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X338 <br />ORDIN.INCE TdO. ~ X425 <br />it <br />I <br />An •rdinznce defining zed pr~hiriting the displa.ym use and offerins for use any and <br />11 <br />all punch boards and Trade Stimulators within the City of Eugene, Oregon, providing penalties and <br />~~ <br />i~ <br />declaring an emergency, <br />it <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIPd AS~OLZ"Oti"~S: II <br />WHEREAS, The Charter of the City of Eugene provides that: i! <br />r <br />'The Common Council shall have power and _authoritiy withn the limits of the City of .. <br />Eugene ............. <br />~I <br />23. To define and prohibit unlawful gaming and gambling, and to s~.zppress gaming and I <br />gambling houses, and to -punish persons found guilty of gambling or unlawful gaming, i <br />of keeping or owning such houses. ij <br />.. ... .. ... .. v <br />47. To license, tax, and regulate a1.1• such c a?_lings, trades, and employments as <br />the public health. or good may require to he licensed, taxed, or regulated, and not pro- ~~ <br />hibited by the laws of the State of Oregon•or of the iJnited States. it <br />48. To licensem tax regulate, restrain, prohibit, or supplress a1.1 offensive trades ~~ <br />and occupations. _ ,y <br />h7. To enact any and all ordinances, by-laws, and regulations hot inconsistent with ii <br />the constitution or laws of this state or of the Uni ~ed States as shall be needful to <br />the peace, good order, health, cleanliness, ornaments pros*~erity, and general welfare ;` <br />of the city, and secure the protection of nerscns and property therein." I. <br />.. .. <br />RTOP~ THEREFORE, <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES O~.AIF•d ~iS FOL,LOWS: <br />Sectionl: It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or co rporation to display, use <br />or offer for use any punch board or trade stimulator in the form of a punch board <br />within the Gity of Eugene, Oregon. <br />Section 2. Punch 2. Punch boards and Trade Stimulators are hereby defined tr includE, <br />in addition to the com~aon t}rj~e of punch hoard on which the player wins a prize upon <br />punching one of the designated lucky numbers, any article or medium c¢antaining a number <br />of holes or receptacles of uniform si.~e in which are places slips of pawner or other <br />substance, upon which may be punched or drawn from sand hole or redeptacle by any <br />persoh upon payment of a fee or consideratio-:, and when the number and gyestion <br />is drawn to obtain an award of value or~1.y upon the ability of such person, by the <br />exercise of knowlege or skill, to correctly answer ~ the- question contained on the <br />slip. <br />Section 3. Upon c onvict~on of a violation of any provision of this ordinance in <br />the Municipal Court of the City of Eugene, the defendant shall be fined not to exceed <br />X200.00 or imprisoned not to exceed thirty days, or both such fine and imprisonment. <br />Section 4. WHEREAS, there are trade stimulators Being operated in Eugene at the <br />present ti:^~e, an emergency is declared to ~' xist, and it is necessary for the immediate <br />preservation of the public health, peace and safety of the ca.tizens of Eugene that this <br />1 <br />1 <br />ordinance shall be in force and ~~'fect f rpm and after its passage and approval. <br />Passed by the Gommon Council <br />this 10th day of October, 1949. <br />Approved by the Mayor this <br />11th day of October, 1949. <br />1 <br />/s/ Henry F. Be~:stel <br />City Recorder <br />/s/ V. E. Johnsen <br />ayor <br /> <br />