The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14
w. C. T. U. Discuss Al
legged Gaming Devices
WAS NOT PINK TEA
Mrs. D. G. Willard Read State
ment That Was Penned
With Vitrol

Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at a meeting of that organ
izauon held in the Congregational
church, late yesterday afternoon.
Not only were these two city Of
fcials raped over the knuckles-
they were roasted 70 a rich brown.
II all happened this way. Mrs. d.
G. Willard submitted a statement TO
the union in which she said some
things that were not at all compli-
mentary to the mayor and attorney.
Mrs. Willard made a report 10 the
union as chairman OF the law en-
forcement. committee. Sne also in
troduced resolutions as follows:
Resolutions Before Union
BE it Resolved. that we the
women of the Mankato Central W.
c. T. q. go on record as standing
for law enforcement.
BE 1t Further Resolved. that we
condemn the action of our mayor
and city attorney in allowing gam
bling devices at the city fair, Aug
Est 20, 80, 81 and September l, 1928.
In defiance OF the law as given in
General Statutes OF Minnesota,
1913, pages, ls26-1s27, and J also
the law passed in 1923 by our leg
islature, prohibiting devices at
fairs. Our city officials not only did
nothing towards aboltshing these
offenders, but countenanced this
wanton disregard of our laws, by
furnishing police protection at the
table, game or device In the said
city of Mankato.
The sections referred TO follow:
Section four. No person shall
suffer any gaming table. faro banK.
or gam bling device to be set up, or
used for the purpose OF gambling In
any house, building, steamboat, raft
or keel boat or boom, lot yard, or
garden owned, occupied or control
led by him in the said city Of Man
kato.
section FIVE. Any person yiolat
ing any of the provisions OF this
ordinance shall, upon conviction
thereof before any court having
competent Jurisdiction, be punished
by a fine of not exceeding 500, or
by Imprisonment In the county jail
for a term not TO exceed ninety
daysA
take effect and be in force from and
after ten days, from the time OF Its
final passage and publication
Il was told by our mayor and
city attorney that they have no au-
thority over the conditions at the
city fair, that the fair board were
clone responsible, and any action
taken against concessions would
have to be done through the county
attorney and sheriff.
1.-The legislative manual-1923,
page 2So, says:
Y THE municipal courts generally
have the power Of disposing OF al.
criminal cases for .infraction OF city
laws and for hearing and commit
ting for trial on arrests for viola
tions of state laws. Chapter las G.
L. 1891, An act relating TO villages
of over 5000 inhabitants and pro-
viding for municipal courts there
in
City Ordinance 81. An ordinance
relating to the police department,
the council Of the city OF Mankato
do ordain as follows:
Section one. The police depart
ment of the city Of Mankato shall
consist OF the mayor, chief OF pol
ice, desk sergeant and such regular
and temporary police officers as
shall be appointed by the council.
Section five. Il shall be the duty
of the chief of police and police Of
hcers to inquire into all violations
OF the ordinances of said city and
the criminal laws Of the state with =
in the limits OF said city and to
prosecute all persons guilty there
of: to arrest and take into custody
without warrant or process any per
son doing any act in violation OF
the ordinances OF said city, or for e
public offense committed or at
tempted in presence of said officer,
that the officer has reasonable
cause for believing committed 1t,
and to bring such person before the
municipal court Of said city, or
place him or her in the city prison
or county jail Of Blue Earth county
to be dealt with according TO law.
To execute all wrtts, process and
orders isued to them by the mum
,cipaI court OF said city, and make
due return thereof according to law
+ Ordinance 80, page At. Section
two. No. s Acts prohibited in parks
mo. s, Play any game OF cards. No
g, Tell fortunes.
Ordinance 81. Page 168. An or
dinance prohibiting gaming, gamb'
ling devices and gambling places
The council Of the city OF Mankatc
do ordain as follows:
section one. Gambling with
cards, dice, gaming tables, or any
other gambling device whatever, is
hereby prohibited within the city Of
Man1Sato, Blue Earth county, Min
nesota. =.
section two. No person shall
deal cards at the game called faro
'pharo' or forty eight whether the
game is dealt with fifty-t or any
other number OF cards, in the said
city of Mankato; and no person
shall keep any gambling device
whatsoever in the said city OF Man
kato, designed to be used in gambl
ing.
"Section three. No person shall
bet money or other property at ol
upon a gaming expense of the city
Gypsies, OF the most disgusting
type were also allowed, and giyey
place ih the most conspicuous
places, who are acknowledged by
doctors and officials generally to bt
disseminators OF diseases and i'm
morality. :.
:" Respectfully. submitted by Mrs
D. G.. willard. Chairman Law en-
forcement and president w. c. 7
q. Passed this fourth day Of Oct
ober 1921. Published October
a resolution calling for chang'
in fha form of Mankat0's city GOV,