Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-02
True copy: Witness
HENRY BOWEN, Sec'ry.
An Act in relation TO Vendors Of Foieign Lot
ter, Tickets.

An Act in relation TO Vendors Of Fo,oign Lot
ter, Tickets.
SECTION / Be enacted by tie Gen
erdi assembly, and by the authority there
of ii is enacted, That no person whatever shall
transact business, as a vender Of foreign lottery
,ickeis, without first obtaining a license there
for from the town-council in which he resides or
transacts business.
Sec. 2. find be IL further enacted, That
the town. councils of the respective towns in
this State be and they are hereby authorized,
in their discretion. to grant license 70 any per-
son or persons, as money broker or brokers, or
vendors of foreign lottery tickets, or either or
both, i'll their respective towns, 10 continue IN
force one year from the date thereof; upon
such person or persons giving bond, with sureties,
to the sa,lsfa ction of said council, to the Gen
cral-Trcasurer, in the sum of one thousand
dollars, conditioned to make quarterly returns
10 the said Treasurer, under oath. ofihc amount
Of foreign lottery tickets, and parts or shares Of
such tickets, sold at retail TO any person or per-
sons whatever, and at wholesale TO PERSONS in
this State not licensed according to the
provisions in this act, within tho time included
i'm said rolurn the fist return 10 be made at the
expiration Of three months from The date ofsaid
bond and conditioned further TO pay over to
the General Treasurer, for the use Of the State,
within ten days after return so made, one per
cent on Tho amount so sold--which bond, when
executed it shall be the duty of said council to
return into the Office Of the Geperai-Treas
urer. And before license is granted as afore
said, the person or persons applying Tor the
same shall also pay 10 said council, the sum OF
one hundred dollars Tor The use of the State, and
FIVE dollars for tho use Of SAID council and their
clerk, in full for their services IN granting such
license, ond receiving and returning said bond
and money, received for the use Of The State,
into the General TIeasurer's Office.
Sec. , .4nd be 1t further rnactrd, TLa' any
and every person who shall sell any foreign
lottery ticket os part CT share ofany such ticket,
w,ti,ou; license as aforesaid, shall forfeit and
nav tho SUN of one hundred dollars for every
ticket or part or share of such ticket SO sold,
10 be recovered by the General Treasurer IN an
action Of deb, for the use ofthe State and 1t
shall he The duty Of tho General Treasurer 10
prosecute for all breaches OF this Act.
See. !. And be Il further enacted, That each
person having now an uncxpired license, and
iakino a new one under this Act, shall DO al
lowed TO retain out Of the amount Of his first re-
turn under this Act a ratcable proportion OF the
sum heretofore paid tho State for hrs SAID unex-
piicd ~ii.cnsc, 10 sell foreign lottery t%ickets')
Ina, said license has 10 run, after the time that
such person gives oo"u "''''u''S :" "" P'"
ions OF this Act.
Sec. .. Ind be IL further enacted, That all
former acts imposing any other duty or rcqur-
ing ans other license Of any person tranSae''ng
business as n Vendor OF foreign lottery 'icNe's'
or money Broker or money Changer, so far as
,hey are repugnant 10 The provisions ofthIs Act
bo and the same are hereby repealed.
True copy--Witness,
HENRY BOWEN, Scc'ry.
An Ac, dcclararory of the Laws oftho State
relative 10 freedom Of opinion ia matters oil
relirlon.