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ORDINANCE N0. 25,_ 5_( New Series)
AN ORDINANCE LICENSING AND REGULATING THE BUSINESS
OF CONDUCTING OR OPERATING CARD GAMES OR CARD TABLES
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF.
BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
SECTION 1. Every person, firm, corporation or associa-
tion engaged in the business of conducting or operating card
games or card tables for hire or for a consideration, or who:
conducts or operates card games or card tables for hire or
for a consideration in conjunction with another business
shall pay a license fee as follows:
(a) Where only one such card game or card table is con-
ducted or operated, an annual license.fee in the sum of $100.00.
(b) Where more than one such card game or card tables
are operated an annual license fee of $100.00 for every such
card game or card table so conducted or operated.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful to operate or conduct
any card table or card game between the hours of 12 o'clock
midnight and 6 o'clock A.M. of the day following.
SECTION 3. Any license issued under the provisions of
this ordinance to any person, firm, corporation or association
shall not be deemed a license to deal, play, carry on, open
or cause to be opened, or to conduct, either as owner or em-
ployee, whether for hire or not, any game made illegal by the
provisions of the Penal Code of the State of California or by
the provisions of any statute of the State of California.
SECTION 4. Any building, room or premises to which a
license shall be granted under the provisions of this ordin-
ance shall be deemed to be a public place, and all Police
Officers and Peace Officers shall have free access thereto.
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No such building, room or premises shall be kept locked
during business hours, nor shall any card table or card
game be conducted or operated behind locked doors. No
minor under the age of twenty -one years shall be employed
in or shall be allowed to frequent, remain in or visit the
room or premises wherein is conducted or operated any card
game or card table licensed under the provisions of this
ordinance.
SECTION 5. No license shall be issued under the pro-
visions of this ordinance except upon order of the City
Council.- The provisions,of Ordinance No. 76 (New Series)
of the City of San Luis Obispo defining the respective
duties of the City Clerk and the City Collector in the
issuance, collection and accounting on all licenses are
hereby made a part of this ordinance.
SECTION 6. The violation'of any of the provisions of
this ordinance shall be sufficient cause, and the City
Council is-hereby given the.power and authority, to revoke
any license issued under the terms of this ordinance.
SECTION 7. Any person, firm, corporation or association
violating any of the provisions of
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
shall be punished by a fine of not
imprisonment in the County Jail of
Obispo for a period of not exceedi
such fine and imprisonment.
this ordinance shall be
upon conviction thereof
to exceed $500.00, or by
the County of San Luis
a.g six months, or by both
SECTION 8. This Ordinance, together with the Ayes and
Noes shall be published for two days before its final passage
in the Telegram- Tribune, a daily newspaper printed, published
and circulated in said City, and the same shall take effect
and be in force thirty days after its final passage.
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INTRODUCED AND PASSED to print this 7th day of
August, 1944, by the following vote:
AYES:R.P.Howell,RalphC. Kennedy ,F.C.Kimball,JosephLeary, Clyde T.
O'Nan
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City lerk
Finally passed this 21st day of August, 1944 by the
following vote:
Ayes: R.P.Howell, Ralph C. Kennedy, Clyde T. O'Nan
Noes: Joseph Leary
Absent: F. C. Kimball
Mayor
ATTEST.: i
LIt Y Clerk