State ex rel. Daubert v. Arnault

The'opinion of the court was delivered by

Blanchard, J.

The relator was charged with violating the second section of ordinance No. 12,569, Council Series, City of New Orleans.

This ordinance, adopted in August, 1896, declares that the owner, lessee, or proprietor of a building, who shall permit any person or persons to gamble with dice for money, in or about the premises, shall, on conviction, be fined not less than $10, nor more than $25, or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both, at the discretion of the court.

Its violation by the relator is charged to have taken place in August, 1899.

He…