The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-10
City Council Pass Gam
bling Ordinance last
Night
AN ORDINANCE

To suppress, pehdliAe anu P'
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 place
ar device shall be considered as used
for gambling or to gamble with "r
Cor betting or for wagering if 2Sone
fees. or money, or anything OF y -
i, 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
Mavor and Board Of Alderman OF
the town of Morgan City 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
al 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
I'D, or five-up, or cOon-can, kotch, or
any other game Of any character,
Including lotteries and punch boards,
whatever, that can be played with
cords, 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 rent to
another, shall keep, or shall be in
any manner interested in keeping,
any premises, building, room or
place for the purpose of being used
as a 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 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
o for the purpose Of gambling OF !.
betting.
SEC. 3. Be it further ordained,
.tc, that any person who shall vio-
ate any of the provisions of this or
finance shall be deemed guilty of a
and, upon conviction
hereof, shall be fined not Tess than
live (S5.00) Dollars nor more than
)ne Hundred {S1O0.O0) Dollars, or
e imprisoned in the town Prison and
or a term Of not less than ten (1O)
lays, nor more than thirty 500
lays, or both, at the discretion Of
he Court.
SEC. 4. Be it further ordained,
.tc., that none of the Sections OF
his Ordinance shall apply to any
,ersons fond playing games with
lominoes or cards, at private res
dence, occupied by family land
,sed as such only,) or to any person
found playing games with dominoes
,r cards in the club house of and
conducted by, any fraternal organ
zation, duly incorporated, provided
that the bylaws of such fraterral
prohibit gambling for
money within such club house and
that such game or games be not
played for 1nokey or anything redee-
mable in money. Provided further,
that this exemption shall not apply
to any organization, fraternal or
othetwise, organized for the pur-
pose Of, or solely engaged in, con-
Quoting games Of chance, fer money
or any other consideration, and this
section sha" not apply 10 any pri-
V. te residence or club house CON-
monty resorted to for the purpose
of gambling, as described in previous
sections, and that no banking game,
played with cards or dominoes,
shall be exempted from the provi-
sions of this ordinance on account
Of being played at a private resi-
dence or club.
SEC. S. Be it further ordained,
ETC., that all ordinances or parts Of