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Las Vegas City Ordinances, July 18, 1911 to March 31, 1933, lvc000013-126

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    * AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Chas. C. Corkhill, being first duly sworn deposes and says: That he is a citizen of the United States, over the age of eighteen years; that he is the publisher of the Clark County, Review, a weekly newspaper of general circulation printed and published at Las Vegas, Clark County, Nevada, and that the Ordinance No. 81 of the City of Las Vegas, Nevada, of which the attached is a true and correct copy, was published in said paper one issue, on the following date to-wit: Jane 18th, 1921. C. C. Corkhill Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th day of July, A.D. 1921 (seal) ____ Florence S. Doherby, County Clerk, Clark Co. Nevada. Ordinance No. 82 An Ordinance to amend Section six (6) of Ordinance No. 77 of the City of Las Vegas, entitle: "An ordinance to prohibit gaming in the City of Las Vegas, without first obtaining a license therefor, regulating the same, fixing the amount of such license, providing a penalty therefor, and repealing all ordinances in conflict therewith." THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF THE CITY OF LAS VEGAS, DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 6 of the above-entitled ordinance No. 77 is hereby amended so as to read as follows: "Section 6. All licenses herein provided for shall be issued by the City Clerk. The amount of all license for the carrying on, conducting of any of the games mentioned in Section 1 of this ordinance, whether the same be a new license or the renewal of one theretofore existing shall be One Hundred and Fifty Dollars ($150.00) per quarter so long as the licensee deals, plays, carries on, conducts or operates, or permits to be dealt, played, carried on, operated or conducted said games, for either one or two games, and Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) per quarter for each game in excess of two games, dealt, played, carried on, operated, conducted, or permitted to be dealt, played, carried on, operated or conducted by such licensee; provided that no license shall be granted for any portion of any quarter for a less amount than the fall quarterly license, to-wit: $150.00 for the games up to and including two games, and $15.00 for each additional game, said the end of said quarters shall be the last days of March, June, September, and December of each year said that said license shall not be transferable. Each license shall specify upon the face thereof the name of the kind of game or games and the number of each thereof so licensed, and each license shall authorize the party obtaining it to carry on or conduct the number and kinds of game or games specified therein, or to do the acts herein permitted with reference thereto, only at the location or place of business designated in the order granting such license. The licensee shall be at all times keep posted in a conspicuous place, in the room where such licensed game or games are being dealt, played, carried on, operated, conducted, or permitted to be dealt played carried on, operated or conducted, the current license therefor, and in the event of the failure so to do the license or licenses therefor may be revoked by the said Board of City Commissioners. Any licensee holding a valid existing license for any current quarter may daring such current quarter secure a license for additional games, over and above two games over and above two games or more for which he so hold a license, for the remainder of such quarter by paying to the City Clerk the sum of Fifteen Dollars ($15.00) for each such additional game, and for which the City Clerk shall issue an additional license for the remainder of such quarter, and the additional licenses shall be upon the same conditions as though issued under the provisions of Section 4 of this ordinance. Section 3. All ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. Passed by the Board of City Commissioners this 15th day of June, 1921, upon the following vote: Commissioners, Brickie, Hodgens, Martin and Ireland, and His Honor the Mayor, H. T. Jones, voting aye. Noes none. Attest: Florence S. Doherty, City Clerk. Approved. H. T. Jones, Mayor