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r~8 screened off portion of such room or other obstructed portion shut off from observation, from its main room in which games of cards, dice or other devices can be played shut off from ob- ser~aation from any portion of the main pool rooza, card room or sililar place. All rooms must be open and accessii~le at all times to inspection. Section 6. It is hereby made unlawful for any person or persons to ~~ay cards, dice or other games, or permit the same to be done in any pool rocm, enclosure, booth or behind any screen or other obstruction, it being the purpose of this ordinance to require all ~ ame s herein described to be played in such a manner that they may at all times be inspected anal seen from all and any porti n of the pool room, card room or similar place. Section 7. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation z,rit bin the City of Eugene, to ~:eep open on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, any billiard room, pool room, dance hall or any place vrhere any game of chance is played or any public place where similar any dame of cards is played f'or amusement or othertivise, or any public place of amusement. Section 8. Any officor, manager, employed; or agent having control of any pool room, card room, or similar resort izi the City of Euger_e, which shall be maintained or ;operated in vio- lation of the provisiavs of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a violation of .the terms of this ordinance and punishable as hereinafter provided. Section 9. Any person violating any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be subject, upon conviction in the ~4unicipal Cou rt, a fine of not exceeding two hundred dollars, and for costs of prosecution. Section 10. 1~~"tIEFrEAS, there are orl bane, at the present time, applications for the issuance licenses for card rooms and billiard rooms, and ~~~~REAS, it is the belief of the Common Council that further issuance of 1censes to card rooms and billiard rooms within the City of Eugene without investigation would endanger the peace, health and safety of the City of Eugene, IT IS THEREFORE DECLl,.RED that it is necessary for the immediate peace, health and safety of the City ol^ Eugene that this ordinance take effect at ones, and an emergency is hereby declared to e List, and it is ordered that this ordinance shall become ef~'ective upon its passage by the Common Council and its approval by the Mayor. Section 11. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict and Ordinance TIo. 883~ particularly be, and they are hereby repealed. Passed by the Common Council this9th day of May, 1gI~9. ~s~ Henry F/ Beistel . City Recorder Approved by the 1!!Iayor this 10th day of May, 19?~9: ~s~ V. E. Johnson PJlayor 1 1