HomeMy WebLinkAbout0066(RI3MNCE NO. 66.,,_(1957 Serie e )
AN ORDDIUME PROBIBITING TBE POSSESSIM OF "PIN &Ll ?ACHINF�D��
I'M CA s11 ftRDLE CA?W'A AND OTHM SIMI AR DWICES9 DECTAUllTEa
SUCH DEVICES AND OTHER 1XVICES AND EQU7.PMT TO BE A IT SAMEa
AND PROVIDING FOR THE ABATEMNT THERE�?F° o
DE IT - ORDAI by the Counc21 of the City of San Luis Obispo a& followsa
SECTION 1. in enacting this ordinance, the Council of t City of Sass Luia
Obispo Imroby finds, dots rmli°�s and declams t�mt vitbln the Lne orparatad are of
the City of San Iui.a Obispo- there are rnaintaained caartai.n devices described
in Section 4270.1 hereof. which are capwbU of and are being used fuj gapbling
purposea B that an .independent investigation conducted, by the Chief of Polibe
officially reported the folloving a
(a) That throughout the City of San 1:aa,ie3 Obispo machines of
UO tyPe prohibited by Section 4,270.1 hereof are nu roux
and are operating in general violation of the ga vbling
Teaws Of the State of Califon nib 3
(b) That &Iwaat all of the merchants Interviewed during the
Investigation admitted making pityoff'al
(c) That thy+ proceeds from the machi es were divided f.&
fifty between the pin ball machin -il owners and the merchants
upon whosa premises the machines imre installed)
(d) That the wide-spread use of theme machines crakes enforcemmnt
of the laws against gambling by law enforcement Officers
impraacti.ccal ;.
{ea Theat. the operation of these machime constitutes a serious
mDnaace to good governmenti
that? t1s Council, of the City of Sam I'Ads, Obispo further finals, determines and
declares that the presence and use of such machines for gambling purposes teach
and encourage gaan►bling in both minors and aadulta3, fostaAr delinquency and encourage
such pa rcons in the commission of unlawful acts for tha< purpose of obtaining money
In order to operate such machi,nesi that the continued presence of such machines In
the City of San Luis Obispo constitutes a serious problem of law enforcement and
is contr&17 to the public peace., health, safetvp morals and generaal welfare of the
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P:SOPLT of Pcus city.
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That Uri S,n Luia Obi.r3po FAmi.cipal Code seal, ba -l-mended to add the
a�a�.loz -�an� ��ctio�a� a
Section 4270,1
It shall be iarala xAll. for arq i pergano firm or corporation to Rzopa
ntaxin, posso€ss or Imfe under control. in ssq plane hatavGro sithar°
W omor, l.esmea, ag-ent, employees mor fzgee Yr otbiera is% any tzblo
goy or device co,x acinly kaom as a "pin ball whine,," 'pin a " or
llrzrble gam" or siai.lar &*vi ca by whaa,tevar nas known., tha+ operation,
use or play of which is controlled by placing that aln =W coin., pinto,
diah„ . PluE:a logy or other device,,) or by the paymznt of away Teo, provided that
possession of such dev i.cee for the sole purpose of storage or rapalx on prarLises
other than retail. l.icansed premises shall not be unlawful if such Machines are
rendered inoperative while in the City of Sari Luis Obispo„
Sec, 4270,2, AM chine, contri.vanco, appliancep di�vico, gamin, instrumnt or
&xticy Impt., rzaaa7:tzgined., possesuod or controlled in violation of
Section U270,1 is hereby declared to be a nui3jnco and shall be o9Oject
to abetement asa provided is Section. 4270.3 belcra,,
Soction 4270,3
ArWthi.ng declared in Section 1270.2 above to be as nuisance as a3
result of a violation of Section 4270.2 above, of which violation wW
person,, firm or corporation has been convicted or has pleaded eailtya
shall be destroyed with its contents by tha Chief of Police after such
plea or after judp ent of coa7ic tlon bocomes f3 nala Ir said vmch:hie
contsain3 money,, suciz money shall be deposited in the City General Fund ,
If' anything so subject to doaltracti.nn is in the custody of any
court in this County, said Chief of Police will apply to said Court for
the release of it to him for destruction,
Sect,i.c n 14270,,h
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provision$
of this ordinance shall be de+eared guilty of a miedsmeaanor and upon
conviction thereof sk►aall be punished in accordance with Secti mi 1200
of the San Lams Obispo Municipal Code,
S�TIUd 20 This ordinance, together with than rAyeas and noes, shell, be publi.sbad
once in full at least three days before its firAl passage, in the Te]egr Tr°ibureD
a newspaper published and circulated in waid Ci.ty,., and the same shat go Into
effect at the expix.at!.on of tr►irty days after its final paaseagao
INTRODUCED AND PASSED V PRINT this 9th of December D ig 577
.by the , 0110vine votes
rIESa Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith,
Fred H. Lucksinger
xCRES s None
ADSRlP s None
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FIMLLr PASSE) this l6tIxiAw of December D �9 75��, by thv Z0220winz
A, B Nels Beck, Kenneth W. Jones, Richard G. Sleight, J. Barry Smith
Fred H. Lucksinger
WOFrSj None
ABSENTS None
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