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Home My WebLink AboutORD 1973-001 C)RDINANCE NQ, 73-1 AN QRDINANGE PROHIBITING THE POSSESSIC?N OF LL ; BQQKMAKING RECQRDS WITHII�T THE CITY LIMITS �� ' � �� ,> 4F THE �ITY QF GRAPEVINE, TE XAS; PROVII?ING � s _ � � � ; ` � FQR AN OFFENSE QF PflSSESSIQN OF BQOK:MAKING "�" ' �� RECORDS; DEFINING B�QKMAKING, BOOI�MAKIl`+1G REGORDS AND THE POSSESSI4N THEREQF, PRQVIDING A PENALTY; PRQVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY. BE IT ORDAiNEL? BY THE GITY CQUNCIL C)F THE CITY OF GRAPEVTNE, TEXAS: SECTION 1. DEFINITIQNS A. Bookmaking shall mean the taking, accepting or � placing for another a bez or wager of money or anything of value on a horse race, dog race, autamobile race, motoxcycle race ar any other race of any kind whatsoever, including but not limited to football games, baseball games, . athletic contests or sporting events of whatever kind or character. '�e term . shall further include the offering to take or accept or place for another any such bet or wager or any individual who as an agent, servant or employee or otherwise aids ar encourages another to take or accept or place any such bet or wager. Further the term shall likewise include the act or a��ing or encouraging the agent, servant or employee of another person to take or accept or place or transmit any such bet or wager. B. Bookmaking records shall mean any written, printe;, � , 1 1 Y., typed or otherwise produced or reproduced lists of persons names, telepi'�o..�: or communication media numbers, events upon which wagers may be placeci\ � times, plac�s or l�ations af such events, slips, oddsmakers` lists or inform�.tio7 letters, telegrams, or any other item, object or thing used for bookmakin;:, -uco�.: keeping, whether such records be in cade or uncoded, and in whatever lan;�;uage. C. Passession shall mean having any such recards o�i ��i� �.;._ �..it the y�er'son or in any vehicle or premises, hous� ar structure under the .=«i >; of or occupied by such person, whether such person is the owner thereof or i ; noe. i 4 i � SECTIt3N 2. PQSSESSION t�F BQQKMAI�ING RECQRDS DE�LARED �� F Whosoever shail possess, except for evidence purposes, any � document, file, list, slip or record of any kind or character wha�e�er whic� � � � is designed �or the use of or used for recording or documenting any making, � placing, or taking of any bet or wager af money or ar� ything of value on a � � horse race, dog race, automobiie race, motorcyc].e race, or any other race � of any kind whatsoever, a football game, baseball game, basketball game, hockey game, soccer game, athletic cantest or sports event of whatever kind Qr character, shall be gui,lty of a misdemeanor. A person in pQssession af � bookmaking records is presumed to know the nature, character and past and � �" prospective use of same. ,� ►. t; � , �� I� SECTIt�N 3. PENA LTY , ' �' Any person or corporaxion who shall violare any of the provisions ; � of this ordinance or fail to cornply therewith or with any cf the requirements � thereof, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not � � more than.Two Hundred Doliars �$200. 00}. The owner or owners of any huilding or premises, or part thereof, where anyzhing in violation of this ordinance shall be placed or shall exist, and who may have assisted in the commission af any such �i vioiation shall be guilty of a separate offense and upon conviction shall be fined as herein provided. �� a r SECTI(3N 4. SEVERABILITI'� It is hereby declared to be the intentian of the City Council �""" of the Gity of Grapevi,ne that the sections, paragraphs, sentences, clauses and phrases of this ordinance are severable and any phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section hereof should he declared unconstitutional, such unconstitutionaiity or invalidity shal2 not affect any of the rernaining phrases, clauses, sentences, ,��..�.- grapi�s or sections of this ordinance, since the same wauld have been enacte, .>y i � ; , .� � ,�� . i �; the City Council without the incorporation in this ordinance of any such � unconstitutional or invalid phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph or section. ;'; � SECTION 5. EMERGENCY. . � �`°� The fact that the present ordinances of the City of Grapevine 1 � � are inadequate to properly safeguard, the health, safety, morals, peace and � general welfare of the inhabitants of the City of Grapevine creates an � emer enc for the immediate reservation of ublic bus'ness ert health � g Y P P 1 , PraP Y> > ► � � safety and general welfare of the public which requires that this ordinance shall � become effective from and after the date of its passage and it is accordingly so ; , � " ordained. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GRAPEVINE, TEXAS, this 2ndd�y of January A.D, 19 73 . , � . �,-� :�� _...�:�`��` �` A'rTEST: � � ity ecretary APPROVED AS TO FOR • � ity ttorney � �� i �