American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-01-01
MAYORS OFFICE.
ANNAPOLIS, December 10, 1874.


NJ Office. BY direction of the Corporation of
~ Annapolis the following act Of assembly is pub
llshed for the guidance of all whom it may concern
City officers will be yigant in seeking and prompt in
giving information of any violation of said act the
corporation are determined, far lies in their
power, to repress, within the limits of the city, the
inqutous practice, to which the sad act of Assembly
refers. II. SWAMI, Mayor.
CHAPTER 100.
ii supplement 10 The act entitled, an act TO prevent
Gambling, passed at December session, thousand
eight hundred and tpenty-sir, chapter eighty eight
Section |. Be il enacted Jy the General .issedblv Of
Maryland, That it shall not be lawful to keep gam
ing table, and that any one who shall keep gaming
table, shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and for every
such offence shall pay fine of one hundred dollars,
and any person who shall At any time hereafter ap-
pear act or behave, the person having the care,
government or management of gaming table, shall
be deemed and taken as the keeper thereof.
Sec. 2. lind be it enacted, That every who shall
keep gaming house, shallbe guilty of msdemcanor,
and for each offence shall pay fine of one hundred
dollars.
Sec ,. find be il enacted, That every one who shall
bet or wager, either directly or indirectly, money or
any other thing, at any OF the gaming tables prohibited
by this act shall be guilty of m>demeanor and for
such offence shall pay fine of twenty dollars, and
each bet wager shall be considered a separate
offence under this act.
Sec. A. find il enacted, That every Faro table, E.
o. table, Equality, or any other kind of gaming liable
billiard table exceped) at which the game of Faro,
Equality or any other game of chance shall be played
for money any thing any such table shall be deem
ed gaming table within the meaning of this act.
Sec .. find be it enacted, That every one who sha
rermlt any gaming table prohibited by this act, to be
Kept In any house over which lie she has the OcCli-
pancy or control, either as owner, tenant or temper
airy occupant, shall be deemed guilty of keeping
gaming table within the meaning of this act
Sec. g. find be il enacted, That this act shall be
literally construed, as remedial law, and strictly
as penal law.
Sec. T. find be it enacted, That all fines and forfeit
ures under this act shall be recovered the name of
hD inst tim ff
debts are now recovered, and the proceedings shall in
all respects be similar 10 those for the recovery of
small .ebts, with the same right of appeal either on
the part of the State, or the part of the defendant
Sec &. find be ii enacted, That all fines recovered
under this act shall 70 half to the STATE and the
other half 10 the nformer, and the infoimer shall be
competent witness without releasing his interest in
the penalty
Sec. 9. find be it enacted, That proceedings I'M
der this act shall be quaShed, nor shall any judgment
for fine under the same, be reversed by of
ror In stating who was inomer, or any other matter
OF form, but the proceedings i'll every case, may be
:ended atany stage of them, either before the JUS
tce of the peace or before the county court OH APP
peal so as TO bring the real merits of the to trial
and ascertain whether there has been violation of
this act, by the party accused.
Sec 10 And be it enacted, That the fines under this
act may be recovered as herenbefore provided or by
indictment in the county court city court of Balt
more and is further enacted that all acts of assem-
bly, heretofore passed. for the purpose of suppressng
gaming, be and the same arc hereby repealed.
Sec. ii. And be it enacted That it shall be the duty
Of all consatles to visit all the places within their
spective districts, cities, or countless where it is
pected gaming tables kept and give in ormation of
all violations of this act TO the next county court of
their respective counties, the city court of Balti-
mere, where the violations occur in said city.
Sec. 10 find be il enacted, That the several county
courts, and the city OF BALTIMORE shall give this
act in charge to the grand jury of each county court
or city COURT to be held hereafter, and person who
has or may have bet at any gaming table, shall be
cused from testying under this act but whenever it
may be necessary to use any one witness the
part of the State in any proceeding under this act,
such witness shall be released from any fine incurred
by participating in the violations, he is called upon as
witness to prove.
Sec. l3. find be ii be enacted That any person act
ing as door Keeper or any way aiding, and assisting
in the keeping conducting of gaming house, room,
table, or place for gaming shall be guilty Of INSIDE
meanor aud for each offence be subject to fine of
twenty dollars.
Sec Ia, find be it enacted That this act shall be
construed to affect interfere with any prosecution,
now pending in the courts of this State, but they shall
be prosecuted under the law stood before the pas
sage of this act d30-eO3t