The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1906-10-05
ORDINANCE NO. %

Dakota and within one mile of the outer
boundaries of the same. and providing for |.
the punishment thereof
BE IT ORDAINED by the City council of
the City of Sisseton. Roberts county, South
Dakota;
Section |. Keeping a gambling house.
Ii any person keep within the limits of the
city of SisSeton. Roberts county. South Da
lota, or within one mile of the outer bound
aries of the same. a house. shop. place
resorted to for the purpose of gambling or
permit. suffer, allow tolerate any person
i'll amy house. shop or other place under his
control or care to play ut care TO play ut
cards dice, farraw. roulette. equallty or
other game for money or other things. such
offender shall upon conviction thereof be
fined in q sum of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than One hundred dollars anu shah
be committee to.the city county jail or
city workhouse until such tine is satisfied IN
the proportion of one days imprisonment for
every one dollar and fifty cents of the Tine
or be imprisoned iu the city or county jail
not exceeding three months In u prosecu-
ton under this section amy person who
| is owner or lessee or who has charge
of or attends to any such house shop or
place is the keeper thereof. and every day
such house. shop place is so kept lor MAIN
| tanned shall constitute a complete AND sepaf-
ate otfense.
Section .. Keeping Gambling Apparatus
If any person keep within the limits OF the
city of Sisseton. South Dakota or within one |
mile of the outer boundaries thereof any
table, cards dice or other article or appafh-
tus whatever. usful or intended TO De uset III
playing amy game of cards. dice harrow OF
other game of chance upon when money Is
usually waged, he shall upon conviction
Of
Fifty dollars nor more than One hund RED
dollars and be committed to the city or
county Jail or city workhouse until such me
is satisfied in the proportion of one days I'M
prisonment for every dollar and hfty
cents of the fine. or be imprisoned in the city
or county Jail not exceeding three months.
Section g. Gambling and Betting.
: If any person play within the limits OF the
city of Slsseton South Dakota. or within one
mile of the outer boundaries thereof. at amy
game for any sum of money or other property,
, or thing of value or make any bet or wager for
money or other property of value he shall.
upon conviction thereof. be fined in sum
not less than ten dollars nor more than nine
, teen dollars and shall be committed TO the
city or county Jail or city workhouse untis
such fine is satisfied in the proportion of one
days imprisonment for every two dollars OF
the fine or be imprisoned in the city or coun-
, ty Jail not exceeding nine days.
, Section 4. Inviting persons to visit
gambling places.
If any person invite. request or persuade
4 within the limits of the city of Sisseton, South
Oak. or within one mile OF the outer boundaries
thereof another to visit any building or part
i, of u building or other place where any
. gambling or game of farrow roulette, cards.
dice or other game for money or other thing
q is carried on. he shall. upon conviction there
of be fined in Il sum of not less than ten
dollars nor more than one hundred dollars
" and shall be committed to the city or county
l., Jail or city workhouse until such tine Is salts
fed in the proportion of one days lmprlson-
\ ment for every one dollar and fifty cents OF
o such fine. or be imprisoned in the city OF
% county Jail not exceeding three months
Section s. Privilege of Witnesses
e. A person offending against amy provision
4, Of this ordinance is Il competent witness
~ against any other person SO offending and
if may be compelled to attend and testlsfy up
~ on any trial or judicial proceeding IN the
same manner as any other person. but tue
u testimony so givel. shall not bt USED IN any
t.. prosecution proceeding either civil Oh
criminal against the person so testlfylns.
Is person so testifyng shall not thereafter pe
liable to an action either civil or criminal
nor to arrest prosecution or punishment
d. for the otfense with reference to winch ms
testimony was given and may plead or give
the testimony accordingly in bar of such suit
or prosecution.
Or Section g. Nuisance what Is
. Every house. shop place kept or man
~ tanned in violation of Section l, and every
e article or apparatus kept or maintained IL
is violation of Section of this ordinanc e Is q
common and public nuisance.
Section7. Nuisance how abated.
", Every keeper of house. shop or place III
- violation of Section of this ordinance VINO
w shall not abate the same within three days
v after he is notified to do so by policeman
T. of the city, shall upon conviction thereof Dc
fined in the sum OF one hundred dollars ano
Shall be committed to the city or county~jal
W or city workhouse until such fine is satisfied
to in the proportion of one days Imprisonment
for every one dollar and twenty five cents OF
the fine.
~ Section S. Search warrant.
u fanny person make oath before the police
justice or city justice OF Peace of the city OF
Sisseton South Dakota. that he has probable
- cause to believe and does believe that any
- house. building or place. naming the house
or place and the occupant. within the limits
ut of the city of Sisseton. South Dakota or with
te in one mile of the outer boundaries thereo
is unlawfully used us a gambling house OF
- place for the purpose of gambling for money
j. or other property. and that persons resor
,d thereto for that purpose whether they b'
KIN OWN to the complainant or not. such ma
gistrate may issue his warrant for the pur
ro pose of searching such house or building 70
the selling of implements or gambling de
III vides mentioned in Section of this ordinance
es and for the apprehension Of the occupant o
keeper thereof. and the said implements ant
az keeper shall be carried before such magi
IN strate to be dealt with as provided by thi
NJ ordinance. Any gambling device brough
-, before such magistrate may be destroyed b.
III him'and an entry thereof shall he made upo
his docket.
Section 8. Frequenting gambling houses
If any person shall visit or frequent With