such contests of skill, speed
or power of endurance is being held, to
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, OF power VI 6lluuTdTCe, OF
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 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 men,
toned and prohibited in Section One of
this Ordinance.
Section 8. Any person violating any Of
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be
guilty of a 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 T. Ordinance No 442 is hereby
repealed.
Section s. This Ordinance shall take eff
feet and be in force from and after May
"a, 1897.
Passed May II. 1897.
CIIAS. E. LEONARD,
President of the Board of Trustees.
Approved May -, 1897.
G. H. HUBBARD. Mayor