City of Seattle v. MacDonald

Citations

• 47 Wash. 298
• 91 P. 952
• 1907 Wash. LEXIS 755

Syllabus

<p>Municipal Corporations—Ordinances—Superseding by State Law—Criminal Law—Offenses—Gaming. A city ordinance making gambling a misdemeanor is not superseded by a general state law making the acts defined in the ordinance a felony.</p> <p>Gaming—Description of Offense. An ordinance prohibiting many specific gambling games, and in general terms any game of chance for money whether or not of the kind mentioned, is broad enough to include the game of “twenty-six” although not enumerated.</p>