The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-10-03
SEPTEMBER 3.


SEPTEMBER 3.
Ten japanese: 3175: noI-prozsed.
One japanese; Bits; forfeited SO BAN.
The japanese are now the biggest
gamblers in town from d standpoint Of
heavy money. some Of them going into
a crap game with $500 and more to
start with.
All Of which goes to show what sort
Of q crusade is being waged by the
police authorities against gambling IN
Honolulu at the present moment.
The Board Of Supervisors. acting up
on the Advertisers recently published
revelations. have decided TO take the
matter in hand and attempt TO DO what
the present police administration ap-
pears 10 be utterly incapable OF doing
rid the town of the pest which is at
present allowed TO so besmirch its fair
name
Al tonight's meeting OF the Board of
Supervisors. E. r Adams win intro
duee an ordinance prepared by P. L
Weaver and based upon ordinances now
in force in the counties Of Sacramento
and San Francisco Those laws were
sustained by the Supreme Court of the
State Of California.
The ordinance TO be introduced is as
follows:
COUNTY ORDINANCE NO. -,
Prohibiting the Exposure of Gam
bling Tables or Implements in a Room
Barred or Barricaded or Protected in
any Manner TO Make II Difficult OF Ac-
cess or Ingress 10 Police Officers, When
Three or More Persons are Present: or
the Visiting OF Room Barred and
Barricaded or Protected in Any Manner
TO make il Difficult of Access or Ingress
10 Police Officers, in which Gambling
Tables or Implements are Exhibited or
Exposed, When Three or More Persons
are Present.
BE It Ordained by the Board Of Su-
pervisors Of the County of Oahu Of the
Territory OF Hawaii. as follows:
See. L It shall be unlawful for any
person within the limits of the County
~
IN any room or house or place barred
or barricaded or otherwise built or pro-
tected in a manner TO make il difficult
of access or ingress to police officers,
when three or more persons are pres
ent, any cards, dice. dominoes. or any
gambling table or layout. or any part
Of such layout or any other gambling
whatsoever used in any
game Of faro. monte, roulette, tan. fan
tan or any banking or percentage
game of faro. monte, roulette. tan, fan
tan, dominOes or any ether devices for
checks. credit or any repre-
sentative Of value. or any other game
IN which money or anything Of value Is
lost or won
-'Sec. . It shall be unlawful for any
person within the limits Of the County
Of Oahu 10 visit or resort TO any such
room or house or place barred or barri- |
caded or otherwise built or protected |
in a manner TO make il difficult Of ac-
cess or ingress TO police officers, when /
three or more persons are present, |
where are exhibited or exposed TO view |
any cards, dice, dominoes, or any gam |
bling table or layout, or any part Of /
such layout. or any other gambling i'm
elements whatsoever, used in any faro,
monte. roulette, tan, fan tan, or any
banking or percentage game played t
With cards. dice. domInoes, or any de-
ice. for money. checks. credit or any
representative OF value or any other
-ame IN which money or anything Of
-aIue Is lost or won
Sec. g. Every person who shall VIC
ate any provision Of this ordinance
hall be deemed guilty of q misdemea-
or. and upon conviction thereof shall
e punished by a fine not TO exceed five
undred C$50o) dollars or by Imprison-
1ent IN the county jail for not more
han SIX 50 months, or by both such
ne and imprisonment
Sec 4 This ordinance shah take
feet and be n force from and after
: passage"