The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-06-18
Ordinance Against Pool Rooms Introduced in City Council
DRAWN BY CITY ATTORNEY
Differs From ola Ordinance In That 1t Prohibits the Calling Out In Pulp lie of the Results of
 the Races.

council last night which is meant as deathblow to the operating of pool rooms in Birmingham and the placing of bets here on races run within or without the state of Alabama The ordinance was prepared by City Attorney Smith after a conference with Attorney Fort and Chief of Police Wier
 The new ordinance differs from the old in that it prohibits the calling out in pub lie of the results of races run in other cities whether bets be made or not. The city attorney thinks this will get at the root of what is officially regarded as an | evil and will prevent any schemes or subterfuges for avoiding the state law. 1 The ordinance provides expressly that no calling of the results of races shall be permitted in the city of Birmingham and that no person shall be allowed to 1 loiter around q place where the results 1 of horse races are anounced A severe l fine and punishment will be inflicted on persons found guilty
 The ordinance was referred to the judi 1 oiary commitee The full text follows: 1 Section 1. Be il ordained by the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham, that il shall be unlawful for any person. either as 1 principal or agent. in the city Uf }lrming l ham, tO buy or sell uny pool ticket. chance or other device, or to make or take or hold any wager, or to enter into any transaction whereby money or other | valuable thing may be won or lost upon 1 the running. pacing or truitng. nf what purports to be the running pacing or trotting either within ur without the state of any mare. horse or geldng. or 1 what purports tu he q mare, horse or | rsIt. a purports to be horse race, whether With in or without this state
 As Agent.
 Sec 9 Be il further ordained. that 1t shall be unlawful for any person in the city of Birmingham. to act agent for any oil her person in procuring or placing 1 outside this state for such other person any pool, ticket. chance, wager or other device or to do any thing in the city uf Birmingham to aid any other person la l entering into any transaction whereby l may win or lose money or other Naluai thing upon the running, pacing or tros ting or upon what purports to be the running. pacing or trottlng, either within or without this state, of any mare. horse or geldng, or what purports 10 be mare, horse or gelding. or upon any horse race, or what purports to be a horse race, whether within or without this state
 Giving or Receiving Money.
 See. g. Be 1t further ordained, that it shall be unlawful for any person in the city of Birmingham, to give or take or re- ceive from another any money or other | valuable thing to be bet or hazarded. or to De used in buying any pool ticket | chance wager or other device, upon the running, pacing or trotting or what pur- ports to be the running, pacing or trot- | ting either within or without this state of any mare horse or gelding or what purports to be Il mare, horse or geidlns. or ,lpon any horse race, or what purports to be any horse race either within or without this state.
 Bookmakn1.
 Sec f. Be it further ordained, that Il shall be unlawful for any person in the city of Birmingham to carry on or con duct practices commonly known as book making or pool selling, or either of them' l or to keep or to be interested in the keep | ing of a place to which persons shall re- sort for engaging in such practices, or l either of them. or for betting upon the event of the running. pacing or tlottns, | or what purports 10 be the running pac- ing or trotting of any hoIse. mare or gelding or what purports to be any horse mare or geld.ng or upon any horse race. or what purports to be a horse race. either within or without this state. or shall keep or shall be interested in the keeping or place to which persons shall resort for engaging in the practices of buying or l selling pools, chances. wages or other de- vices or either of them. upon the pacng. running or trotting. or what purports to be the running pacing or trotting either within or without this state of any mare. horse or gelding or what purports to be any mare. horse or geldng. or upon any horse race or upon what purports to be any horse race. either within or without this state
 Against Calling Results.
 Sec 1. Be it further ordained that 1t shall be unlawful for any person in any opera house, hotel telegraph office or in any public building in the city Of Bir- mingham. or in any private building m 1 said city to which ihe public generally of the city of Birmingham have access to | call out the progress or what purports to | be the progress or to announce the result, l or what purports to be the result of the | running, troting or pacing. or what pur- l ports to be the running, trotting or pac- l ing. of any horse mare ar geding. or what purports to be horse. mare or geld Ing. either within or without his state. or of any horse race or what purports to be q horse race either within or without this state
 
 shall be unlawful for any person to keep or to be interested in keeping any opera house. hotel or telegraph office. or any public building in the city of Birmng- ham. or any private building in the said city to which the public generally of said city have access in which the progress. or what purports to be the progress. or the result, or what purports to be the re- suit, is announced of a running trotting or pacinge or what purports to be the running, rrotting or pacing of any horse. mare or gelding, or what purports to be the running of any mare. horse or geld Ing. either within or without this state. or of any horse race, or what purports to be horse race either within or with out this state.
 Sec. :. Be it further ordained that it shall be unlawful for any person to fre- quent or loiter in any room. connecting rooms, apartment or any other place in any such building as described in section G. where any such announcement or an- nouncements as described in said section are being made.
 Against Displaying Bulletins.
 See. s. Be 1t further ordained that 1t shall be unlawful for any person to keep display or mark any board, placard or other bulletin in any hotel opera house or telegraph office. in any public buildings in the city Of Birmingham. or in any saloon, pool or billiard room or any private building in the city of Br-