The Arkansas advocate., 1835-12-25


 other letter or figure, or rouge and noir, or of faro bank, or of any other gaming table or bank of the same or like kind, under any de- nomination whatsoever, within the City of Little Rock, shaii be deemed, rated, and pun ished as Vagrants.
 SEC. -. And bc T ft.tlh.c.. ordained, TT That if any person shall be guilty of betting any money or other valuable thing, within the City of Little Rock, at or on any game of brag, bluff, seven up, three up, twenty-one, thirteen cards, the odd trick, forty five, whist, pocre, euere, or at or on any other game or play with or upon cards, whatsoever, every person so offending, and being convicted thereof in the City Court, shall pay fine of five dollars; and upon default of paying the same shall be committed to prison, there to remain until such fine and costs shall be fully paid, or such person shall be discharged by due course of law.
 SEC. I2. find De q further ordained, That If any Clerk, Sheriff, Coroner, Judge of Elec- ton, or Justice of the Peace, shall hereafter. Tn conducting or opening the poll book fthe same, within the City of Little Rock, make false entries of votes, or false return of the same, within the City of Little Rock, or in any manner be found guilty of fraud in con- ductlng any general or special election, with intent to defraud any person or persons of any office elective, or which may become elect i've by law, such person or persons, on being convicted thereofin the City Court, shall pay a fine not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars and costs, land be mprson- i ed not exceeding thirty days.
 SEC. B. And De q. further ordained, That If any person or persons shall, within the li- mlts ot said City, commit an affray, every person or persons so offending, on conviction l thereof in the City Court, shall pay fine not exceeding one hundred dollars; and in default of paying such fine and the costs of prosecu- tion, shall be committed to jail, there to re- main until such fine and costs shall be paid :, or such person shall be otherwise discharged by due course of law.
 SEC IA. find De a further ordained, That If any person shall, within the limits of the City of Little Rock, wlfully and corruptly commit perjury, or shall by any means pro- cure any person to commit corrupt and wilful perjury on his or her oath or offirmation, in any suit, controversy, matter or cause de- pending in any of the Courts of this Territo- ", or in any deposition taken pursuant to the laws of the same, every person SC offending, and being thereof convicted in said City Court, shall be imprisoned not exceeding three years, and fined not exceeding eight hundred dollars, and stand in the pillory one hour.
 SEC. 15. find De | further ordained, That if any person shall, within the City of Little Rock, feloniously steal, take away, alter, fal- sify, or otherwise avoid any record, writ, pre- eept or other proceedings in any of the Courts of this Territory, by means whereof any judgment shall be reversed, made void, or not take effect; or if any person shall acknow- ledge or procure to be acknowledged, within said City, in any of the Courts aforesaid, any recognizance, bal, or judgment, in the name of any other person or persons not privy or consenting to the same, every such person or persons, on conviction thereof in said City Court, shall be fined net exceeding five thou sand dollars, or be imprisoned not exceeding seven years, and whipped not exceeding thirty nine stripes; provided, that this ordi- nance shall not extend to any acknowledg- ment of any judgment CT judgments, by any attorney or attorneys duly admitted for any person or persons against whom any judgment or judgments shall be had or given.
 SEC. l6. find be 1 further ordained, That if any person shall, within the City of Little Rock, make any bond, bill, deed of sale, gift, grant, or other conveyance or obligation whatever, with intent to deceive and defraud others, or to defeat creditors of their just debts or demands, every person or persons SD offending shall, upon conviction thereof in said City Court, be fined in a sum not ex- ceeding three hundred dollars, and pay dou- ble damages to the party or parties injured.
 SEC. IT. find De 1 further ordained, That if any person or persons shall, within the Ci- ty of Little Rock, knowingly and designedly, bU false nrpfGncp nrpfnnppS OhfaIp from any other person or persons any monies, goods or merchandise, or effects whatever, with intent to cheat or defraud such person or persons of the same, he, she or they so offend ing shall, on conviction thereof in said City Court, by verdict on judgment, suffer such punishment as in case of larceny is provided to be inflicted by the laws of Arkansas Ter ritory.
 SEC. 19. lind De if further ordained, That if any person or persons shall, within the City of Little Rock, receive or buy any goods or chattels that shall he feloniously taken or sto- len from any other person, knowing the same to be stolen, or shall receive, harbor or con- ceal any felons or thieves, knowing them to be so, he, she or they being legally convicted ill the said City Court, shall be liable to the like punishments as in case of larceny is provided by the laws of the Territory of Arkansas.
 SEC. l9. find De d. further ordained, That whosoever shall, within the limits of the Ci- ty of Little Rock, forge, deface, corrupt or embezzle any charters, gifts, grants, bonds, bills, conveyances, wills, testaments, or writ ten contract of any nature or kind, or shall de- face or falsify any enrolment, registry or re- cord, or matter or instrument recorded, or shall counterfeit the seal or hand writing of