Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-22
ORDINANCE NO, OF.

An ordinance amending ordinance No Sc, en-.
| titled "An Ordinance TO regulate. license, re-
| strain or prohibit the running of pool and
billiard table or tables, Or card table or tables
| within the corporate limits OF the town OF
Ritzville.
Be it ordained by the council OF the town OF
Ritzville, that from and after the passage ana
publication of this ordinance:
SECTION l. Any person, firm or corporation
who shall keep II billiard or pool table or la
| bies, card table or tables, or any other device
| for any kind of gaming for hire, within the
corporate limits OF the town of Ritzvile with
out first having obtained Il license therefor as
hereinafter provided, shall be deemed guilty of
a nisdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
before court of competent juri sdiction for
each and every offense shall be fined in any
sum not less than ten nor more than one hun
dred dollars, and costs of prosecution.
SEC. .. Any person. firm or corporation de-
string to operate any pool or billiard table or
tables or any card table or any other gaming
device tor hire within the CORPORATE limits of
said town may obtain ~ license therefor, des-
1gnated billiard Hall License" Gy LIST. Filing
| an application, stating what kind OF IL table or
abes or device for gaming they are intending
to operate, accompanied by Al petition signed
by ut least twelve freeholuers residing within
the corporate limits of said town, and desig-
Mating the building where such business is TO
be conducted. Ind. faying to the clerk OF
said town an annual license fee of S275.UU TO
conduct such business; provided that no h
cense fee shall be for II less term than one year
from the LIST of January of the yea; in which
such application is filed. 3ru. And filing with
the town clerk Il Douu Ill the penal sum CT
Five hundred ($500) Dollars, said bond to be
approved by the mayor and clerk OF said town
and conditioned that the applicant shall keep
an orderly house. and not allow ally such game
to be played on Sunday, and that sald hall or
place shall be run according TO law.
SEC 8. ANY license obtained in the manner
above provided may be transferred by the as
signee OF such license filing IL petition signed
by twelve resident freeholders OF said toA II
and making application to the town council
for permission Tor such transfer of license.
SEC. A. No license issued as herein provided,
shall be used in more than one place at the
same time,
SEC, g. Every person to whom such license
as herein provided is issued shall keep the
same posted i'll conspicuous place in the
building or place where such business is oper-
ated and suca license shall be no defense TO
any prosecution under the provisions OF this
ordinan ce unless such licensee shall prove by
competent testimony that such license was
posted as herein required ut the time OF COM
mencing such prosecution.
SEC 6. Any person. firm or corporation who
shall keep any pool or billiard table or tables
card table or taoles, or other sucl device, and
shall allow the same to be used by two or more
persons to determine by play, which of such
persons shall pay for the game, or pay for any
drinks, cigars or other articles for sale in such
place of business, shall for the purposes of this
ordinance be deemed to operate the same for
hire.
Provided, however, that no pc son who has
taken out license to sell liquor under the pro
visions of ordinances numbered 60 and So, or
shall hereafter take out such license Shall be
required to take out additional license to run
such pool, billiard or card table or tables, or
other device.
Read first time January "A 1902.
Read second time January q, 1902; rules sus-
pended, read third time. passed and ordered
published IN the Adams County News.
Attest: W. X. PETERS.
L, d. gibson, Clerk. Mayor.