Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-08-12
LAWS OF RHODE-IsLAND
State Of Rhode Island and Providence
Plantations. ~
In General s0ssesnbfu.

June Sessions, ~. u, 1896, =.
AN ACT in relation Ia Lotteries.
/ Section !. Be Il ena,ted By ae Ger
erai .assem5ly. and by the anfkority
fksrsofi II is enacted. That the granite Of
all lotteries heretofore authorized ny
the General Assembly, be and they are
here hereby limited to, ;and shalt ex-
pire on, the first day Of January. A.
Id. 1850.
Sec. 2. and be II further enacted.
That the managers ofeaeh and every
lottery within this State, shall pay in
to the General Treasury one per cent.
on each sRd every class which may be
drawn on and after the first day of
January, A. d. 1897; said Ger cent.
age to be. computed on the amount of
leach scheme, and to be considered as
part Of the incidental charges Of the
lottery: and in case the managers Of
any such lottery shall neglect or refuse
to pay'said sum for more than ten days
from the drawing of each class, -fhe
General Treasurer shall be and is here
by authorized and directed to sue for
the same, in an action Of debt. to and
for the use Of the State.
Sec. 8. find be ii further enacted,
That no manager Of lottery shall sell
or dispose of,or authorize to be drawn,
any scheme or schemes, class or elas-
ses, in his said lottery, for a less sum,
bonus or price, than two per centum
On the whole amount of capital of said
scheme or schemes. class Or classes
over and above all Incidental expenses
of management the duty to the
State being part Of and included in
tsaid two per centum and any person
offending herein shall forfeit one thou
sand dollars, to be recovered by action
Of debt at the suit of the General
Treasurer, and to the use of the State,
in any court Of competent jurisdiction.
Sec 4 find be it farther enacted,
That from and after the expiration Of
the respective licenses now in force,
eeck and every veRder Of foreign lot
terry tickets, within this State, shall
make to the General Treasurer, under
oath, taken before scme judge or jus.
tice of the same, a'semi-annual return,
Ito be computed from the date Of his
license, Of the amount of tickets by
him sold. and shall pay into the Treas
ury one per cent. thereon for the use
OF the State and every vender as a
foresaid. neglecting or refusing to
make such report, shalt forfeit the
sum Of one thousand dollars and each
vender. refusing Or negIecting to pay
over the per ccntnge OH his report a.
|foresaid, shall be liable to an action of
debt; both said sums to be sued for
and recovered by the General rreasu-
rer, to and for the use OF the State. in
any court Of competent jurisdiction.
AN ACT relative to Commissions.
he it enacted by TIC General .as-.
sembiy and By the authority thereof
it is enacted, That the Secretary be
and he is hereby required to make re-
turn to the General Treasurer, on or
before the first Monday in October, an.
nually, of the number commissions is.
sued, and to whom by him delivered,
On which tax of one dollar each is
pay able into the General Treasury );
and that the several Sheriffs who dis
tribute said commissions be and they
are hereby required to make returns
to the General Treasurer on or before
the said first Monday in October, annu-
ally, of the number of said commiss-
ions by them respectively distributed
and delivered, aud the names Of the
persons to whom delivered.
True Copy.-Witness.
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.