New-York daily tribune., 1851-07-12
The Anti-Gambiinx Law.

he iono"Hs Is a copy ef tne ACT, more
ehectually to suppress Gambling which was passed
at the recent special session of the Legislature
ne rsoS~ g ne S'ois Nss, fsss reprss sied Ses
SECTION II any person shall keep room b,sild.
lng srboT. BOOTH shed. tenement boat noa 10 b.
used or occupied for gambling or shall knowingly per-
init the same 10 be used or occupied for gambling
or fthe owner. superintendent agent OF any room
building arbOr, booth, she'd. tenement boat or fost
shall rent the same 10 be used or occupied for gam
bling he shall conviction thereof. be 6ned IN any
sum not less than nifty nor more than five hundred
dollars
SEC 2 II any person, for gambling purposes,
shall keep or exhibit gambling table, establish
meBt device or apparatus or II any person or per-
sons shall be gully OF dealing faro" or banking
for others 10 deal faro" or acting as lookout"
or game-keeper for the game OF faro" any other
banking game, where money or property Is depend
eni the result, or If any person shall sell or vend
lottery policies, purporiIng 10 DC governed by the
drawing of any public or private lottery, or II any
person shall endorse book or any other document
for the purpose Of enabling others TO sell or yend lot
terry policies he shall be taken and held as common
gambler. and upon conviction thereof. shall be sen
fenced 10 not less ten days hard labor IN the pcnten
tlary, not than two years hard labor IN the
State prison, and be fined IN any sum not more than
one thousand dollars, TO be PAID into the county
treasury where such conviction shall take place, Tor
the OF the common schools therein 10 be divided
among the school districts IN that county. IN the
same manner As the school money OF the state Is d.
vded among SAID districts, and IN default thereof
or paid.
SEC 3 If an affidavit shall be filed with the magis-
raie or police justice OF any town or city, before
whom complaint shall have been made OF an odenSe
against any provision of this act, stating that the
afiant has believe, and does believe, that
the person so charged in such complaint has upon
his perssn, or at any other place named IN such ai-
daylt, any specified articles of personal property
any gambling table device or apparatus, any lot
tery policies, public or private, the discovery Of
which might lead 10 establish the truth Of such
charge. the said magistrate justice may his dis
cretlon. by warrant, command the officer who Is
authorized TO arrest the person so charged to make
dlgent search for such property and table, device
or apparatus, and If found, TO bring the same be-
fore such magistrate or justice and the officers SO
selzng shall deliver the same to the magistrate or
Justice, before whom he takes the same, who shall
retain possession of said property and be responsi
bic therefor until the discharge or commitment, or
letting 10 bail OF the person SO charged and IN case
Of such commitment or letting TO bail OF the person
so charged such officer shall retain such property,
subject 10 the order of the Court before which such
offender may be required TO appear, until his dis
charge or conviction. And IN case OF the CONVICTION
Of such person. the gambling table device or appara-
us shah be destroyed. and the household property
and other fixtures belonging 10 such gambling place
shall be held liable To be sold 10 pay any judgment
and costs which may be rendered against such per.
son and after the payment of such Judgment and
costs the surplus, II any, shall be paid into the Treas
ury OF the County where such prosecution shall tahe
place, to be divided provided for IN the preceding
section and IN of the discharge OF such person
BY the magistrate Court, the officer having such
property in his custody shall, on demand deliver It
TO such person.
SEC 4 IL Shall be lawful for ans Justice OF the
peace police Justice, chief magistrate Of any num-
cipal incorporation, Judge of any court OF record,
upon complaint upon oath that any gambling tables,
apparatus, establishment or device is kept oy any
person for the purpose of beng used To win or gam
money OF other property or by any other person. or
any lottery policies OF any lotteries, to issue ms
warrant commanding any sherln or constable, 10
whom the same shall be directed within the proper
urisdction after demanding entrance, To break open
and enter any house or place wherein such gampins
table, establishment, apparatus or device, snail oe
kept and to seize and deliver the same 10 the mayor
of the city, president of the village supervisor oil the
town, or clerk of the county where such seizure
shall be made, who shall keep the same until lhe
term of the court at which the case shall be tired,
and the court shall then, there be no necessity OF
keeping the property to be produced on the trial oil
an offender against this act, have jury sworn 10 Try
the fact whether the property taken was or Is USED
for gambling. and II the finding shall be that the
property used for gambling the court shall order
such property To be broken up and sold by the shefn
OF the county and the proceeds shall after the pay
ment of costs go into the treasury OF the county, for
the use OF common schools therein, IN the same man
ner as provided IN the second section OF this act
SEC 5. II any person shall through invitation sr
device, persuade or prevail on any person to visit
any room, building, arbor, BOOTH shed, tenement,
boat or float kept for the purpose of gambling he
shall, upon conviction thereof, be held responsible
for the money property lost by such person in
ylted or persuaded by reason OF such invitation or
Device and in addition thereto, he shall be fined and
imprisoned according to the provisions OF the second
section of this act
SEC. 6. II shall be the duty OF all sherlfis, police
officers. constables and prosecuting district attor
neys, 10 inform against and prosecute all persons
whom they shall have credible reason TO believe are
offenders against this act, and for refusal so to do,
they shall be guilty OF a msdemeanor, and punished
by fine of not more than five hundred dollars.
Sec. 7. II any commander, owner, or lessee oil
any boat or float shall knowingly permit any gam
bling for money or property on such boat or hoa.,
and shall not, upon his knowledge of the fact, Inn
medately prevent the same, he shall, upon convlc-
ton thereof be held responsible for the money or
property so lost and fined in any sum not more than
five hundred dollars.
Sec s. This act shall take effect the first day OF
August eighteen hundred and ffty.one.