Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1830-07-08

prey tHeTeoi; ana u snail be lawful for the
T purchaser of any lottery ticket or tickets. sold
5 contrary to the provisions Of this section. TO
6 sue for and recover the money. or fhe Wa
e hue Of any goods paid or delivered for s,,ch
q ticket or tickets from the. yender or vendors
thereof, to be recovered in any court of RAJ
: cord, having cogDizance of the same, or value
D thereof, IN which action it shall be sufficient
for the plaintiff to allcge that the defendant is
indebted to him. or rece;Vedt to the plaintiffs
!, use the money so paid, or the value of the
: goods SO delivered by the plaintiff; whereby
the plaintiffs action accrued to him, accord
: ing to the form Of this act, without setting
; forth the, specia! matter and the defendant,
10 such action. shall be obliged to answer np-
on oath relative to the discovery of thesmon-
ey or other things so paid or delivered for
such lottery ticket or tickets, as aforesaid. il,
the plaintiff shall desire the same aud the
Idefendant shall refuse SO to testify as a
foresaid, Judgment shall pass against him
as in case Of nihil dicit. aAs
Sec. s. BE Il further enacted, That all pri-
zes 10 any lotteryt granted by the authority
Of this State, shall be- payable at least within
sixty days from the last dayof the drawing
thereof; and no deduction shall be made in
paying any prize when it becomes due, beyond
| fifteen per cent of the amount of such prize
! and it any prize shall be paid. or any part Of
! the same, before it becomes due, no greater
discount in addition to said fifteen per cent.
shall be made from the amount of said prize,
than at the rate of six per cent. per annuns lSF
the time between the time Of such payment
and the time when such prize would become
due; and any person offending against any
provision Of this section, being thereof duly
convicted before the county court shall for
felt and pay 6ne of ffty dollars, together
Avffh NhA f~e e,Hnk1
yond the rate Of six per cent. as sha be made
contrary to the true intent and meaning Of
this section. 1913"
Sect. No scheme or class ia any lottery
shall he drawn, nor shall any lottery be
drawn upon, or according to the principle of
combination of numbers but the manner
and modes Of drawing lotteries shall be by
depositing separate ballots on which shall be
| inscribed or written the blanks and prizes in
Zone wheel, and ballots on which shall be sep
arately inscribed or written the number of
each ticket in such scheme or class beginning
with the number one, and proceeding in ~
rithmetieal order to the whole number Of tick
cts in such scheme or class, 10 another wheel;
and in no other way or manner. And any
person who shall draw any lottery. or aid or
assist in drawing any lottery, contrary TO the
true intent and meaning Of this section, on
being thereof duly convicted before the c0un-
~ court, shall forfeit aud pay a Rne of Ave
hundred dollars for the FIRST offence anta
| fine Of one thousand dollars for any subss-
quent offence.--And ifany lOttery, granted
by the authority Of this State, shall be drawn
otherwise than according to the mode prescr-
in this section. the purchaser or purchasers Of
ticket or tickets in such lottery. shall have
liberty to recoyefof the person from whom
he or they purchased the same, the amount
Of the scheme price Of such ticket or tickets,
by proper action founded ON this statute.
Sec. S. And Be IL further enacted, That no
suit or action shall be brought or lnaintaihed
upon any contract or agreement made within
this State. whether in writing or otherwise.
the consideration. or any part of the Eonsid-
alton. whereof shall Be the sale, or the sum
or price agreed to be paid npoD. or for fhs
sale ofany lottery siclset or tickets. bat with
in three days next after such sale shall have
been made and all such suits Or actions not
brought within said limited time shall be fors
ever barred.
Sec. g.. And be IL further eaacfed, That In
any action brought or founded upon any con
tract or agreement whatsoever, IL shall be
lawful for the defendant in such action 10 in
form the court at the time of pleading, if
such action shall be nenairg before Justice
ofthe peace, and II before the county court.
TAG tuscC utSt uHyS&Ot ttt6 btttbu& OI
such court. by filing his written complaint
(nlaking affidavit OF the truth Of such cOsri-
plainly that the contract or agreement upon
which such action shall be brought or found
ed, was made In violation Of or contrary to
the provisions Of this act, or some Of them,
and stating in what particular; and in. such,
case, Il shall be the duty Of the court ID exa-
mine the parties on oath on the trial Of the Is
sue between them touching the allegations I'M
such complaint. And ifthe plaintiff shall re.
fuse 20 be examined on oath, as aforesaid,
| then there shall be judgment of non suit a.
gainst the plaintiff, and the defendant shall re-
cover Of the plaintiff his cost and if before,
| sach examination Of the parties. or. BY other
Ilegat evidence, Il shall appear u the court.
that such contact or agreement was made or
entered into contrary 10 the true intent and.
meaning Of this act. or any Of the provisions
thereof,the plaintiff shall become non-snit. and
the defendant shall recover OF the plaintiff his,
cost. Provided Aeverthefess. That the tesfim0-
ny Ut any person who shall have been exa-
mined. under the provisions of this section.
shall not be deemed admissible evidence -
gainsf him, or construed to his pFejudice. In
any other action or prosecution whsteseF.
| See,T. Aad BE- is farther eHdeted. That any
perso6sto whom any lottery ticket, share,
part, portion, or interest 10 any l0tseFy tick,
1T or tickets. shall be s0id or disposed Of o.
to whom any prize money shall BE paid u -
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