Arizona republican., 1919-04-18
ORDINANCE NO. 253

AN ORDNANCE MAKING IT UN-
 LAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO
 DEAL, CARRY ON. OPEN, CON-
 DUCT OR PARTICIPATE IN GER
 TAIN GAMES OF CHANGE. PRO-
 VIDING PENALTY AND REPEAL
 ING SECTION 43 OF ORDINANCE
 99, NEW SERIES OF THE CITY
 OF PHOENIX, WITH AN EMER-
 GENCY CLAUSE.
 Be it Ordained by the Commission of the City of Phoenix as follows:
 Section 1. Every person who shall deal, carry on, or open or cause to be opened, or who shall conduct, either as owner, proprietor or employer, whether for hire or not, any game of faro, monte, roulette, lasquinet, rouge ct noir, roundo, vingt-un, or twenty-one, poker, thaw, seven and one-half, chuck-a-luck, black jack, panginki, craps, or any similar game whatsoever, played with cards, dice or any other device, and every slot machine, punchboard or machine of like character. whether the | same be played for money, checks or credits or other representatives ol 1 value, and any person who shall par l ticipate in any of the above enum erated or other games, dealt, carried on, opened or caused to be opened by any other person, shall be guilty of a i misdemeanor, and upon conviction 1 shall be punished by fine of not more than Three Hundred Dollars or by i'm prisonment in the city jail for a period l not to exceed six months or by bott such fine or imprisonment.
 Section 2. Every proprietor, owner | lessee, part owner, manager, or any person having the management or con- l trol, either temporary or permanent 1 of any house, building or resort, shal permit any of the games enumerated in the preceding section or any game | similar thereto to be played in suct 1 house, building or resort, he shall bs | guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction shall be punished in the
 manner in the preceding section pro
 vided.
 Section 3. Every person who shall | deal, carry on or open, or cause to be i opened, or who shall conduct, or who | shall participate in, either as owner 1 proprietor, employee or participant whether for hire or not, any banking or percentage game whatsoever, played 1 with cards, dice or any device, or by 1 the aid of any device, whether the same be played for money, checks or credits or any other representative of value. ol | in which markers are used, or in whicf anything of value changes hands, shal l be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upor | conviction, shall be punished by a fine | of not more than Three Hundred Dol lars or by imprisonment in the city 1 jail for period not to exceed siN i months or by both such fine or i'm. 1 prisonment.
 Section 4. Section 43 of Ordinance
 No. 99, New Series of the City of Phoe. | nix, is hereby repealed, Provided, how. ever. that no offense committed there.
 under and no prosecution heretofort commenced hereunder before the pas
 sage of this ordinance shall abate by reason of such repeal, but the samt
 shell be prosecuted the same as thougf
 such repeal had not taken place.
 Section 5. Whereas it is necessary to the public peace, health and safety of the City of Phoenix that this or dinance take immediate effect iron 1 and after its passage by the commis | sion, an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance is hereby exempted from the provisions of tn, and effect from and after it's passag, | by the commission, publication ant posting as provided by law,
 Passed by the commission of tn, City of Phoenix, this 18th day of April 1 1919.
 Approved this 18th day of April, 1919
 PETER CORPSTEIN. Mayor. | Attest: FRANK THOMAS,
 City Clerk