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Show TO CONFISCATE SLOT MACHINES Slut machines that are In public uwe in Provo Thursday morning" will be seized by police officers under un-der nn order issued several weeks ago by Chief of Police Ofto Eirk. Punch boards, contrary to the chief's first announcement, will not be niolesled. A written opinion submit ted to the commission ny Abe W. Turner, city attorney, sets forth the view that inasmuch as the checker hoard punchbo:ird has hern held legal by a supreme court decision it would be fully to attempt its elimination here. Mr. Turner sees no reason for Hiving the checker board type anj prr Terence over other punch boards, so long ns the merchant using them is sellinjc a, legitimate' amount of merchandise for '.he amount of money the board represents. In the city attorney's opinion, punchbourds should only be used' to stimulate sales in those places of business where the same kind of merchandise is carried in stock for leular sale. Children should not be allowed to play the punch' boards, thinks Mr. 'furner. i ne nan on siot machines will cover all types because of the difficulty diffi-culty to draw the line. While some of the1 contraptions may not be gambling devices in a strict sense, their use is questioned and all types, including baseball machines, jack pot machines and vendors which offer any special inducement will be barred, according to the city attorney. |