The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1920-04-07
ORDINANCE NO. So

AN ORDINANCE FORBIDDING
GAMING AND THE KEEPING OF
GAMBLING HOUSES AND De
VICES WITHIN THE CORPOR-
ATE LIMITS OF THE CITY OF
ALCOA.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY
OF ALCOA, as follows:
SECTION /. If any person play
at any game of hazard or address for
money or other valuable thing, or
make any bet or wager for money or
other valuable thing, he Is guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and on conviction shall
be fined not less than $500 nor more
than $4,000.
SECTION 2. If any person en-
playing at any game, or the making
paying at any game, or the MAXI z
of any bet or wager, for money or
other valuable thing, or keep or eX-
hibit any gaming table or device tor
gaming, he is also guilty of mlsde-
meanor, and on conviction shall be
fined not less than $500 nor more
than $4,000.
SECTION 8. If any person keep
a house, shop, or place resorted to for
the purpose of gaming or permit or
suffer any person in any house, shop
or other place under his control to
play at any game for money or other
valuable thing, or rent any such
house or place for the purpose of
gaming is guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction, shall be tned
not less than $500 nor more than
$4,000.
SECTION A. If any person is
convicted of having, or having had IN
his possession any gambling table or
other device for the enticement OF
any person to play or gamble Of, shall
| be fined not less than $500 nor
more than $4,000.
SECTION 5. 1t is a misdemeanOr
| in office for any judicial or minister
| ial officer of the City of Alcoa to be
| found guilty of gaming under the
preceding sections of this Ordinance,
/ and, in addition to the ordinary
punishment attached to the offense,
such officer shall be removed from
office, and be incapable of holding
any office in this City for term of
| five years.
SECTION 6. Whoever shall make
any bet or wager of money or other
valuable thing upon any election is
guilty of a misdeeanor, and on con-
viction, shall be fined not less than
$500 nor more than $4,000.
SECTION 7. Any person who
with knowledge that any negotiable
paper was executed in consideration
of any gaming, bet or wager, nego'
tiates the same to bona tide in
dorsee or assignee for value without
notice, is guilty of a misdemeanor
and on conviction, shall be fined not
less than $500 nor more than $500
SECTION 8. Any person of full
age who bets any money or thing OF
value with a minor, or allows minor
to bet at any gaming table or Other
gaming device exhibited by him, or II
which he is interested or concerned
shall, on conviction, be fined not less
than $500 nor more than $4,000.
SECTION 9. 1t shall be lawful fol-
every person, upon complying with
the rules of public fairs in this City
to enter and contend for any and al
such premiums as may be offered b!
the directors of public fairs il
this City.
SECTION 10. That this Ordin
ance take effect fifteen days from
and after it's final passage, the publi
welfare requiring it.
C. L. Babcocn
Mayor of the. City of Alcoa
ATTEST:
A. B. Smith
Recorder of the City Of Alcoa
Passed first reading March 4, 1920
Passed second reading March 29
1920.
Passed third reading April 1st
1920.
A. B. Smith.
Recorder