The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1908-04-14

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ORDINANCE so. 2z8
Av ORDINANCE DECE ARIEG GAIT
U-G ILLEGAL AlSD PROVIDING a
PENALTY THEREFOR; MAKING
TTA1IIsDEllEAEOR no DISPLAY
Or PERMIT TEE DISPLAY OF
GAMING DEVICES N Any
HOUSE. BUILDING. SHE'D. sHEL-
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
MIsDENEANOR TO PERMIT THE
PLAYING or CARDS ~ 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 I. That every person who
within the city Of Chickasha deals,
plays Or carries on, Or opens OF causes
to be opened, or who conducts either
as owner OF 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 a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction shall be punished
by fine Of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than one hundred dollars, OF
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 a fine Of not less than
1--WE dollars nor more than twenty-five
dollars.
Section 3. That It shall be misde-
meanor for the owner. proprietor, man
ager or employe Of any pool or biz
lard hall or public place devoted to
the sale Of cigars, tobacco or beye-
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 gam e
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
hail 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
Pconviction 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 q
violation Of the provisions Of this or
dinance is equally authorized to seizt
any table, cards, dice or other article
or apparatus suitable to be used fol
gambling purposes found in the pos
sion or under the control of the persoi
SO arrested and to deliver the SAM
to the police judge before whom th
! person so arrested is required to b
taken.
Section 5. That this ordnance shal
be In full force and effect from an
after its passage, approval and pul
licaton
Passed this 10th day Of April, 100.
Approved this 10th day Of Apr
1908.
: B. B. BRIDGES, Mayor.
Attest:
JOE DEWS, City Clerk.
3 (First published April l3. 1908)
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