The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-04-29
GAMKL.ING.

GAMBLING.
la a civilized, intelligent and moral COM
munity we would fam believe that this
baleiul and seductive vice, could receive
the countenance Of none, and that those
who are so abandoned aud velour, as to
make it their profession in defiance of law
and moral obligation, would instead of pro.
lection, receive the Indignation Of all
Bot alas the ruin, Indebtedness aud deg.
radiation Of many in our land, exhibit mel.
ancholy monuments Of the reverse. There
- no vice more ruiaOus and destructive IN
lis consequepces--none more traught with
unhappy results. How many, who, from a
state Of responsibility, have sunk TO crime
and misery, can date their downfall from
their FIRST visit to the gambling table The
yolary Of chance soon loses that moral feel.
ing and sensibhity, which lend charm 10
the rugged pathway Of life. II lastens it,
folds around the unwary, and BY a species
Of fascination the mos, alluring and dan
gcrous, il iniauIates and ultimately ruins
its miserable victim. BY power the most
imperious and irresistible, II sways It's yo-
tary, While IT sewers every tic Of nature
and affection. The husband, night after
night, will leave the fond companion Of his
bosom in solitude, and resort 10 the scene
Of crime, and The hot bed Of poverty
While she with breaking hei ri perhaps,
sits weeping over her blghted hopes Of
happiness, and looks upon tho future as a
drcary end desola,c path sirewed with the
wiihcred remains Of former felicity.
We make these remarks, because with
regret we say ~ this ice is becoming pre-.
valcnt. Faro dealer after faro dealer can
travel from place to place and SCI Mt nanghl
the civil and moral obligation due 10 the
community, and violate with perfect impu-
nifty the law Of tho and. Many persons,
probably may not be aware, that they IN
cur heavy penalties by their course Of con
duet, for the benefit Of such aud tho pub.
lie generally, We publish the law on tins
subject from the R,rissd Statutes, p. 20G.
OF. All public gaming tables, such as
T.. o., A. b., and A. b. G., faro banks,
pass die tables, and all others OF Whatever
nature or by whatever name OF denomlna.
ton they shall be called, arc hereby totally
forbidden to be used 10 thls State by 9ny
porsou or persons whatsoever; aud all JUS
tees Of the peace, sherlhs, constables and
the commissioners Of police IN the several
Towns of this State, are hereby authorized
and directed, IN case Of Information made
to them or any of them on oath that such
gaming table Is in the possession aud use
VI some person within the limits OF their
jurisdiction, 10 destroy and auniMlate the
same by every means ~ their power; and
each aud every person, who shall oiler to
keep up OF use the same, shalt be subject
to the penalty of tvo thousand dollars TO
be recovered in an action oil debt by any
person suing for the same, onc-halt TO the
use of the party SUNG, the other half 10
the use of the State: Prorided, that moth.
ING contained in this act ia relation TO gam.
ing tables, shall be construed to extend to
! billiard aud backgammon tables.
81. Any person whatsoever, who shall
suffer any of the games played at the tn.
bles commonly called A. Il. c., +. o., OF
! faro lank, or any other gaming table OF
/, bank Of the same or like klnd under any
. denomination whatever, to be played in hr
I or her house or IN house OF which he OF
she hath at the time the use or possession
/ shall for every such offence forfeit and pa!
d the sum of two hundred dollars, TO be re
b covered 10 any court OF record and II shal
be the special duty of the sheriff OF tn
county, in which such offence may be com
# mitted, to sue for aud recover the sal
Q penalty in the name Of the governor TO
n the time being, for which services tn
o sheriff, so suing and recovering, shall b
D allowed twenty per cenium, the remalnde
= Of the penalty to be accounted for by hlr
Al and paid into the public treasury IN tn
:. same manner as he accounts for and Sc
1t tles the public taxes; and every sherli
$, who shall fail or neglect, after informalio
to him made, or after the facts shall con
to his knowledge, to perform the dutl'
l. here required, shall forfeit and pay fiji
o, dollars, 10 be recovered before any con
10 petent jurisdiction to the person sung #
n the same, and pay the costs of prosecutlo
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