ORDINANCE NO. 331

AN ORDINANCE OF THE COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, PROHIBITING GAMING, NOT INCLUDED IN SECTION 330 OF THE PENAL CODE OF CALIFORNIA

The Board of Supervisors of the County of Riverside, State of California, do ordain as follows:

Section 1. Every person who deals, plays, or carries on, opens, or causes to be opened, or who conducts, either as owner or employee, whether for hire or not, any game not mentioned or included in Section 330 of the Penal Code of the State of California, played with cards, dice, or any other device of whatsoever nature, for money, check, credit, merchandise, or other representative of value, and every person who plays or bets at or against any of said prohibited games, is guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be punished by a fine of not less than Two Hundred ($200.00) Dollars, nor more than Seven Hundred ($700.00) Dollars, or by imprisonment in the County Jail not exceeding seven (7) months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.

Section 2. Every person who, knowingly, permits any of the games mentioned in Section 1 hereof to be played, conducted or dealt in any house owned or rented by such person, in whole or in part, is punishable as provided in Section 1 hereof.

ADOPTED: 9‑29‑47 (Eff.: 10‑29‑47)