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Show AN ORDINANCE LICENSING AND REGULATING CARD ROOMS AND, CARD PLAYING IN PUB- ( LIC PLACES IN THE CITY OF ,; ST. GEORGE. He it ordained by the City Council of the City of St. George, Utah. Sec. 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or operate oper-ate in the City of St. George any room open to the public in which games of 1 cards are played, or any table in any I such room on which games of cards are played without first obtaining a license. 1 Sec. II. It shall be unlawful for any person, licensed under the provisions provi-sions of Sec. I. or the agent, manager or representative of such licensee, to suffer or permit the use of said card rooms or tables for the playing of cards, or for any person to play cards on any such table or in any' such room, on the first day of the week commonly called Sunday, or between the hours of twelve o'clock midnight and nine o'clock a. m. of any day. Sec. 111. The license of any per- I sen. firm or corporation for the opera- t:on of card tables may be revoked by ' i ho City Council of the City of St. George at any time upon notice and hearing for violation of any ordinance j of the City of St. George or law of the i state of Utah, or for any other good I and sunk-cut reason. j Sec. IV. Nothing in this ordin- j a nee- shall be construed as a license j or permission for the playing of cards t for money or anything of value, or I for any kind of gaming or gambling. Sec. V. The yearly license fee j for conducting card rooms or tables for the playing of card games shall be s i."m per year or any part thereof, for each i'laor where such games are conducted, con-ducted, except that for the balance of the year 1924. the license fee shall be 1 0 0 . Sec. VI. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordin- ' ance shall upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding $150. or by imprisonment in the city jail at hard labor for a period not longer than 60 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. This ordinance is to become effective effec-tive immediately upon its publication. Passed by the City Council of the City of St. George, Utah, this 2 7th day of June 1924. H. T. ATKIN, Mayor. Attest: G. E. MILES, (Seal) . City Recorder |