Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1903-12-19
ORDNANCE NO. 500.

9atnblug device 10 the CITY OF nays, Kansas
ana providing penalties for the violation
thereof
Be il ordained by the Mayor and Council
men of the City OF Hays. Kansas.
section /. Every person who shall set up
or keep any table or gambling device, COM
monty known as a. B. c., Faro Bank, E. ..
Roulette, Equality, Kens, Wheel of Fortune
Craps, any kind of a gambling table or
gaming device, adopted. devised or designed
for the purpose of playing any game OF
chance Tor money or property, within the linn
its OF the City of Hays. Kansas, Or shall in
duce, entice or permit any person 10 bet Or
play upon any suce table or gambling
device, either on the side OF or against the
keeper thereof: Or shall keep place or room
to be used as place for playing any game OF
cards, for money or property: Or keep COM
mon gambling house: Or keep house, room
or place to which persons are permitted or
accustomed to resort for the purpose Of gam
bling: shall. conviction, be adiudged
guilty OF a misc emeanOur and be punished by
L fine OF not less than SO or more than 500.
and by Imprisonment for period Of not less
than 81 day 5 or more than months and pay
the costs of the prosecution.
Section , Every person who shall permit
any gambling table, bank or device, prohibit
ed by the first section of this ordinance, to be
any house, building, shed, booth, shelter, lot
or other place. or premises to him belonging,
or by him occupied, or OF which he has al the
time possession or control, in said city, shall,
on conviction, be adjudged guilty of Il misde-
meanOur and be punished by i fine OF not less
/ than @-5. or more than S10O. and be imprisOn-
ed for 4 period OF not less than 30 days or
more than six month, and pay the costs of
/ the prosecution.
| Section ). Every person who shall know
ingly lease or rent to another any house,
| building, shed, booth, shelter, lot or place or
| premises, or any part thereof, for any of the
| unlawful uses described in the foregoing sec
| tion hereof, shall upon conviction be adjudg-
| ed guilty OF 4 misdemeanor, and be punished
| by fiae of not less than $55. or more than
500 ard be imprisoned for 81 period of not
| less than So days or more than months, and
+! pay the costs OF the prosecution
| Section 1. All places in said city used for
any of the unlawful purposes mentioned in
tails ordinance are hereby declared to be COM
| nuisaBces, and upon the judgement of the
| Police curt OF this City, finding such place
! 10 be q nuisance, the City Marshal or any OF
the police officers of this city, shall be direct
ed TO shut up and abate such place, by taking
! possession Of all such devices, aud all other
| property used in keeping and maintaining
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| snail be publicplly destroyed.
Section .. Every person who shall directly
/ or indirectly bet any money or property, at
any gaming house or .at any place where per-
| SONS are assembled or accustomed to- report
| for gambling purposes, ar at any place kept
| for tee purpose of being used as place fo1
| gam bling whether betting be on any game OF
skill o. chance, either with or without cards
| OF dice. for determining chances, shall. upon
! conviction. be adjudged guilty of misde-
meanor and be punished by fine of not less
| than SlC or 10 ore than $50. and be imprisoned
( for not less Ban so days Or more than 30 days
and pay the costs OF the prosecution.
| Section 6. Every person who, under circum
| stances not provided fer in the proceeding
| section, sins bet money or property, at OF
upon any gaming table, bank or gambling
deoica, or upon the result of the movement Of
any wheel or other device, or the throwing OF
| Dice or upon the result OF any game of skill OF
| chance, whether with or Without dice OF
cards, or other thing; or hazard money OF
property upon chance 70 be determined, b.
means OF any kind, as Il device or bet upoI
| any game played by any Kind of gambling de
vice, shah be deemed guilty OF misdem7an
| aud upon conviction shall be punished by /
fine OF nor less than sic. OF more than 500. ant
by Imprisonment for not Il sss than 10 or moro
1 =
cuton.
| Section :. And any pei son found IN any
house. room, building, sheed, booth shelter
or other dlace or premises, in said City o
] lays, kansas. where persons are assembled
or ace ustomed to resort for the purpoS o.
| gambling, shall be deemed guilty OF mis- de
meenor and upon conviction shall be punish
by fine of not less than $40 or more thar
500 or by Imprisonment for period Of moi
less than 10 OIL moro than 80 days, or by boil
Isuch tine aud Imprisonment and pay the cost:
Of the prosecution.
| Sections. No person shah be incapecitatet
or excused from testifTing touching any OF
ren.e committee. by another, against any o.
the foregoing provisions of this ordnance D!
reason OF bis ha wing bet ted or played al an!
OF the prohibited games or gaming devices
but the testimony which may have been Civ
en- by any such person slEall in no case b
used agaiGst him.
| Section9, Every person appearing or act
ing as master or oaving the care, use or man
agement fer the time, OF any prohibited gam
OF skill OK chance, gaming ia bic, bank device
| or who shall appear or act as master or hav
ing the care, or management OF any house
/ room, buildin g. booth, shed, shelter,or otne
place or premises in which any gambling
table. bank or device, Is set up or in which an
1 game OF GHdt4CC OI ShiI IL FS'A I1-1NSN - -
played, shall be deemed the Ike eper thereof.
| Section 10. The person or persons agains
/ whom any fine and cost are assessed unde
/! this ordinan ;e fhali be committed TO jail u.
til such ire rnd costs are paid
/ Section II. Al ordin aaces inconsistent o.
in conflict with this ORD nance are hereby re
pealed.
Section L. This ordi nance shall take effec
and bein force from a Id after its publication
in either OF the papers published in FAY
City.
Approvcd. Nov. 70, sss
We sAUa, Mayor.
Attest, VI. cARRIcE :. Clerk.
! hereby certify that the above and forego
ing is a trne copy of the original ordinane
No. Sss OF ale and OF <scord in my Office an
as passed By the Coun csl Noy- 10, 1893, and tn
record Of the vete on sts fnal passage is
be found on page 312 Of Journal 3 Of sal
Council
IN witness whereof. hare heFeunto sui
lscribed my name anc afHxed the seal of sal
city this End day OF ecember, A. D. 1893.
+ 3. cARRICk, Clerk