It is unlawful for any person or persons in charge of or having the management of, or being in the employment of, or a member of or guest in, any social club, either incorporated or unincorporated, to lock, bar, or in any manner obstruct, or to suffer or permit to be locked, barred or in any manner obstructed, the entrance or entrances leading to any room or place in such social club wherein nonintoxicating beverage and/or tobaccos are kept for sale or facilities for social games are maintained, at any time when any person is present therein with one or more other persons.
(Ord. 7996 § 1, 1923-10-29)
It is unlawful for any person to construct or cause to be constructed, or to suffer or permit to continue or be maintained, any alarm or system of alarms in connection with the entrance or entrances leading to any room or place in any social club, either incorporated or unincorporated, wherein nonintoxicating beverages and/or tobaccos are kept for sale or facilities for social games are maintained.
(Ord. 7996 § 2, 1923-10-29)
It is unlawful for the owner or any person having the management or control or charge of, or in the employment of the owner of, any place in the City of Tacoma where nonintoxicating beverages, tobaccos or confectioneries are kept for sale, or where facilities are maintained for the playing of billiards, pool, cards, or any social game, or where a restaurant, hotel, lodging house or club is maintained, to employ, station, post, keep, maintain, suffer or permit any person or persons at or near the entrance or entrances thereto, or in any place so as to command a view of the approach thereto, for the purpose or with the object of giving any advice, information or warning in any manner whatsoever that police officers are approaching, are about to enter, are entering, or have entered such place.
(Ord. 8022 § 1, 1923-11-14)
It is unlawful for any person to give any advice, information or warning, in any manner whatsoever, that police officers are approaching, are about to enter, are entering or have entered, any place in the City of Tacoma where nonintoxicating beverages, tobacco or confectioneries are kept for sale or facilities are maintained for the playing of billiards, pool, cards, or any social game, or where a restaurant, hotel, lodginghouse or club is maintained, and any such person or persons giving any such advice, information or warning are hereby declared to be disorderly persons.
(Ord. 8022 § 2, 1923-11-14)
It shall be unlawful for any person to be with one or more other persons in any room or place where nonintoxicating beverages, tobaccos or confectioneries are kept for sale, or where facilities are maintained for playing billiards, pool, cards or any social game, or where a restaurant, hotel, lodginghouse or club is maintained, when, with the knowledge of such person at such time any person is employed, stationed, kept, maintained, suffered or permitted at or near the entrance or entrances thereto or in any place so as to command a view of the approach thereto, for the purpose or with the object of giving any advice, information or warning in any manner whatsoever that police officers are approaching, or are about to enter, are entering, or have entered, such place, and any such person so found therein is hereby declared to be a disorderly person.
(Ord. 8022 § 3, 1923-11-14)
It shall be unlawful for the owner of, or any agent or other person or persons having the charge or rental of, any premises occupied by any social club, either incorporated or unincorporated, to knowingly suffer or permit to be locked, barred, or in any manner obstructed, the entrance or entrances leading to any room or place in such social club wherein nonintoxicating beverages and/or tobaccos are kept for sale or facilities for social games are maintained.
(Ord. 7996 § 3, 1923-10-29)
It shall be unlawful for any person to be with one or more other persons in any room or place in any social club, either incorporated or unincorporated, wherein nonintoxicating beverages and/or tobaccos are kept for sale or facilities for social games are maintained at any time when the entrance or entrances leading thereto are locked, barred or obstructed in any manner whatsoever, or in any manner equipped with any alarm or system of alarms, and any person or persons so found therein are hereby declared to be disorderly persons.
(Ord. 7996 § 5, 1923-10-29)
It shall be unlawful for the owner of, or any agent or other person or persons having the charge or rental of, any premises occupied by any social club, either incorporated or unincorporated, to knowingly suffer or permit to be constructed, or to be continued or maintained, any alarm or system of alarms in connection with the entrance or entrances leading to any room or place in such social club wherein nonintoxicating beverages and/or tobaccos are kept for sale or facilities for social games are maintained.
(Ord. 7996 § 4, 1923-10-29)
If any section or sections of this chapter shall be invalid, it shall not affect the validity of the other sections of the chapter.
(Ord. 7996 § 6, 1923-10-29)
Every person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding $500.00 or by imprisonment in the Pierce County Jail for a period not exceeding six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
(Ord. 7996 § 7, 1923-10-29; Ord. 8022 § 4, 1923-11-14; Ord. 22600 § 31, 1981-12-29)