The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1905-11-18
ORDINANCE NO. SO.
An Ordinance to Suppress Gaming
and Gambling Houses, Lotteries
and Fraudulent Devices and Prac-

and Gambling Houses, Lotteries
tees.
! Be it Ordained by the City Council Of
the City of Roswell:
Section l.
That Section No. II of Ordinance
| &c of the Compiled Ordinances of the
City of Roswell, be and the same is
hereby repealed, and hereafter no Ii
censes or permit shall ever be issued
by the City of Roswell allowing any
person, firm or corporation to main
tain or operate within the city linn
it's of the City of Roswell any gam
bling game u as monte, faro, pass
monte, pass faro, vandeau, chuck-a-
luck, roulette, twenty-one, red and
black, rouge ct noir. poker of any
kind, craps, lotteries, or any other
banking or per centaGe game OF
chance, played with cards or dice, or
any subterfuge for the same by what
ever name; provided, That this Or
dinance shall not effect tn gaming
license already issued under and by
virtue of Section No. II of Ordinance
No. 26 of the Compiled Ordinances
of said City, but after the expiration
of each and every license SO issued
gambling in any form shall be SUI
pressed and prohibited.
Section II.
That from and after the expiration
~ onu onj oil 0onpjnD 1innnCoS that
have been issued by the City of o
we'll by virtue of Section No. II of
Ordinance No. 26, any. person, firm
or corporation, who shall conduct,
maintain or operate a gambling game
such as: Monte, faro, pass monte.
pass faro, ~vandeau, chuck-a-luck, rou-
lette, twenty-one, red n black,
rouge ct noir, poker of any kind.
craps, lotteries, or any other banking
or per centage game of chance, play
ii with cards or dice, or any subteT
fuge for the same by whatever name.
shall Upon conviction thereof be fined
in a sum of not less than fifty ($50)
($10O) dollars, or by imprisonment
in the City Jail, subject to labor for
a period of not less than 80 days, nor
more tina 90 days Or by both such
fine and Imprisonment in the discre-
ton Of the court trying the case, and
each days continuance Oh conduct
ing or an attempt to conduct said
business shall be deemed n consti-
tute a separate offense.
Section III.
Any officer or officers of the City
OF Roswell who shall after h pas
sage of his Ordinance issue or at
tempt to issue any gaming license
prohibited by this ordinance. or who
shall after the expiration of any gam
ing license now in force issue or at
tempt to issue any such gaming lie
ense permitting any person, firm or
corporation to conduct, maintain or
carry on any of the games herein be-
fore mentioned shall upon conviction
thereof be fined in a sum of not less
than $25 nor more than n hundred
$1,000 dollars. or by imprisonment
n the City Jail for a period of not
less than 80 days nor more than 80
days. or by 9th such fine and i'm
prisonment within the discretion of
the court trying h case.
Section ".
This Ordinance shall take effect
and be in full force from and after
1--WE days from it's publication.
Passed the 18th day OF November,
1905.
Attest:
FRED ]. BECK,
(SEAL1 City Clerk.
Approved by me this 18th day of
November, 1905.
J.. F.. HINKLE,
Mayor of Roswell
Territory of New Mexico. City of
RosweH.-ss.
l, Fred ]. Beck, Clerk within and
for said City. do hereby certify that
the foregoing is a true copy OF Ordi-