Las Vegas City Ordinances, March 31, 1933 to October 25, 1950, lvc000014-458

AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF NEVADA, ) ss. COUNTY OF CLARK ) ______Carl Woodbury________, being first duly sworn, deposes and says: That he is auditor____ of the LAS VEGAS EVENING REVIEW-JOURNAL, a daily newspaper, of general circulation, printed and published at Las Vegas, in the County of Clark, State of Nevada, and that the attached was continuously published in said newspaper for a period of 2 insertions from February 27, 1950 to March 6, 1950 inclusive, being the issues of said newspaper for the following dates, to-wit: February 27; March 6. That said newspaper was regularly issued and circulated on each of the dates above named. S/ Carl R. Woodbury________________________________________ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th day of September, 1950. S/ A. E. Cahlan ______________________—_____________ Notary Public in and for Clark County, Nevada. My Commission Expires January 12, 1951. ORDINANCE NO. 405 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND SECTION 9 OF ORDINANCE NO. 350 OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, ENTITLED: "AN ORDINANCE TO PRO­HIBIT GAMING AND OPERATION OF SLOT MACHINES IN THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS WITHOUT FIRST OBTAINING A LICENSE THEREFOR; REGULATING THE SAME; FIXING THE AMOUNT OF LICENSE FEES; PROVIDING THE PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF; REPEALING ORDINANCE NOS. 77, 82, 88, 103, 115, 165, 245, 271, 287 AND 319, AND ALL ORDINANCES AND PARTS OF ORDINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AND ALL OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO." ALSO REFERRED TO AS CHAPTER 13, SECTION 11 OF THE LAS VEGAS CITY CODE, AND TO REPEAL ORDINANCE NO. 401. The Board of Commissioners of the City of Las Vegas do ordain as follows: Section 1. Section 9 of Ordinance #350 of the City of Las Vegas also referred to as Chapter 13, Section 11 of the Las Vegas City Code, is hereby amended to read as follows: Bridge, whist and solo, shall be licensed at the rate of $15.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. The game of chemin de fer shall be licensed at the rate of $250.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. Where one crap table is licensed in any one establishment, the fee therefor shall be $150.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. Where more than one crap table is licensed in any one establishment, the fee for each crap table shall be $250.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. The placing of bets on football, baseball and other sports activities shall be licensed at the rate of $100.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. The game of Keno, Bingo, Tango or Bank Keno shall be licensed at the rate of $75.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance , and in addition thereto, shall pay a license fee or charge of $1.50 per quarter per chair used in the conduct of such game. Panguingue shall be licensed at the rate of $30.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. Race Horse Book shall be licensed at the rate of $400.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. The holder of a valid existing license for the operation of a Race Horse Book may secure a license for the same cur­rent quarter for an additional office anywhere within the same building for the purpose of receiving and trans­mitting messages in connection with the operation of his Race Horse Book, which additional office shall not be open to the general public and the license fee therefor shall be $200.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in ad­vance . Race Horse Keno shall be licensed at the rate of $300.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. Roulette, "21", Hazard, Faro Bank, Wheels of Fortune and Big Six Wheels shall be licensed at the rate of $150.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. Where five (5) or less slot machines are licensed in any one establishment, except penny slot machines, each such slot machine shall be licensed at the rate of $25.00 per quarter, payable quarterly, in advance for each game embodied and incorporated therein, or for each handle thereon, or for each payoff chute or other mech­anical device therein employed to deliver winnings, or for each coin denomination for which provision is made in the machine for playing, whichever shall be the greatest. When more than five (5) slot machines are licensed in any one establishment, except penny slot machines, each such machine shall be licensed at the rate of $30.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance, for each game embodied and incorporated therein, or for each handle there­on, or for each payoff chute or other mechanical device therein employed to deliver winnings, or for each coin denomination for which provision is made in the machine for playing, whichever shall be the greatest. Penny slot machines shall be licensed at the rate of $50.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance, for each game em­bodied and incorporated therein, or for each handle thereon, or for each payoff chute or other mechanical device therein employed to deliver winnings, or for each coin slot or insert, whichever shall he the greatest. Stud poker and Draw poker shall be licensed at the rate of $50.00 per quarter, payable quarterly in advance. All games not specifically mentioned in this section shall be licensed at the rate of $50.00 per quarter, payable in advance. The licenses above-mentioned shall entitle the holder or his employees, to carry on, conduct and operate any one slot machine of only the specific type and class, or only such other specific game or device, for such license is issued, and only in the particular room and premises described therein, for a period ending with the quarter within which the license was issued; provided, that no license shall he granted for any portion of any quarter for a sum less than the full quarterly license fee, and the end of each quarter shall be the last days of March, June, September and December each year; provided further, that the license shall be entitled