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shall prosecute and sue for the same, in any Court
of competent jurisdictions
src 3. BE Il further enacted That all such sums
Of money as shall be hereafter drawn, or received
hv any uerson or persons, being inhsbitants or
residents within this Commonwealth, at the time
of so drawing or receiving the same, by virtue OF
owning or possessing any ticket OF part OF tickes
which ticket or part of ticket was issued, solds
delivered or negotiated by any Lottery, or the
Agents or Managers OF any Lottery, gran.
ted permitted or established by any power or
authority, other than that OF this Commonwealth,
shall be forfeited and may be recovered Of such
person or persons, so drawing or receiving the
same. 10 the use of said Commonwealth, by indict-
ment in any Court of competent jurisdiction
SIC. 8. Be itfsFtheT enacted, That the Agents
or Managers of Lotteries established or granted
within this Commonwealth shall never, IN any
class or scheme which they may publish or draw
BY deduction for the use OF the Lottery with the
expenses Of managing and drawing the same, III
any way or manner, raise or receive, or attemPttc
raise or receive by virtue OF such class or scheme,
larger sum than the amount granted and allowed
by the General Court in the act granting, estab-
listing or permitting the said Lottery; and every
person offending gainst the provisions OF this section
she'll be sub ect to like penalties and toreitures, and
TO be recovered in like and 20 like uses, as
is provided 10 the first section OF this act
SEC. 4. BE IL further enacted, That the Agents or
Managers Of Lotteries established, granted or per-
mtted in this Commonwealth, and by the authority
Of The same, viz The Plymouth Beach Lottery,
so called the Union Canal Lottery, 50 called
the Springfield Bridge Lottery, so called after the
sadU niou canal Lottery have finished the drawing
OF the class in said Lottery, they are now drawings
which shall not exceed the fifteenth DAY OF May
next: and after the Managers Of the Springfield
Bridge Lottery have finished drawing the class IN
the said Lottery lately published; aud which SHALL
not exceed the first day Of July next hereafter
observe the following directions, IN the manage
ent and drawing Of their respective Lotteries, the
aforesaid A gents and Managers Of said Lotteries.
having manifested their assent 10 the same, viz
The Agents and Managers OF the said plymouth
Beach Lottery shall issue and publish their scheme
of the class in said Lottery, first dispose OF
| their tickets and commence and finish the drawing
| of said class Of said Lottery. before any other
| Agents or Managers OF any other Lottery, grant
ed or established permitted TO be managed or
JFAwn by or within this Commonwealth; provided
said 4 gents or Managers Of said Plymouth Beach
! Lottery shall commence and hGlshtn drawing OF
such class within FIVE months from the time they
shall so publish their scheme OF said class. And the
said Agents or Managers of the said Union Canal
Lottery, so called shall, next 10 succession 10 sad
plymouth Bench Lottery, commence and hnisn
drawing their said class in like manner in like tlme
and under like restrictions and with like privileges
with said Plymouth Beach Lottery. and The ssla
| Agents or Managers of the Springfield Brsdge
Lottery, 90 called, shall next in succession 30 the
said Union Canal Lottery, SO called, commence
AID finish drawing their said clgss of said LottesY
in like manner. in like time, and under like resttlc-
| tons, and with like pr;vilegeSwth SAID PiyE0uth
Beach LOTTERY; and lin like manner IN like success
sion and order and under Ike restrictions of time
and with like privileges shall the Agents and Man
ayers Of the several Lotteries aforesaid proceed
with, manage and draw, the several classes or
schemes Of their respective Lotteries, until the
objects of their several grants accomplished and
finished according 10 the sew ersl charters respec-
lively granted for the attainment of said objects
Apd any person orpersons offending aganst me
provisions of this section shall severaly forfeit and
pay fine TO the use of this Commonwealth. of
SUN not less than fifty d0llars nor more than FIVE
thousand dollars 10 be recovered in like manner as
isProvided in the first section 81 this Act.
SEC. 3. Be Il further eglncied. That no person OF
persons shall make public or in any way oil
manner publish any scheme of any Lottery within
this Commonwealth, sell dispose of any tickets ia
any part OF the same, orattempt to draw or manage
any scheme or clasS of any Lottery within this
tommonweaitb other than the scheme class or
tickets Wnicn by tie provision Of the fourth section
o. 'n!s act may be made public, sold or dEposed
~ lawn or managed, agreeably TO the provisions
d said fourth sections and every person or persons
offending against any of the provisions Of this sec
tiop, SHALL seyeraly folfeit and pay sum not less
, than ten thousand dollars, and not exceeding
twenty thousand dollars, according TO the degree
oraggravation of said ofeuCe, 10 be recovered ~
like manner and for the like use as IS provided ~
the first section Of this Act.
SIC Bel fsrfbs enacted That 10 case the
Managers of any Lottery or Lotteries already
. granted by this Commonwealth, hall take or re-
serve any Of the ii, kes 10 any rlals or Gales ok
iuch Lottery or Lotteries TO and for the nie ots
and at the rifk If fueh Lottery or Lotteries iueh
tickets 70 taken and referved Ehall be coni'aersd
az aetuallyCo fold or difposed of to all inisns ana
purpefes as though hey had been fold TO any IN
dividusl perfon or perfons and in cafe any Joe
flIzll happen accrue to any Of the Lotteries
aforesaid by reaion of the Managers Of fuch Lot
terry or Lotteries, taking and referving any Of the
tickets az aforefaid and for the ufe OF, and &C
the risk ofiuch Lottery Lotteries. the amount
of fuch ols fhall be conhderea part OF the
fun granted and intended to be RATED for the
benefit of fueh LOTTERY or Lotteries, and the
amount of flc lois fhal not be carried forward or
charged to Guch Lottery or Lotteries, by the Man
ayers thereof in any future clais or icheme which
Glal be ubifhed or drawn by fad Managers
and all acccuntsof the Managers of fuch Lottery
or Lotteries fhsll be hereafter fetted with the
Governor and Council conformzbiyt 10 the provis-
ions and requirements ia this iecfion contained -