The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1839-03-09

SEc1Iox |. Bs II enacted ~ li,e lse-
gislsiufe Of tie Stats u hississippi. That
q Any persoo ~ persons Nall <necursrr,
N pfcgots Auy game ~ games VI shall
| pl,y a any game q Z, mes a card, dice.
blIlistds, N any Other game ~ hazard or
ssirsss Tor money " other " liable thing.
q shall wager o. bet, n i,somote nFseo
courage The Wagering ~ betting 81 any
mOpeyior other yaIilst'e thing upon any
esck6slh Or duel. q upon lIle result II
iitsny sisctioa Il any kind whatever. every
person 50 ofrnslisx shall b. held aud dee Y
med guilty af uisdemesnor and suhjeM
| % indictment ~ prvsentMeht by HE grand
Ijury u The county wlrfe such offence ur
offences may hare been committed, and,
upon conviction lbereuf shall " fined III
sum u mol less il,an twenty nor more
than one hundred dollars. at tie discre-
Iiion 81 Tie co0ri. ior NV Gsst offence aud
upon conviction Tor ! secn,.l otIesce shall
10 fined II 4 sum mi less than ono hun
drsd nor more lhan Eve hundred dollars,
and imprisoned Tor any s'eriod not mo.e
than ten days, n The dissection 81 tlie
court. Y
SIC 2 Be il further enacted. That III
any judge q sny cent. " sny insiice IN
the peace, Or any attorney generation dis
trict attorney, q any sonsiable orsher,ff.
Or coroner snail violate Tue rrnvi1ions u
the foregoing ssclisu, such person sd Of
fending, upon rressaia.enl or indictment!
and conviction thereon, shall be fined III
the sum Of Eve handred dG1a,s. snd i'm.
prisunmrn for ths space 0f twenlydays
u less Al The j'sczstAs. 81 lie court.
SEC 5 .and be il further enacted, That
il shall Be The duay ~ sil judges " the
circuit courts in this state, and all justi-
ces sf he peace. riihin their respective,
counties 10 See that the prov,sionsUt this
law are carried inio effect; aud they are
hereby required. open their own view,
d upun intOrma lion II any other relson
10 issue warrants, and upon examination
| 10 commit or land over al offenders a.
gains, this or any otL<r law for the sup
preston ui ganAing.
SEC Be 4 further enacted, Thatit
| shall be i've duty 81 -sery sheriff Or coro-
liner, and 81 every constable oro'ber peace
oticer, when they knuw Or have reasons-
bic cause 10 know Or linve reasonable
causs trum their own knowledge. o. from
the Information II s.tta<rs % As.peei suy
person Or persons with having siolased a.
ny Of the prosisions Of this act within
lLeir county or bes, 70 apPrehend III seize
every such person Or persons without
warrant, and LEing them speedily before
some justice " ne peace tor the purpose
ot having theo' co'aa'iitcd or bound over;
and i shall be The duly of every such
sheriff, coroner, constable, or other such
officer to be and appear al the next sue
Feeding term q the circuit Cont Of their
count aud give inform alton u ahe grant
Jury against any and every person or per-.
sons COMMITTEES " bound over as aforesaid
SEC BE il further enacted. That il
shall be the duty q every Judge Of The
4 ciicuit court n this state At eacl. va, eve
Try term oi such court, 10 give this charge
itothe graod jury Of such courts; aud Il
shall 81 The duty IL Az grand sjuries Is
y axe diligent inquiry concerning all q.
fences ot unlawful gaming and when
they shall have we'll grounded belief
That any such offence or offences mas az
have been committed By any person or
persons within their counties they shall
have tulI power, and Il IS hereby made
their daty 70 apply u tie clerk d tle
count Tor subpoena o. snbptHnas Tot any
persop o. persons a, xwilnvss or witness
| es, whom thsy may suspect ~ BE- liese 40
have any knowledge ii such offence Of
offences; sntl such witness III Witnesses
v hen III or they shalt appear be fotr HE
grand jury shall give evidence ,ot all such
offence ~ offences Is may be known BY
him Of iielS n, W committed gainst This
act. Ptsmded hoss,er. tia, lie grand
Ijury shall conins their examination IL
such witness ~ witnesses "a SPECIFIED
i time and place " eitbsrahd the witness
need nOt give testimony against any per-
son unless he gaming BE- 81 the time or
place specified u the inquiry Of the grand
Jury. N " M N "
/ SEC 6 Be iifurther euas.sd, 'rha, il
Iany person shall, without bis or her pro-
curemsnt Or cousrivance, be summoned ~
/ lgiye evidence before any grand Or pets;
Hurry for an offence 0r c!ledCes co'nmiiled
\ Iagainst tie provisions ~ ihis act, such
Nilness susun,.poned and giving svidnncel
\ I.shaIi not h. subject N any criminal pro-
ceedings tor NV offsnce aboAt which hi
may hSvs been examined as 4 " i,ness by