The record-union., 1898-12-15
CITY OFFICIAL ADVERTISING.
ORDINANCE NO. AGA.

An Ordinance Prohibiting Persons in the
City of Sacramento from Engaging in
Selling Pools or Bookmaking, or Max
Wherein Money or Other Articles Of
Value are Staked or Pledged. and
PProhibiting the Receipt of Money, 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 a Contest of Skill, Speed
J 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
Therein or Connected Therewith Ex-
cepting, However, from the Provisions
of this Ordinance. the Enclosure of
Agricqltural 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-
tfcularly 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 as follows:
Section ]. No person within the limits of
Sacramento City Except as hereinafter
spesified upon any trial or contest of
tween horses, shall sell any pool or pools,
or make any book, list or memorandum,
for cr 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 a stake or
pledge upon the happening or non-happen-
ing of any event; or sell, issue, or dis
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 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 a bet wager or hazard upon
the event of any contest or contingent is
sue or as a 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
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 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 stch contest 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 inelosure Of said Park.
Section q No person shall knowingly
I1ease or rent or allow to be occupied or
used, any building, structure, room,
apartment, place or any premises premises what
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-
vfction. thereof shall be fined not lesa
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 a. Ordinance No 442 is hereby
repealed
feet and be in force from and after May
"a, 1897.
Passed May II. 1897.
CITAS. E. LEONARD,
- President of the Board of Trustees.
App'O'0 c. H. HUBBARD. Mayoc.