Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-06-19
AN ACT
70 suppress Gaming ,cithin the limisS Of
the Corporation of .9terdndfa.

we W. fO' 1890 ~
WHEREAS the laws as they now ex-
list have been found insufficient to prevent
gaming within the limits of the corpora
Ition---for remedy thereof,
Section /. Be it enacted by the COM
mon council OF the town of Alexandria,
that every person who shall keep or ex-
hibit auy billiard table, or any Of the ia
bles called A B G., or e 0 tables, or ia
no bank, or any gaming table OF the same
Tor like kind under any denomination
whatsoever; whether the same be played
with cards, or dice, or in any ether man
Rer within the limits of the corporation,
shall for every offence ofkeepins OF exhi-
biting Of the same, forfeit and pay to the
corporation the sum of Twenty Dollars,
to be recovered by warrant, before the
mayor or any Justice If the peace, in the
name of the common council of Alexan-
dria.
Section g. BE it further enacted, that
the owner, master. keeper or occupier
of any tavern, TIPPING house. oyster house,
house Of entertainment Or Of public re-
sort, who shall suffer or permit the keep
ing Or exhibition ofany OF the aforesaid ia 1
bies in the same, or any of the aforesaid
games to be played therein, or in any
clubhouse, booth, arbor, garden or other
place within the curtiiage of the same Or
otherwise appurtinant thereto, shall for
every offence forfeit and pay the sum OF
Twenty Dollars to the use of the corpo-
ration to he recovered as aforesaid :;
and every person, the owner, master,
keeper, or occupier Of every such tavern
Or other place OF pubic resort, shall be
considered as priey and CONSERVING to-
the keeping or exhibition of the said ia I
bles or playing OF the aforesaid games on
his OF her premises, unless he or she shall
forthwith give information to the mayor
or some justice of the peace OF .Alexan
tlria county, or some OF the Police OIL
GERS Of the SAID town.
And every such clubhouse, booth, ar
Dor, garden or other place shall! be consi-
dered as a part of the tavern, tiplingI
house, house Of entertainment or OF pub
lie resort, if on the same tot, unless such
0ut hausc, booth, arbor. garden or "ther
place shall have been bona iidc leased b.
4 lease in writing duly executed and ac-l
Knowiedsed before two credible witnes
ses previously to the time of any offence
which NAV be committed against this act
for term not less than twelve mouths
from the date Of the said lease, and for d
valuable consideration bona tde paid OF
secured to be paid, and unless the lessee
AMI his or her family Shall bona fide use
and occupy the same Tor other purposes
solely and exclusively of that Of permit,
ing gaming tLegsin.
Sec. s. be it further enacted, that il,
any person shall at any time play at any
tavern OF apY ether public place, at any
game or games Whatsoever, except back
|gammon, chess or d.anghts, or snail bet
Oh the sides or hands OF such as DO play.
levery such person on conviction thereof
|neiore the MAYER or any Justice of The
| peace OF the county Of Alexandria. shall
forfeit and pay the sum OF twenty Dol
liars to the use OF thu corporation.
Sec. 4. Re it further enacted, that any
person who shall act as door keeper or
guard to any gaming house CT other place
where any OF the tables herein before
mentioned shall be kept or exhibited, or
where any OF the aforesaid games shallbe
played, such persons shall turfeit g pay
to the use of the corporation the sum OF
Zen Dollars for each hsur ne shall so act,
Ito be recovered as Aforesaid.
Sec. 5. Be it further enacted, that il
the owner, keeper or exhibitor OF any OF
! the aforesaid tables, shall be unable Or
fail TO pay the fine or fiAes hereby impos-
led, it shall be the duty Of the mayor Or
Justice of the peace before whom he or
she shall be tried and convicted, to treat
lkan or her as vagrant. And 1t any o.
tther person who shall be convicted oil any
1ofence punishable by this act, shall be
unable or fail, or refuse to pay the SAID
lime and costs, it shalt be the duty OF the
|mayor or justice of the peace before whom
Isuch person or persons may be tried and
Iconvicted, to require him or her to give
security for his or her good behaviour, o.
lcommit him or her to the Jail or work
mouse, until such security shall be givei
! Sec. 6. And be II further enacted, thai
no person shall within the town OF Alex
.Iagdria or the precincts thereof, enter
Istart, or run any horse, mare or geldlnee
i or any plate, prize, sum Of money or
Inv thing Of value; and in case any pc,
;ssoa 81 persons shall enter, start o. rul