, 1926-05-05

Gilman Thurston, seconded by
Councilman Frost, therupon moved
that the ordinance be passed as
read. Roll call: Those voting AYE
Mayor Trueblood, Councilmen Tink-
com. Thurston, Frost and Stump.
Those voting may" none. The May
or t~hereupon declared that the said
ordinance had received a majority
vote of all the members of. the
council and therefore passed.
1t was thereupon ordered. upon
motion duly carried, that said or
dinance be numbered New Ordin-
ance No. So, and be published and
posted as provided by law
Councilman Frost thereupon in
troduced the following ordinance
which was fully and distinctly read
and is as follows:
NEW ORDINANCE NO. 80
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING
FOR THE LICENSING OF pool
AND BILLIARD HALLS, BOWL
ING ALLEYS AND CARD TABLES
AND TO REGULATE THE SAME.
BE 1T ORDAINED by the Town
Council of the Town of Cody. Wyo-
ming:
Section /. LICENSE POOL AND
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lawful for any person, firm or cor
poration to conduct any pool hall,
billiard hall or place where billiard
or pool tables are let for hire, or
any table known as a card table,
or any place where a bowling alley
is let for hire, within the corporate
limits of the Town of Cody, with
out a license to SO do, which Ii
cense shall be authorized by the
Town Council and issued by the
clerk of said town under the seal of
the town, upon payment of the Ii
cense fee herein provided, and it
shall be unlawful for any person,
persons, firm or corporation con-
Quoting pool halls. billiard halls,
or bowling alley, or a place where
card tables are let for hire, to keep
such places open after twelve o'clock
midnight until six o'clock in the
morning of the following day.
Section q. FEE OF LICENSE.
Until otherwise provided by ordin-
ance of said town, there shall be
paid an annual license for each bill
lard table, pool table, card table
and bowling alley let for hire, or
used in conducting a business a Ii
cense fee of Ten (S10.00) Dollars
per year, RdydDlt QudIltlly III dQ-
vance, and no license shall be is
sued for less than one year. And
no card tables shall be behind
closed doors.
Section 8. UNLAWFUL MAIN.
TENANCE. 1t shall be unlawful
to use or maintain any card table
provided for herein, for any pur-
pose in violation of the laws of the
Z state Of UUunnnfn0 ar tho Tonn Of
Cody, relating to unlawful gamb-
ling.
Section 4. DISORDERLY HOUSE
PENALTY. Whenever it shall ap-
pear to the town council that any
person licensed aforesaid, is con-
Quoting a disorderly place, or per-
hitting gambling, or the selling of
intoxicating liquors in their places
of business, it shall be within the
power, and further, the duty of said
Town Council by order duly made,
to revoke said license, and the town
council shall have jurisdiction over
said business at all times, and may
unless it is satisfied that the per-
son making an application for a
license If of good moral character,
and will conduct his business prop
erly. and not violate the ordinances
of the town of Cody, or the laws
of the State of Wyoming with ref
erence to the sale of intoxicating Ii
quors or gambling shall refuse such
license.
Section S. This ordinance shall
be known and designated as New
Ordinance No. SO. All ordinances
or parts of ordinances in conflict
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 6. PENALTY. Any per-
son or persons who shall be found
guilty of the violation of any Of
the provisions of this ordinance
shall be fined not less than Twenty
five ($25.00) Dollars and not more
than One Hundred (s10O.O0) Dol
lars, to which shall be added the
costs, or shall De punished by i'm
prisonment in the town Jail. in case
of failure to pay such fine and
costs, until such fine and costs are
fully paid at the rate of One
$1.0O) Dollar per day.
Section Z. This ordinance shall
be in full force and effect on and
after May 18th, 1926.
Approved and adopted this Bird
day of May, 1926.