Ordinance 942 ORDINANCE NO. 942
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLOR-
IDA, AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 271 ENTITLED: "AN
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEFINING CERTAIN OFFENSES
AND FIXING THE PENALTIES THEREOF".
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA:
SECTION 1: That Ordinance No. 271 of the City of Miami Beach, Florida,
be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto, imme-
diately after Section 32 thereof, a new section to be designated
"Section 322", which new section shall read as follows:
"Section 322: It shall be unlawful for any person in the
City of Miami Beach, Florida, knowingly to have in his pos-
session or in his custody or under his control, any writing,
slip, paper or document which represents or is a memorandum
of, or is evidence of, or which is designed or intended to
be used in the process of making, settling, paying, register-
ing, or recording of any bet or wager of money or other thing
of value upon the out come or result of any contest, race
or game of any kind or nature whatsoever."
SECTION 2: That Section 34 of Ordinance No. 271 of the City of Miami
Beach, Florida, reading as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person in the City of Miami Beach
to play or engage in any game of cards or other game of chance
by any device whatsoever for money or other things of value."
be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person in the City of Miami Beach,
Florida, to play or engage in any game of cards or any other
game of chance in any manner whatsoever for money or other
things of value."
SECTION 1: If any section or subsection, sentence, clause or phrase
of this ordinance is for any reason held to be unconsti-
tutional, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remain-
ing portions of this Ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause and phrase thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or
more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared
unconstitutional.
SECTION 4: That this Ordinance shall go into effect immediately upon
its passage and posting as required by law.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 2nd day of August , A. D. 1950.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
Ci y Clerk
1st reading - July 20, 1950
2nd reading - July 20, 1950
3rd reading - August 2, 1950 •
POSTED - August 2, 1950
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF DADE:
I, C. W. TOMLINSON, City Clerk in and for the City of
Miami Reach, Florida, do hereby certify that Ordinance No. 942,
entitled: "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, AMEND-
ING ORDINANCE NO. 271, ENTITLED: 'AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA, DEFINING CERTAIN OFFENSES AND FIX-
ING THE PENALTIES THEREOF ", having been passed and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, has been posted by
me in three conspicuous places in the City of Miami Beach, one of
which was at the door of the City Hall in said City on the 2nd day
of August, A. D. 1950, and that said Ordinance remained posted for a
period of at least thirty days in accordance with the requirements of
the City Charter of the said City of Miami Beach.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand and
affixed the official seal of the City of Miami Beach, Florida, on this
the 6th day of September, A. D. 1950.
C. W. TOMLINSON, City Clerk
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