The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-11
AN ORDINANCE


hibit betting or wagering upon any
thing, in any place where people re-
sort for the purpose of wagering or
betting, and to provide that a place
or device shall be considered as used
for gambling or to gamble with, or
sor betting or for wagering if any
fees, or money, or anything Of value
is bet therein, or if the same is re-
sorted to for the purpose Of gamb-
ling or betting, and to provide and
prescribe penalties for the violation
thereof.
SEC. /. Be it ordained by the
Mayor and Board of Alderman OF
the town of Berwick La, in regular
session, that no person shall bet
or wager at any gambling
table, or bank or pigeon hole,
or jenny lind or shall bet or wager
any money or other thing of value
at any gambling game, or at any Of
the following: Poker, poker dice,
low dice, dominoes, euchre, poker
with dominoes, cracker loo or any
game Of matching money or coins,
of any denomination for such coin
or other things Of value, or seven
up, or five-up, or coon-can, kotch, or
any other game Of any character,
ihcluding lotteries and punch boards1
whatever, that can be played with
cards, dice or dominoes, or at any
table, bank or alley, by whatsoever
name the same may be known, or
whether named or not, without re-
ference as to how the same may be
constructed or operated, or shall bet
or wager upon anything, in any
place where people resort for the
purpose Of wagering or betting.
Sec. 2 Be it further ordained,
etc, that no person shall ren. to
another, shall keep, or shalt De il
any manner interested in keeping,
any premises, building, room OF
place for. the purpose Of being used
as place to bet, wager or gamble
with cards, dice or dominoes, or keep
or exhibit for the purpose any bank,
table alley, machine, wheel or de-
vice, whatsoever, or as place
where people resort to gamble, bet
or wager upon anything whatsoever,
or shall permit property or premises
Of which he is owner, or which is un-
der his control, to be used for such
purpose, and a place or device
shall be considered as used for
gambling, or to gamble with, or
for betting or wagering, if any fees,
money, or anything Of value is bet
therein, or if the same is resorted
to for the purpose Of gambling o.
betting.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained
ETC., that any person who shall vio-
late any Of the provisions of this or
dinance shall be deemed guilty Of a
misdemeanor, and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined not Tess than
Five ($5.OO) Dollars nor more than
One Hundred ($10O.OO) Dollars, OF
be imprisoned in the town Prison anc
for a term of not less than ten (1O)
days, nor more than thirty (3O)
days, or both, at the discretion oil
the Court.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained
ETC., that none of the Sections o,
, this Ordinance shall apply to any
persons fond playing games with
: dominoes or cards, at private res
, idence, occupied by a family (ane
used as such only,) or to any person
found playing games with dominoe
or cards in the club house of an.
, conducted by, any fraternal organ
|: ization, duly incorporated, provide,
that the bylaws Of such fraterna
|, organization prohibit gambling TO
, money within such club house m,
that such game or games be no
, played for lAoGey or anything redee
: nahls in money. Provided further
, that this exemption hall not appl,
, to any organization. frate.n.l o