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Ordinance 0003ORDINANCE No. 3. An ordinance to prevent and punish gambling within the town of Edmonds. Be it ordained by the council of the town of Edmonds. SECTION 1: Whoever deals, plays at, wages anything of value on, or in any manner takes part in, or whoever carries on, or causes fro C_—A / f3-U/VQDe opened or who conducts, sets up, keeps or exhibits any game of �C" faro-, monte, roulette, lansggenet, rouge et noir, rondo, poker, draw -` poker, keno or E.O., or roulette table or shuffle board, or any gam- ing table whatever for the purpose of gambling, or any game played with cards, dice or any device for income, checks, credit or any re- presentative of value, or whoever shall have in his possession to be used for such purpose any gaming device whatsoever, shall be punished by a fine of not more than three hundred dollars or less than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three months or by both such fine and imprisonment. SECTION 2 Whoever shall keep or maintain any gambling houses orroom or any place where betting is done within the town of Edmonds,, or shall knowingly permit any such room or place to be so kept in or upon any building, premises, steam boat, raft or other water craft dAI V�V:oe-dknown to be controlled by him or her, or whoever shall procure or permit any persons to come together in any house, premises or places occupied or owned by him or her, or under his or her control for the purpose pf gaming, or whoever shall for the purpose of gaming keep or permit to be used therein any keno table, faro bank, shuffle boardV, cards, or other instrument, device or thing commonly used for the pur- pose of gaming to be used for that purpose, shall be punishable by a fine not exceeding three hundred dollars, and not lessthan fifty dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding three months or by both such fine and imprisonment. Pal�'U'- SECTION 3: That this ordinance shall take effect, and be in !'force from and after its passage, approval and publication. Passed by the council, of the town of Edmonds the 20th day of October, 1890. Approved by me the 20th day of October 1890. Attest: George Brackett, Mayor. Frank Ashcraft clerk of Edmonds. Published Oct. 25, 1890. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * '!c * * * * * * * *