The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-26
cHALLIs VILLAGE ORDINANCES.
Ordinance No. 2.

An Ordinance prohibiting gam bling
within the corporate limits of the Viii
lage of Challis, Custer county, Idaho,
and providing for the punishment of
any violation of this ordinance.
BE 1t ordained by the chairman aud
Board Of Trustees of the Village of
Challis, Custer county, Idaho
Section 1. Every person who deals,
plays, or carries on, opens or causes TO
be opened, or who conducts, either as
owner, employe or lessee, whether for
hire or not, any game of faro, monte.
roulette, lansquinet, rogue ct noir, rim
do, or any game played with crrds, dice
or any other device for money, checks,
credit or any other representative of
value, within the corporate limits of
/ the Village of Challis, Custer county,
/ Idaho, is guilty of misdemeanor, and
: upon conviction thereof, is punishable
/ by fine of not more than One Humid
I red dollars, or imprisonment in the
city Jail not exceeding sixty-six days.
Section 2. Every person who know
ingly permits any of the games pro
hibited by the preceding section TO be
played ,cond ucted or dealt in any house
owned or rented by such person in
whole or in part within the corporate
limits of the village of Challis, Custer
county, Idaho, is punishable as provid-
ed in the preceding section.
Section 3. Every person who, by any
practice, cheat or device, or false pre-
tense whatsoever, while playing at
any game of chance, or while bearing
any share in the wages played for, or
while betting on sides or hands of such
playing, within the corporate limits of
the village of Challis, Custer county,
Idaho, wins or acquires to himself, or
another. any sum Of money, or any
thing of value, or any representative
of value, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof, shall be
fined in any sum not exceeding One
Hundred dollars, or Imprisonment in
the city Jail not exceeding &c days.
Section 4. Every person duly sum-
monei as a witness for the prosecution
or any proceeding had under this ord
nance, who neglects or refuses to at
tend, as required, is guilty of a misde-
meanor, aud upon conviction thereof,
shall be fined in any sum not exceeding
One Hundred Dollars, or imprisonmen
} in the city Jail not exceeding 66 days
, Section 5. No person otherwise CON-
peteut as witness is disqualified from
2 testifying as such concerning the off
ense of gambling on the ground thai
such testimony may incriminate him
self. and no prosecution can afterwards
be had against him for any offens'
, which he testified about. Whenever
any Judge or justice of the peace with
l. in the corporate limits of the villag'
!. of Challis, Custer county, Idaho, shall
have knowledge, or shall receive salts
i factory information that there is any
:. gambling table or gambling devie'
adopted. or devised, or designed, 70
the purpose of playing any game o
chance prohibited in Section of thi
e ordinance. within the cOroorrte limit
: of the village of Challis, Custer county
Idaho, it shall be his duty to forthwith
), issue his warrant directed to the vii
II ilage marshal of the village of Challi'
10 seize and bring before him sue
o gambling table, or such other devic'
Z and cause the same to be publicly d'
: stroyed, by burning or otherwise.
II Done and passed in regular sessio
n this 10th day of NoAember, 1907
JOSEPH RODGERS. Chairman
Attest: W. J. Lamme, Clerk.