HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinances_1005_CCv0001.pdf OROINANC V `1;0. 11103 any person, firm or corporation to keep.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF maintain, possess or have under control
REDANDS, ,STATE OF CALIFORNIA, in any place whatever, either as owner,
PROHIBITING THE POSSESSION OF lessee, agent, employee, mortgagee or
"PIN 33ALL MACHINMR," "PIN otherwLe, any table game or device
GA:RES." '-MARBLE GAMES" AND cotnmurily known as a "pin ball ma-
OTHER SIMILAR DEVICES, DZCLAR- chine," "pin game" or "marble game"
]LNG SUCH DEVICES ANIS OTIMM or similar device by whatever name
DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT TO BE A known, the operation, use or play of
NUISANCE, PROVIDING FOR THE which is controlled by placing therein
ABATEMENT THEREOF, AND MAK- any coin, plate, disk, plug. key or other
ING THE VIOLATION THEREOF PUN- device, or by the payment of any fee.
ISH BLE AS A MISDEMEANOR. SECTION .3. Any machine, ccmtriv-
The City- Couhtcil of the City of Red- ante, appliance, device, game, instru-
lands, State of California, does ordain meet or article kept,. maintained, pos-
as follows: seised or controlled in violation of See-
SECTION I. In eractin this ordi- tion 2 is hereby declared to be a nuis-
oance, the City Council of the City of arce and shall be subject to abatement
Redlands hereby finds, determines and as provided in Section 4 below.
declare:; that within the incorporated SECTION 4. Anything declared in Sec-
area of the City of Redlands there are tion 3 above to be a nuisance, as a re-
maintained certain devices described in rult of a violation of Section 2 above,
Section 2 hereof, °Mich are capable of of which violation any per>on, firm or
:and are being used for gambling pur- corporation ha:i been convicted or has:
pores; that the Grand Jury of the County pleaded guilty, shalt be destroyed with
of San Bernardino. regularly, drawn and its contents by the Chief of Police of
impaneled for the year 1955, did find, this City after such ple# or after judg-
and after an independent comprehensive ment of conviction beL`omes final. If
investigation conducted by the Attorney said machine contains money, such
General of the State of California of the money shall be deposited in the City
operation of pinball machines and other General Fund.
si;nilar devices, situated in San Bernar- If anything so subject to destruction
dfno County generally and in the City is in the custody of any court in this
of Redlands, officially reported: Cit„ said Chief of Police will apply to
+a, That throughout San Bernardino said Court for the release of it to him
County machines of the type pro- for destruction.
hibited by Section 2 hereof are SECTION 5. Any person, firm or cor-
numerous and are operating in gen- poration violating any of the provisions
eral violation of the gambling laws of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty
of the State of California; of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
+b+ That of the merchants interviewed thereof shall be punishable by a fine of
during- the investigation 90.4 per not more than $500.00 or by imprison-
Cent od'.,nitedmaking payoffs; went in the city jail or county jail for
�c: That the proceeds from the ma- a period of not more than six months
chines were divided fifty-fifty be- or by both such fine and imprison-
tween the pinball machine owners mcnt..
and the merchants upon whose SECTION 8. This Ordinance shall take
Premises the machines were in- effect and be in force sixty days after
stalled; the date of its adoption and prior to the
+dr That the %vids:-spread use of these expiration of fifteen days from its adop-
machines makes enforcement of the ricin shall be published once in "The
law- against gambling by law en- Redlands Daily Facts," a newspaper of
forcement officers impractical; general circulation, together with the
,c- That the operation of these ma- names of the members of the City Coun-
vhines constitutes a serious menace cil voting for and against the same..
to good government; CITY OF REDLANDS,
that said Grand Jury recommended tiro a municipal corporation,
immediate adoption of ordinances ban- By JOHN H. ELKINS,
ning such machines as public nuisances; Mayor of the City of
that the City Council further finds, de- Redlands, California.
termincei and declares that the presence Attest:
and use of such machines for gambling H. R. WHALEY,
purposes teach and encourage gambling City Clerk of the City of
in both minors and adults, foster delin- Redlands. California.
fluency and encourage such persons in I, Harry R. Whaley, City Clerk, City
the commission of unlawful acts for the of Redlands, hereby certify that the
purpose of obtaining money in order to foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted
operate such machines; that the con- by the Redlands City Council at a regu-
tinued presence of such machines in lar meeting thereof held January 3.
the City of Redlands constitutes a seri- 19511, by the fallowing roll-call vote:
nus problem of law enforcement and is AYE: Councilmen Osbun, Morlan.
contrary, to the public peace, health, porno, Anderson and Mayor Elkins,
safety, morals and general welfare of NAY: None.
the people of this city. ABSENT: None.
SECTION 2. It shall be unlawful for tSEAL1 H. R, WIIALEY.