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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE NO. 362 ENTERTAINMENT - SIGNED - - - - -, -- -." & --.......--..0' .. '-.Llo..llJ'-'I.lb' 1'-l'-'lIIV 010. D. BARNARD ST"'. CO., aT .LOU" ORDINANCE NO. 362 AN ORDINANCE TO AUTHERIZE, CONTROL, REGULATE AND LICENSE BUNCH BOARDS, CHANCE SPINDLES AND CHANCE PRIZE GAMES IN THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAH6 ; DEFINING SUCH DEVICES, MAKING IT UNLAWFUL TO POSSESS OR PLAY OR PERMIT TO BE PLAYED SUCH DEVISES WITHOUT A LICENSE , PROVIDING THE PENALTIES FOR THE VIJLATION OF THE ORDINANCE, PROVIDING THE AMOUNT OF SUCH LICENSE PROVIDING RESTRICTIONS AS TO WHO MAY PLAY THE SAME, PROVIDING THAT THE SAME SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE A LOTTERY: PROVIDING A SAVING CLAUSE: AND REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES OR PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT HERE~ITH: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REXBURG, IDAHO: Sec. 1. Definition of terms. (a) The term Person, when used in this ordinance shall mean and include any person, firm or partnership, corporation, or other associations of persons. (b) The term "punchboard!l within the meaning of this ordinance, shall be a board containing a number of holes of receptacales of uniform size in which are placed slips of paper or other substance, in a capsule or otherwize, upon which is written or printed token numbers, figures, insignia, characters, symbols, letter or words, or combinations thereof, which may be punched or drawn from said hole or receptacle by any person upon payment of a consideration, and who shall obtain an award of merchandise or money only upon the chance of drawing the token number, figure, insignia, character, symbml, letter or word, or combination thereof, which has previously been designated to pay a prize. (C) The term "chance spIndle" within the meaning of this ordinance,shall be any spindle , stick, pin, or other device on which may be fastened by any method slips of paper, envelopes, cards, or other devices, upon which is written or printed token numbers, figures, insignia, characters, symbols, letters or words, or COmbiIftions thereof, and which may be drawn b,j' any person from said spindle, or holder, upon p,~t. of a consideration, who may obtain an award of merchandise or-"m~~j~~:-&nli~~~~?~6~~:~,-d. rawing the token number, figure, insignia, ,..r ~~ .\i~'~~ 7~.- .. ~. " character, symbol, letters or wora.~ or combinations thereof, and which may be 1 drawn by any person from said spindle, or holder, upon payment of a consideration ""'"--- ..-. .. ~~ c;p. a';'~~~?"r~andise of money, only upon the chance of drawing '" -ll ._~ "_ the token number~ figure, inS~ia, character, symbol, letter or word or combination it. thereof, which sas previously been designated to pay a prize. (d) The term II chance prize game", within the meaning ofthis ordinance shall be any game in which the obtaining of a prize is based soley upon the chance of the player, upon the payment of a consideration, to draw or otherwise secure " a token number, figure, insignia, character, symbol, letter or word, or combination thereof, which is designated to pay a prize, in cash or merchandise. Sec. 2. That punchboards, chance spindles and chance prize games are hereby autherized to be operated or played within the City of Rexburg, Idaho, upon the ~ procurement by the owner thereof of a license, as hereinafter provided. Sec. 3. That such license fees are hereby fixed as !ollows on all devices where the prize is money or merchandise redeemable in money: Four per cent (4%) of the amount computed by multiplying the number of chances on such de- vices by the price charged per chance. Sec. 4. That such license !ees are hereby fixed as follows on all devices where the prize is merchandise not redeemable in money: Two per cent (2%) of the amount computed by multiplying the number of chances on such devices by the price charged per chance. ,;4 ,~.. J ..,_ ,/ - - -"'" - . - - - - -.. 0' . ,- 4; ......... --.. 0' .. - """-I. I. '-" Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful for any person to have in his possession for the purrose of having operated, played or used on said person's premises, or in con- nection with said person's business, any punchboard, chance spindle, or chance prize game without having first obtained ~rom the City Clerk of the City of Rexburg, ) Idaho, a license therefor; that said license shall be in the form of a rubber stamp and shall obtain the following: " City of Rexburg, Idaho; Owner Location ; Fee Date Clerk with the blanks properly filled in; that said license shall be stamped on said device by said clerk and the blanks thereof properly filled in; that each ) license stamped on a device shall bear the handwritten signature of the Clerk or his deputy; that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the issuance of such license by a deputy in the office of such City Clerk. Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to whom such license is issued Sec. 7. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Ordinance shall I II I I ! II to permit any person under the age of 21 yeas to play any such devices, andit shall be unlawful for any person under the age of 21 years to play any such devices. be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not to exceed $100.00, and upon failure to pay such fine shall be committed to the custody of the Chief of Police and confined in the City Jail at the rate of $1.50 per day until such fine is paid in full. Sec. 8. If any portion of t is ordinance shall be declared invalid, it shall not affect the validity of the remainder thereof. -) Sec. 9. All ordinances or parts of ordinances insofar as they are in con- fliet herewithbe, an4 and the same hereby are repealed. Sec. 10. This ordinance shall be in force and affect f~ and after its pass- age and approval and publication. Passed by the Council this 3rd day of December, 1947. Approved by the Mayor this 3rd day of December, 1947. ~'f;V~ 14 0 Attest: ."_ . '/2.!~ ,~ City Clerk 11'! , /;! ---" ~. ". .~,;.;"A~'1 -'>~, ~ -, I' -"'~' , ~