Litchfield enquirer., 1830-07-01

UckeLSs or any part, pOftlOn or interest thefe- in. or any paper PurPoEting to be ticket or part, portion 0r interest therein. excepting lotteries granted by tue general assembly thereof; or open or keep any office, shop or store for the purpose of selling or procuring any lottery ticket or tickets, or paper as a- foresaid, or any part, portion or interest therein or act as broker, factor or agent in buying. selling or procuring to be bought, or sold or disposed of in any way whatever, any such ticket or tickets, or any part, portion or interest therein, or in eHecting, or endea- voring to effect, any contract in regard there- to, or shall set up, exhibit or publish, or cause to be set up, exhibited or published within this state any written or printed pro- posals to buy, sell or procure any such ticket or tickets, Tor any spart, portion or interest therein; and any person or persons. so of lending. being thereof duly convicted, shall be nugished by. fine not exceeding three Hundred dollars, nor less than fifty dollars, or by hnptisonment in com mon jail-not less than twn.m0ntlis, nor more than one year..
 Sec. 9G. If any person shaN bet or wager upon any horse race, and shall be thereof du- ly convicted; every such person shall bepun- ished by fine not exceeding fifty dollars, nor less than ten dollars. Y @ # sf0'
 Sec. 97. If any person shall be a stake holder of any sum of money or of other thing ed,staked or wagered upon any horse race, or shall print or cause to be printed any paper notifying or advertising any horse race,or shall he the rider of any horse, or horse kind, in any race which any bet or wager shall have been made; every such person, so offending. be. ing thereof duly convicted. shall be punished by a fine not exceeding thirty dollars, nor less than eight dollars.
 Sec. 9s. Each horse or horse kind, used or employedin any horse race on which any bet or wager is laid. or any purse or stake made. shall thereby be forfeited to this state, and may at any time within six months thereafteF, be seized by any constable or grand jury of the town in which such race shall have been run, or by the attorney for the state in the county inwhich such town is and in case of seizure as afQresaid, the Informing officer, so selzing, shall make information against such horse or horse kind to lhe next county court in such county; and said court shall proceed to hear and determine such information; and Ei In case such horse. or horse kind, shall be ad- Judged forfeited, such court shall order n sale thereof at public vendne, or private sale. and direct the avails there0f, first deducting the charges of condemnation, to be paid into the treasury of this state.
 Sec. 99. If any person orpersons shall play at cards, diee. tables, or billiards, for money, or other valuable thing, every such person SO Sr-Sp'sA'Nts UGsu& tttGtDUt UUsy GNatVtSkGut pbN1 De punished ny Rne, for. every. such offence, the sum of fonrsdellars. V sas
 Sec. 100. The head of every family in whose house any game ut cards. dice, tables, or billiards is so played or used. with bis or hsr privity or consent, being thereof duly convicted, shall be punished by fine for each time any such galna is so played, or used, the sum of four dOllaFs.
 Sec. lOl. lfany person shall sell any play ing cards, in this state, or have any for sale in hls possession, or offer to sell any; every such person so offending, being thereof duly con victed, shall be punished by fine, for every pack of cards by him sold, possessed, or of fered for sale, the sum of seven dollars.
 Secsl0e. If any .taverncr, innkeeper, or victualler, shall have or keep in or about his or her house, or any of the dependencies thereof, any cards, dice, tables, or billiards or any other implement used in gambllngs or shall suffer any person or persons resorting tO 4 his or her house, or any of the dependencies thereof. or places to them belonging, every such person sO offending, being thereof duly convicted. shall be punished by fine for every such offence, the sum of seven dollars.
 Sec. 103. Ifany person or persons, shall af any time, have or keep in his, her or their custody or possession, any billiard table; every such person being thereof duly convict ed shah be punishedby fine the sum 0f seven dollars, and the like sum for every time, ass uf% ten as any such billiard table shall be found iA his, her or their possession.
 l Sec. 104. If any person shall win or lose any money or any valuable thing. by play or hazard at cards. dice. E. o. table. tables, billiards, tennis, bowls. shuttle board or other game or games whatsoever. or by betting or snch play. or hazard, ar by sharing in anx stake, wager or adventure of others, who bet, play. or hazard as aforesaid, or if any taxeeur CT. innkeeper, or other person. shall consent to. or suffer such playing or ha7arding to he practised in his or her house. Or it's sdePeR- dencies, or in any building. or place in his or her occupatiuD.and any money. or other vall- able thing shall thereupon be won. or lost. every person so offending, shall be punished by fine. not exceeding one hundred dOllars, nor less than twenty dollars.
 Sec. 105. Every person who shah own or share in part, 0r-in whole, any billiard table. or E. o. table, or who shall have any share, palt, or interest in any bank commonly cal fed a faro bank, or in any other bank. capital stock OF fund. raised or established for gam ing; Or who shah have, or keep in his ar her custody. pr possession, any such table. and shall be thereof duly convicted, shall be pun ished by Gne not exceeding one hundred doi- lars nor less than twenty dollars.
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