The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1908-08-14
Ordinance No. 80

AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING DEAL
ing. playing, carrying on, opening or
causing to be opened or conducting eth
er as OBJ ner. employee or lessee. for hire
or not any game OF OF faro, monte, rou-
lette, lausqYenet, rouge ct NOR, rondo or
any game played with cards. dice, or any
other device for money. checks, credit or
any other representative of values, or for
permitting any Of said games to be play
ed, conducted or dealt In any house.
owned or rented BY any person, IN whole
or In part, within the corporate limits of
che vi1aige 81 Spirit Lake a municipal
State Of Idaho; making the violation of
said ordinance misdemeanor and pre-
scribing penalty for such violation.
OF Trustees of the Village Of Spirit Lake. a
municipal corporation, in the County of
Kootenai, State OF Idaho.
Section Every person who deals, plays
or carries on, opens or causes to be opened,
OF who conducts either as owner, employee
or lessee. whether for hire or not. any game
of faro. monte, roulette, lausquenet rouge
ace seVee Played oy wh
checks, credit. or any other representative
Of values; within the corporate limits of the
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Idaho shall be guilty Ut a misdemeanor, and
punishable. upon conviction, by fine OF not
One Hundred Fifty sl5o0O) Dollars. or by I'M
prisonment OF not less than thirty 1907 days,
nor more than ninty 800 days.
Section 2. Every person who knowingly
t zion Of this Ordinance to be played, con- con-
Quoted or dealt In any house owned or rent
ed by such person. IN whole or in part, with
IN the corporate Limits OF the Village Of spir.
County Of Kootenai. State of Idaho shall be
guilty Of misdemeanor. and upon convlc-
tion thereof shall be punishable as provided
in said Section l.
Section 3. Every person, who by any prac-
fteo cheat n de vice ia lSe prpta bnt
soever. while playing at any game Of chance,
or while bearing any share In wagers played
for, or while betting on sides or hands OF
another any sum OF money, or anything of
value or representative Of value. within the
Lake, shall be guilty Of a mlsdemeanor. and.
upon conviction thereof, shall be punishable
In the manner prescribed in Section Of this
Ordinance.
section4. Whenever any Police Judge or
limits of said Village OF Spirit Lake, a NUM-
clpal corporation, shall have knowledge. or
there Is any gambling table or gambling de.
vice, adopted or devised and designed for
the purpose OF playing any OF the games OF
chance prohibited In Section OF this Ordin-
lage OF Spirit Lake It shall be his duty to
forthwith issue his warrant. directed to the
Chief OF Police or Constable. or seize and
tEe % table eoS
licly destroyed by burning or otherwise.
Section g. The officer who shall be charged
with the execution OF any warrant specified
In Section 4 OF this Ordinance, shall have like
power OF execution thereof. as is provided in
cases OF search warrants.
Section 8. Every person summoned as a
witness for the prosecution. on any proceed
ings had under this chapter who neglects or
refuses to attend rs required. shall be guilty
of u misdemeanor.
Section z. No person. otherwise competent
as witness, IS disqualified from testifyinp
as such concerning the offence OF gambling
on the ground that such testimony NAV
criminate himself; but no prosecution can
afterwards be had against him for any Of
Tense concerning which he testified.
Section 8. This Ordinance shall take effect
and be In full force on and after its passage.
approval, and publication. within one month
Tribune. weekly newspaper. published al
Rathdrum, In the County OF Kootenai. State
OF Idaho. ana having general circulation in
the said Village OF Spirit Lake. and also in
the Spirit Lake Herald. n weekly newspaper.
published In Spirit Lake, In the County Of
kootena1. state OF Idaho and having gener-
al circulation therein.
Read the first time and unan,monsIv
adoDted Aug. 3. 1905
Read the third time under suspension OF
the rules and unanimously adopted Aug. g.
1908. -
Read the third time under suspension of
the rules. and unanimously adopted and
finally passed and enacted and approved
Aug. 1908.
- EARLE S. PRINDLE,
- HENRY R. scHENKER. village clerk Jerk.