Morgan v. Salt Lake City

The petitioner, William Morgan, was arrested by the police department of Salt Lake City, Utah, upon a complaint issued against him out of the city court of Salt Lake City, for violating section 1259 of the Revised Ordinances of Salt Lake City.

An ordinance of Salt Lake City was in force at the time the complaint was filed and the defendant arrested which reads as follows:

Section 1259: “It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or operate in Salt Lake City, any room open to the public in which games of cards are played or any table in any room on which games of cards are played…