The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-13
tbirst published April 13, 190S.)
ORDINANCE NO. 27g

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ORDINANCE NO. 27a
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING GAM
ING ILLEGAL AND PROVIDING A
PENALTY THEREFOR; MAKING
1T A MIsDEMEANOR TO DISPLAY
OR PERMIT THE DISPLAY OF
GAMING DEVICES IN ANY
HOUSE. BUILDING, SHED. SHELL
TER, LOT OR OTHER PREMISES
AND FIXING A PENALTY THERE
FOR; PROHIBITING THE RENT
ING OR LEASING OF PREMISES
FOR THE PURPOSE OF SETTING
UP OR EXHIBITING SAID De
VICES AND PROVIDING A PEN
Atty THEREFOR; MAKING 1T A
MIsDEMEANOR TO PERMIT THE
PLAYING OF CARDS IN ANY
POOL OR BILLIARD HALL OR
OTHER PUBLIC PLACE.
Be it ordained by the mayor and coun-
cilmen of the city Of Chickasha Ok
lahoma:
Section 1. That every person who
within the city Of Chickasha deals,
plays or carries on, or opens or causes
to be opened or who conducts either
as owner or employe, whether for
hire or not, any game Of faro, monte,
poker, roulette, craps or other bank.
ing or percentage game, played with
dice, cards or any device for money.
checks, credit or any representative
Of value, is guilty Of misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be punished
by fine of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars. or
BY imprisonment for not more than
thirty days, or by both such fine and
imprisonment.
Section 2. That any person who
bets or plays at or against any such
prohibited games, is guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction shall be
punished by fine Of not less than
five dollars nor more than twenty-five
dollars.
Section 3. That it shall be a misde-
meanor for the owner, proprietor, man
.ager or employe of any pool or bill
lard hall or public place devoted to
the sale Of cigars, tobacco or beve-
RACES of any kind to allow or permit the
playing Of any game of cards whether
said game be played for money or
thing of value or not, within such pool
or billiard hall or such public place.
And such owner, proprietor, manager
or employe shall be considered to al
low or permit such game
within the meaning of this
ordinance if such game shall be
played or carried on with his know
ledge. And It shall be unlawful for
any person to play at any game Of
cards whether for money or thing Of
value or not within any pool or billiard
hall or public place devoted to the
sale of cigars, tobacco or beverages
Of any kind. That any person violating
the provision Of this section shall upon
conviction be punished by a fine of
not less than five dollars nor more
than fifty dollars.
Section 4. That every person who
is authorized to arrest persons for a
violation Of the provisions of this Or
dinance is equally authorized to seize
any table, cards, dice or other article
or apparatus suitable to be used for
gambling purposes found in the pos
sion or under the control Of the person
SO arrested and to deliver the same
to the police judge before whom the
person so arrested is required to be
taken.
Section s. That this ordnance shall
be in fun force and effect from and
after its passage, approval and pub
lication.
Passed this 10th day Of April, 1908.
Approved this 10th day of April.
1908.
B. B. BRIDGES, Mayor.
Attest
JOE DEWS, City Clerk.