New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-04-06
ANTI-GAMBLING ORDINANCE
PASSED.

At the meeting of the Police
Jury last Thursday the sub
joined anti-gambling ordinance
was adopted by that Body to take
effect in twenty days throughout
the Parish. 1t will be remembered
some weeks since the Council Of
Defense requested that all mu-
inequalities meet with the Jury
and adopt the same ordinance.
This was done by the City Com
missioners and henceforth no
gambling Of any nature will be
permitted. Not even card games
for prizes will be tolerated any
longer, and it behooves those who
indulge in this pastime to heed the
ordinance. The officials Of the
law intend also to enforce the
vagrancy law to the full limit in
every instance where they have
proof that one is an idler, and
living upon others.
1t will be noted by the ordi-
nance that the player as well as
the operator Of card game sub
jects himself to arrest when he
disregards the law. 1T devolves
upon the better element to set an
example and remove all card
tables from their club rooms at
once. There is no need to await
the ten days necessary for the
ordinance to become law under
the circumstances, as the officials
are determined that this war
measure be lived up to in it's en-
tirety. The law 10 be correctly
enforced applies to everybody.
The ordinance as adopted by
both the Council and Police Jury
was as follows:
Prohibiting the playing Of
any game with cards, or to gamble
with cards, dice or any other
game or devise, in any saloon,
hotel, public place or place Of bus
mess or in any chartered club. or
building, private residence, or
elsewhere. in the Parish of Ibe-
ria, Louisiana, for money. stakes.
prizes or it's equivalents.
Sec. l. Be it ordained by the
Police Jury of the Parish Of Ibe
ria, La, that from and after the
adoption and PRONUNCIATION Of
this ordinance, it shall be unlaw-
full for any person or persons to
play any game with playing
cards, dice or any other game or
device, in any private residence,
club or building, or elsewhere. in
the Parish of iberia. La. for
money, that is or may be redeem
able in money.
Sec. 2. Be il further ordained.
that any owner. lessee or occu-
pant Of any building who shall
permit in, on or about the same,
or on the premises connected
Herewith, the playing of cards
dice, or gambling with any game
or device, either for money or
stakes, or anything representing
money or any article Of value. or
any equivalent Of money that is
or may be redeemable in money
or consideration whatever shall
be deemed guilty of a INSIDE
meanor.
Sec. 3. Be it further ordained,
that it shall be the duty of the
Sheriff Of the Parish of Iberia,
La, and his deputies, and the
Justices of the Peace and the
Constables, or any Public Officer.
to arrest and take into custody
any person or persons playing
cards, dice or any other game or
device in any hotel. saloon, or
any public place. or place Of bus
mess. or in any private residence,
club or building or elsewhere in
the Parish of iberia. La, or any
person aiding or assisting in
keeping the same, together with
all the tables, money, or repre-
sentative of money, implements
and other paraphernalia which
may be used in such games or
gambling devices or playing with