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5324ORDINANCE N0. 572+. AN ORDr!A!%CE REgUIRr_NTG ANY PERSCN, CPERATING A PUBLIC TELEPHONE SERVICE RCCK TO FILE ITH THE CHIEF CF POLICE ROCK THE NAIl'1E , ADDRESS, i1N3D `i'ELEPHCNE _ TO ANY PRIVATE OR 'X-N- LISTED TELEPHONE OR PURPOSES. -FIRIVIT, OR CORPORATION LN THE CITY OF LITTLE OF = CITY OF LITTLE :MrBER OF ynCH SUBSCRIBER TELEPHONES, X'D FOR 0TIER 'JUVRE: "S, it has become a common practice in the City of Little Rock for book- makers to have installed in some secret place a private or non - listed telephone for the purpose of carrying on their gambling activities by way of accepting and placing bets on horse races both in and out of the Z;tate, and ? =EAS, while the Little Lock ',Iity Council is cognizant of the fact that many law abiding- citizens have private or non - listed telephones for highly legitimate reasons, which is a matter of their own concern, at the same time law, violators take advantage of such privilege and have such telephones installed for the sole and only pur- pose of aiding them in their gambling enterprises and for other unlaw- ful purposes, which condition creates a menace to the good morals and general welfare of the City of Little -ock, and makes it difficult, if not impossible, for the officers of the City of Little Rock to properly enforce the law against book - making and kindred law violations, and ,'HEREAS, the Police Department of the City of Little ��ock lacks legal authority to compel any telephone company operatinj; in the City of Little Rock to furnish such information; THERLFCRE, be it ordained by the Little -ock oity Council: SECTION 1. That , +within ten days from and :after the passage and approval of this ordinance, any person, firm, or corporation engaged in furnishing public telephone service in the oity of Little Lock shall file in ',writing with the Ohief of Police of the Oity of Little bock, the name, address, and telephone number of each subscriber to any pri- vate or non- listed telephone, or telephones, within the ,ity of Little Rock, together with the location of such private or non - listed telephone; and when any such telephone is hereafter installed in the "ity of Little Rock, the telephone company installing; the same shall file in ':,writing the name, address, and telephone number with the Chief of Police within five days after installation. Provided, further, that when any such a� —2— I y telephone number is changed, or the location of such telephone is changed, said telephone company shall notify the V'hief of Police in writing within five days after such change, giving hire the new number and the new loca- tion of the same. SECTION 2. The Ghief of Police shall keep the list of tele- rhone numbers furnished him as provided in = section Gne of this ordinance in a private place in his office, and he shall not allow the same to be examined or inspected by any other person or _persons, but _,hen he has reasonable cause to believe that any such telephone is being used for gambling or other unlawful purposes, he shall have authority to communi- cate such information to his sub- ordinates in office .with such instruc- tions as he deems proper for an investigation of the use :wade or such telephone. :,ECTIGN 3. Amy person, firm, or corporation engaged in furnishing public telephone service in the dity of Little jock who fails or refuses to comply with .�ecticn (,-ne of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined in any sum -­_c less than One riundred Dollars, __cr more than Gne Thousand Dollars, and the failure to furnish such information as recuired in Secticn One of this ordinance on each private or non - listed telephone shall be a violation of said section and each day such information is not furnished in compliance with said section shall be a separate offense. SECTION 4. It being ascertained and found by the Little stock City Council that gamblers are having, installed and are using rrivate or non- listed telephones for the purpose of carryin,- on their gamblin; activities in the City of Little -rock, that such practice constitutes a menace to the morals and general welfare of the City of Little mock and promotes gambling and other la"vl violations in said Gity, this ordinance is declared to be for the benefit of the public peace, health, and safety of the City of Little hock, and an emergency is hereby declared to exist, and this ordinance shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval. Passed: March 16, 1936 Attest* .ity erk.