The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-03-30

sOer, that the grand jury shall confine then
examination of such witnesses to specthed
time and place or either, and the witness
need not give testimony against any person
unless the gaming be at the time or place
specified in the inquiry of the grand jury.
Sec. &. BE it further enacted, That if any
person shall, without his or her procurement
or continuance, be summoned to give evi-
dence. and shall accordingly give evidence
before any grand or petit jury for any Of
fences committed against the provisions OF
this act, such witness SO summoned and CIV
ing evidence shall not be subject to any
criminal proceedings for any offence about
which he may have been examined asa wit
ness b. virtue Of this act, nor shall be sub
ject to any criminal proceeding upon the
evidence Of any persons against whom he
was examined as such witness for any gam
ing by HIN committed previous to such ex-
animation
See. 7. BE Il further enacted, That all
laws made or 10 be made for the suppression
Of gaming, and are hereby declared to be
remedial and not penal statutes, and no pre-
seHtment or indictment shall be squashed
FOR want Of Of form; and ia all cases arising
under this or any other act to suppress gam
ing, it shall be sufficient to change the gen
eraI name Of the game at which the defend
ant may have played, without setting forth
or describing with OF against whom they
may have bet or played.
Sec. 8. Be It further enacted, That bet
ting upon any horse race or shooting match
is not within the meaning or purview of this
act, and no person shall be indictabie or pre-
sentabls for betting on the same!
Sec. 9. Be It further enacted, That for
every conviction that map be made for often
ces against the provisions of this act, the
district attorney shall; be entitled to "A tax
fec of $50, which shall be taxed in the bill
of costs against the defendant, but in nc
case shall the state be liable for the pay
ment Of the same.
Sec. 10. And be 1t further enacted, Thai
no prosecutor need be marked to or upon
any indictment or presentment for any OF:
fence described in this act
Approved February 8, 1899.
PRETTY GooD.-One of the Siamese twin;
on being asked why he did not get married
replied, that he had already experience G.
nough Of "d0uble" blessedncss.
REAL LIFE.-"Well wife, has the papel
como yet?'' eyes, husband, and bill came
with it for one years subscription" "Weii
what kind Of IA paper have they got to-day
hey, pretty tolerabIe--any thing newt
"Oh yes, got glorious paper!-Ii's choch
full of shocking accidents, opponents, rob
berries, anu murders and suicides, and homi
cidcs, & paracidcs ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS there
is good love story on the first page, and a
lot of deaths and marriages. Eve read i
through and through. Shall | go and fetch
it for youW Never mind now wife-bu
what did YOU say in the first instance BILL
came within "Yes, husband, bill, it is liz
the upper drawer" "That is the mos: i'm
portant item in the paper, wife PHI sit RICH,
down and forward the money, and then III
read the paper"
VERY MUCH LIKE RoGUERY-The Dos
ton Journal states that a short time since, a
survey was ordered in the U. S. Revenue
Cutter Hamilton, at Eastpor,, Maine-thal
size was condemned as rotten and unsea-
worthy, and advertised for sale at auction
1t was thought that she would be sold for a
trife, but Yankee from the vicinity of Bos-
ton, who happened to be at Eas.port, had
the curiosity to examine the Cutter, and he
found her condition to be so different from
what was represented by the surveyors that
he conclueed to bid for her. He according
ly bid against one of the surveyors, g. she
was finally knocked off to him at $780,
He was offered $500 for his bargain, which
he refused-and brought her round to Bos-
ton, where she was examined, and found to
be sound and s;rong-& he has since sold
her for $1,000. If these circumstances are
correctly stated, we wonder why one of the
surveyors should bid up TO near ss24OO for
an unseaworthv vessel, which acco,d ding tc
his report was only fit to break up.
nv Y Sun.
During the last hours of the session Of
Congress, Mr.. Po:riken, the queer little
man with the queue, took the floor of the
house for regular speech. The house
however, refused to hear him, whereupor
the funny-looking little Dutchman sprung
up, 'sfull of wrath and cabbage" and ex
claimed-sI expected when came to Con
| press to find myself among pentlemen bu