77 of 1918 - Sub. for Bill No. 74 - Licensing Card Tables ' £ Y
ROLL CALL
VOTING AYE NAY
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I move that the ordinance be passed.
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Result " J AN ORDINANCE 2 C
An ordinance amending Chapter 33 of the Revised Ordinances
of Salt Lake City of 1913, by adding seven new sections to said
chapter, following Section 849, and to be known as Sections
849x1, 849x2, 849x3, 849x4, 849x5, 849x6 and 84910, relating to
the licensing of card tables; and amending Section 888 of said
Chapter, known as "the penalty clause."
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Salt Lake
City, Utah:
SECTION-1. That Chapter 33 of the Revised Ordinances of
Salt Lake City of 1913, be, and the same is hereby amended by
adding to said chapter following Section 849 seven new sections
to be known as Sections 849x1, 849x2, 849x3, 849x4, 849x5, 849x6
and 8490, relating to the licensing of card tables, said new
sections to read as follows:
SECTION 849x1. It shall be unlawful for any person,
club, association or corporation to keep, maintain, conduct
or operate any card table on which games of cards are play-
ed, in Salt Lake City, without first obtaining a license so
to do.
Every applicant for such license shall make application
therefor to the License Assessor and Collector of Salt Lake
City, and shall with his application file a statement
under oath, showing the street and house number of the ply.ce
where he proposes to keep, maintain, cgnd4ct or operate said
+t,A mama of the club
association or corporation under which, or for or by which
he is operating, and the number of tables used or intended to
be used in said place.
The application for such license, together With the
sworn statement of the applicant aforesaid, shall by the
License Assessor and Collector, be present to the Board of
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Commissioners of Salt Lake City at its next regular meeting,
and shall by said. Board be referred to the Chief of Police
for investigation and report, and he shall Within five days
after receiving such application, make report to the Board of
Commissioners of the general reputation and character of the
person or persons making such application; the general reputa-
tion and character of the place sought to be licensed; the
general reputation of the persons who habitually patronize or
frequent said plaoe; the nature and kind of business conducted
at said place by the applicant or any other person, or by said
applicant at any other place; whether intoxicating liquors are
or have been served or permitted to be drunk at said place;
whether gambling of any description has been carried on or in-
dulged in at said place; whether known gamblers operate, main-
tain, conduct, or are in charge of any card game or are employ-
ed in or about said card rooms; whether said place is or has
been conducted in a lawful, quiet and cm derly manner; and he
shall add thereto his recommendation as to the granting or
denying of said application for lie;ense.
Upon the receipt of said report from the Chief of Police,
the Board shall act upon said application as it shall deem
just and proper in regard to granting or denying the same.
It is also hereby made the duty of the Chief of Police
after a license has been granted to operate and maintain card
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tables, to investigate and examine any place licensed as such,
and if it shall appear from such investigation L.nd examination
that the general reputation or character of the person to whom
such license has been granted, or that the general reputation
or character of the persons employed in, frequenting, resort-
ing to or entertained at sLid place is bad, or that any law
of the State or ibrdinanoe of the city has been violated in
said place since the granting of such license, or if said
place since the granting of such license has not been conduct-
ed in a lawful, quiet and peaceable manner, the Chief of
Police shall at once report the particular facts in regard to
such matters, or any of them, or any other matter in regard
to which said Board should be advised, to the Board of Commiss-
ioners, with his recommendation in regard to revoking such
license, which Board shall take such action in regard to the
revocation of such license as it may deem just and right.
SECTION 849x2. The yearly license fee for conducting
card tables for the playing of cards shall be $25.00
£i s.t. a,. Epp, auch addi.ti.ona ,AfabIe, per year,
or any part thereof/.
SECTION 849x3. It shall be unlawful for the owner,
keeper, manager or person in charge of any card tables where
games of cards are being played, to permit or allow any per-
son under the age of twenty-one years to enter, visit, fre-
quent or remain in any room where said card tables are being
operated or where games of cards are being played.
SECTION 849x4. It shall be unlawful for the owner,
keeper or person in charge of any card table, knowingly to
employ, hire or suffer any known gambler to conduct any card
game, or to work in or about said card rooms.
SECTION 849x5. It shall be unlawful for the owner,
keeper, manager or person in charge of any card table to
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suffer or permit the use of said card table for the playing
of cards, or for any person to play cards at any such table)
on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, or at
any other time, or at all, except between the hours of 12:30
P. Y. and 2 o'clock P. M. of the same day, and 6 o'clock P. M.
and 12 o'clock midnight of the same day; provided, that card
playing may be permitted at all hours on legal holidays other
than Sunday, up until midnight of said day.
SECTION 849x6. The license of any person for the oper-
ation of card tables may be revoked by the Board of Commiss-
ioners of Salt Lake City at any time upon notice and hearing,
✓ for violation of any ordinance of Salt Lake City or law of
the State of Utah.
SECTION 849x7. Nothing in this ordinance shall be con-
strued as a license or permission to any licensee to permit
or allow the playing of cards upon chance, or any kind of
gaming or gambling.
SECTION 2. That Section 888 of Chapter 63 of the Revised
Ordinances of Salt Lake City of 1913, known as the "penalty
clause", be, and the same is hereby amended so as to read as
follows:
:ECTION 888. Any person violating my of the provisions
of this chapter, shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished
by a fine not exceeding y 299.00, or by imprisonment in the
City Jail for a period not longer than six months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment. Nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prevent Salt Lake City from recovering the
amount of any license herein required to be ;;aid, in a civil
action brought for such purpose, as provided by ordinance of
this city.
SECTION 3. In the opinion of the Board of Commissioners
it is necessary to the peace, health and safety of the City that
this ordinance become effective immediately.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its
first publication.
Passed the - oard of Commis Toner of Salt Lake City,
Ut , august ___ , 1918.
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City Recorder.
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