Ordinance - 1181ORDINANCE NO. 1181
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
• WEST COVINA ADDING SECTIONS 4119.2, 4119.3 AND
4119.4 TO THE WEST COVINA MUNICIPAL CODE, RELATING
TO GAMBLING, AND DECLARING AN URGENCY THEREOF, TO
TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
The City Council of the City of West Covina does
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 4119.2 is added to the West
Covina Municipal Code to read:
to read:
to read:
114119.2. GAMBLING
It is unlawful for any person, either as principal,
agent, employee or otherwise, to keep, conduct
or maintain within the City, any house, room,
apartment or place used in whole or in part as a
place where any game, not mentioned in Section 330
or Section 330a of the Penal Code of the State is
played, conducted, dealt or carried on with cards,
dice, balls, or any other devices for money, checks,
chips, credit or other representative of value or
for any merchandise or any other thing of value."
SECTION 2. Section 4119.3 is added to said code
114119.3. USE OF A PLACE FOR GAMBLING
It is unlawful for any person, either as principal,
agent, employee or otherwise, knowingly to permit
any house, room, apartment or place owned by him
or under his charge or control in the City to be
used in whole or in part for playing, conducting,
dealing or carrying on therein any game not
mentioned in Section 330 or in Section 330a of
the Penal Code of the State with cards, dice, balls,
cues or other devices for money, checks, chips,
credit or any other representative of value or for
any merchandise or any other thing of value."
SECTION 3. Section 4119.4 is added to said code
"4119.4. PLAYING OR BETTING
It is unlawful for any person to play or bet on
or against any game not mentioned in Section 330
or Section 330a of the Penal Code of the State
which is played, conducted, dealt or carried on
with cards, dice, balls, cues or other devices
for money, checks, chips, credit or any other
representative of value or for any merchandise
or other thing of value.
SECTION 4. This Ordinance is necessary for the
protection and preservation of the public peace, health,
safety and as such shall take effect immediately upon its
adoption. The facts constituting such necessity are
as follows:
Proposals have been and are now being made for the
establishment of gambling parlors within the City
of West Covina in violation of the zoning ordinance
of the City. In order to prevent gambling and the
establishment of gambling places within the City
and to protect the public peace, health and safety,
it is necessary that this Ordinance take effect
immediately.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage
of this ordinance and shall cause the same to be published as
required by law.
Passed and approved this loth day of January
1972.
Mayor
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF WEST COVINA )
I, LELA W. PRESTON, City Clerk of the City of West
Covina, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 1181
was regularly introduced and placed upon its first reading
at a regular meeting of the City Council on the loth day
of January , 1972. That, thereafter, said or�Tcinance
was duly adopted an passed at a regular meeting of the City
Council on the loth day of January , 1972 by
the following vote, to wit:
AYES: Councilmen: Shearer, Nichols, Young, Lloyd, Chappell.
NOES: Councilmen: None
ABSENT: Councilmen: None
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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