The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-03-09
ORDINANCE NO.. 2ss.
An Ordinance Fixing the License
Fees Of Wholesale and Retail LIZ
quor Dealers, Gambling Games, and
Combining Gambling to Saloons.

Section THAT on and after the
LIST day of July, A D., 1905. all per-
sons. firms or corporations, who shall
sell or offer for sale spirituous or
malt liquors or wines in any quanti-
ties of more than five gallons at the
same time to the same person shall
be considered a wholesale liquor deal
er and shall pay to the city a license
fee of four hundred ($4OO. OO) dollars
e year. payable annually in adj
vance.
Section H.-That on and after the
LIST day OF July, A. D., 1905, all per-
sons, firms or corporations, who shall
sell or offer for sale spirituous liq-
uors or wines in quantities of less
than five gallons at the same time
to the same person shall be consid-
cred a retail liquor dealer and shall
pay to the city a license fee of sixteen
hundred ($1. 6OO.OO) dollars per year,
payable annually in advance.
Section II.-That on and after the
LIST day of July, A. D., 1905, no person,
firm or corporation shall operate,
keep or maintain any gambling game.
such as monte, faro, pass monte. pass
faro, vandeau, chuch-a-luck, roulette,
noir, poker, stud-horse poker. craps,
or n other banking or percentage
game of chance played with cards or
dice, or any subterfuge for the same,
by whatever name, unless said games
be played or conducted on the first
BILE and pen within the bar-room of
such saloon, and at all times free to
police inspection, and any person,
firm or corporation before conducting
any such game or gambling table
shall first pay to h city a license
fee of fifty Cs5O.OO) dollars per year,
payable annually in advance on each
gambling table or apparatus of any
kind whatever.
Provided, that no more than one
game shall be played on any table or
other device at the same time.
Section IV.-That all hat part of
Section No. 2, of Ordinance No. 231,
recorded on page rs, of Ordinance
Record No. One, which relates to
wholesale and retail liquor licenses,
and gambling license, be and the
same is hereby repealed, and that
from and after the 1st day of July
A. D., 1905, wholesale and retail IL
quor dealers and gambling shall be
licensed only as provided in Section
One, Two and Three, of his Ordi-
nance, and not otherwise.
Section What any person, firm
or corporation who shall keep open
any saloon or other place where any
vinous, spirituous or mixed liquors
are sold on the Sabbath day, shall
upon conviction thereof be fined in
a sum not to exceed one hundred
&100.0O) dollars, or by Imprisonment
in the city Jail not to exceed ninety
days. or both such fine and imprison-
ment in the discretion of the court
trying the case. PROVIDED, that any
such person having in charge any
saloon or place where intoxicating
liquors are sold under and by virtue
of a license of the City of Roswell
who shall permit or allow his place
OF business to remain open on the
Sabbath day. or shall sell any vinous
or spirituous 4iquors. upon conviction
thereof. may have their license revok-
ed by the City Council. and the am
cunt paid for such license shall be
forfeited to the city.
Section VI.-That any person, firm
or corporation who shall refuse or
fail to comply with the provisions of
Sections One. Two and Three of the
Ordinance, or who shall without liz