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ORDINANCE NO.W
AN ORDINANCE TO AJ.vlEND ARTICLE I OF
CHAPTER 25 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
l"IOUNT PROSPECT OF 1957, AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE VILLAGE O~ MOUNT PROSPECT, COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
Section 1: That Article I of Chapter 25 of the
Municipal Code of Mount Prospect of lY57 as amended, be and
the same is hereby amended to and shall hereafter read as
follows:
UArticle I Gambling.
Section 25.101. Gambling houses, etc. -
Nuisance.
Every house, room, yard or other premises
kept for the purpose of permitting persons to
gamble for any valualbe thing, within the limits
of the village, is hereby declared to be a common
nuisance. All persons who keep, own, maintain,
manage or conduct, or who are interested in any
such place, shall upon conviction, be punished as
provided in Section 25.108 of this Article.
Section 25.102. Same - Suppression.
It shall be the duty of all members of the
police department to give information to the chief
of police about each house, room or other place
within the village wherein games or devices or tables
or other instruments or things for the purpose of
gaming are, or may be set up, kept or maintained;
and such police officers shall take all lawful means
to suppress and prevent the playing at the table,
games or devices aforesaid, and for this purpose,
when and as often as anyone of them shall have
reasonable cause to suspect that any such table,
game or device is set up, kept or maintained, as
aforesaid, he shall forthwith make complaint thereof
before the police magistrate or some justice of the
peace, and obtain a warrant authorizing him to enter
such house or place or any room within the same, and
such police officer shall thereupon have authority
to demand entry therein, and any person or persons
who shall refuse or neglect to open the door or
entrance to such house, yard, place or any room with-
in the same upon the application of any police officer
having such warrant, shall forfeit and pay a fine of
not less than twenty-five dollars nor more than two
hundred dollars for each and every offense.
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Section 25.103. Gambling devices - Use of
generally.
No person shall deal, play or engage in faro,
roulette or any other device or game of chance,
hazard or address, either as a banker, dealer or
otherwise, for the purpose of gaming.
No person shall manage, use or practice any
trick, sleight-of-hand game or device whatsoever
with the intent of winning or procuring the money
or property of another person by inducing him or
her to bet, loan or deposit or stake money or pro-
perty upon the result of such trick or game.
Section 25.104. Same - Bringing into village,
etc.
No person shall bring into the village or have
in his, her or their possession, in the village, for
the purpose of gaming, any table, thing or device of
any kind or nature whereon, or with which money or
any other thing of value may in any manner be played
for.
Section 25.105. Same - Exposing in public places.
It shall be unlawful for any person to expose in
any of the streets, avenues, alleys or the public
places, within the limits of the village, any table
or device of any kind whatsoever, upon or by which any
game of chance or hazard can be played; and no person
shall play at or upon such table or device.
Section 25.106. Same - Seizure and destruction.
It is hereby made the duty of every member of
the police department to seize any table, instrument,
device or thing used for the purpose of gaming; and
all such tables, instruments, devices or things shall
be destroyed. Any person or persons obstructing or re-
sisting any member of the police department in the per-
formance of any act authorized by this section shall
be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars
nor more than two hundred dollars for each offense.
Section 25.107. Lotteries.
No person for himself, or as agent for another
person shall keep, maintain, direct or manage or aid
in the same, any lottery or thing whatsoever for the
drawing or disposing of money, or other valuable pro-
perty, or sell, give away or otherwise dispose of
lottery tickets.
Section 25.108. Penalty.
Except where otherwise provided in this Article
any person, firm or corporation violating any provi-
sion of this Article shall be fined not less than
.....-e dollar:s>nor more than fl[~) dollars for each offense."
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Section 2: That this Ordinance shall be in full
force and effect from and after ten (10) days subsequent to
its passage, approval and publication according to law.
Section 3: That all ordinances or parts of ordi-
nances in conflict herewith be and the same are hereby re-
pealed, reserving however, to the Village of Mount Prospect
any rights which have accrued to it against any person, firm
or corporation under any ordinances, or sections of ordinances
which may be and are hereby repealed.
PASSED this 13kday of
APPROVED this IBh(day of
, 1960.
1960.
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