Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1899-04-01
ORDINANCE NO. Soc.

An Ordinance to provide for licensing
billiard tables, pool tables, pigeon hole
tables, bowling alleys, ten pin alleys
and other ball alleys, shooting CALLER
les, card games and all other LAWFUL
games.
The City Council of the City OF Pullman
do ordain as follows:
SECTION mo person or persons. ex-
cept rs hereinafter provided shall keep
for use for profit either directly or
indirectly within the corporate limits OF
the City OF Pullman any billiard table,
plgeon-hole table, poul table, bowling
alley, ten pin alley or other ball aIley,
shooting gallery or card game or card
table or other lawful game without first
procuring license therefor according to-
the provisions OF this ordinance and anv
person who shall violate the provisions
OF this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
OF mlsdemeanor, and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by a tin of
not less than ten dollars nor more than
dtty dollars and costs OF prosecution, or
by imprisonment in the City Jail for
term not exceeding three months, or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
SEC. 2.-It shall be unlawful for anv
person or persons, who have taken out \
license under the provisions of this
ordinance for any billiard table, pixcon-
hole table, or pool table, card game or
card table to keep on the first day of the
week, commonly called Suneay; or to-
allow any person under the age OF eigh~
teen years to frequent their place of
business where such game or games are
played.
SEC. 3.-Any person who desires to
procure license under the provisions
of this ordinance shall make written
application to the city council for such
license, stating in said application the
number and kind of games he desires to-
keep and maintain, or how many billiard,
pool or other tables he desires to procure
license for, or if for any other purpose
under this ordinance, the nature, extent,
and general description of such business;
and said application shall also state the
location of said business game or table.
SIC. 4.-Such applicatin shall also
give bond payable to The city of
Pullman i'll the penal sum of one hund-
red dollars, conditioned for the faithful
observance of this ordinance, and also
conditioned that he will not maintain
nor permit upon his premises any card
game, table, or other thing, done, kept.
or maintained in violation of this ordi-
nance.
SEC. 5.-Such applicant shall also
pay to the city treasurer, the amount
due RS license fee in accordance with his
application and the schedule of fees here
matter set forth, taking receipt there
for, upon the presentation and filing of
which said receipt, said bond having
been made filed and approved, the clerk
shall issue to said applicant a license in
accordance with his said application and
this ordinance.
SEC. 6,-The annual license Zee or tax
for said games, tables and businesses.
shall be as follows, to witt
For each billiard, pool or, pigeon-hole
table, ten dollars,
For each shooting gallery, ten dollars.
For each bowling, alley, ten pin alley
or other ball alley, ten dollars.
For each card table or card game, seven
dollars and fifty cents.
For any other game played for pas
time within SAIL city from which any
person or persons derive any money or
profit, the sum OF ten dollars. Each and
all of said license taxes or fees being
payable annually in advance
SEC. This ordidanee shall not ap-
ply to games kept by saloon keepers.
who are licensed to- sell liquors in said
city, in connection with their business
under such liquor license, and il is fur.
ther provided that this ordinance shall.
not be construed tolicense any gambling.
or any other unlawful game in said city.
and further provided that persons now
keepinglor maintaining any business re-.
quiring a license under his ordinance.
shall ,bave until the first day of Nav,
1899 tocOmply Herewith.
This ordinance to be in force and effect
five days from and after the date OF its.
publication
Passed March II, 1S09-
Approved March Il, 1909.
Date Of last publication, April /, 1892.
Dr.. STALEY,