City of Seattle v. Chin Let

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gobdox, J.

Bespondent .was prosecuted in the municipal court, of the city of Seattle, for violating the ordinance of that city relating to lotteries. The section of the ordinance in question is as follows:

“ Section 11. Whoever shall maintain or run, or be in any manner connected with, any lottery or any establishment or business, by whatever name it may be known, wherein any property is sold or disposed of by chance, or whoever shall, within the city, sell or dispose of any lottery ticket or share either for religious or secular purposes, or *40any chance,…