Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-07-14
AN ACT MORE sEFTECTuALLY TO PRE-
VENT GANBLfNG.

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see the following act, passed a. the late ses-
sion Of our Legislature, we place i, a, length
before our readers
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By the Gene
raj assembly Of Maryland, Tha, if any per-
son shall keep room, building, arbor, booth,
shed, ,ene meni, boat, flos, or place to be used
or occupied for gambling, or shall knowingly
permit The same 10 be used or occupied for
gambling, or if The owner, superintendent
orsgen, Of any room, building, srbor, booth,
shed, tenement, boat, float, place, shall rent
the same to be used or occupied for gambling,
he shall upon conviction thereof, be fined
not less than two hundred dollars, nor more
than one thousand dollars and the costs
of court; one half of which fine shall be
paid 10 the informer, who shall nevertheless
be competent witness. and the other half
shall be paid for the use Of the public schools
of the county in which the offence shall be
committed, or if the offence be committed
IN The city of BAltmore, shall be paid to the
mayor and city council of Baltimore for the
use Of tile public schools Of said city, and if
the owner or agent Of any room, building,
srbor, booth, shed, tenement, boat, foa. or
place, shall know or be credibly Informed
that any gambling table, apparatus or device,
is kept and used in such property, TO WIN
or gain money, or other property and do
not forthwith cause complaint 10 be made
against the keeper or keepers thereof, he
shall be taken, held and considered 10 have
and occupied for gambling.
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person for gambling purposes shall keep
any gaming establishment, device or appa-
ratus, or if any person shall be guilty OF
dealing faro, or banking for Others TO play
or deal the game Of faro, or any cther banking
game, or shall be guilty Of acting as DIN as
sistanl in The game Of faro or any other bank
ing game, or play the game known as the lit
tie joker or lbimbles, where money or pro-
perty is dependent on the result, or ii any
person shall for The purpose Of gaining mo-
ney or other property, play with cards
marked or in any manner go designated or
distinguished as to enable such person 10
obtain an advantage moi possessed by every
one with whom he shall play, or shall use
any fraudulent means hstsoever TO obteln
all undue advantage in The playing OF sny
game where money or property is depell-
dent on the result, he shall be considered
under This act as a common gambler, and
shall on conviction, be imprisoned not less
Than ten days nor more than six months in
the jail Of the county or city where the Of
fence shall be committed, a. the discretion
OF lie cour. in which the conviction shall
be had, shall paw fine of not less than
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thousand dollars, and in case The said fine
and costs shall not be paid before The expi
ration Of The term for which such person
shall be sentenced TO be imprisoned, he
shall further be imprisoned or remain i'm
prisoned in the said jail until the said fine
and costs shall be paid, or until the said
fine and costs shall be satisfied, accounting
each days actual imprisonment of such per-
son as payment of one dollar of the a.
mount of said fine and costs and one-half
of the amount Of every such fine, or Of so
much hereof as shall not be satisfied by
Imprisonment as aforesaid shall be paid to
the informer who shall be a competent wit
ness, and the other half shall be paid for
the use of The public schools Of the county
in which such offence shall be committed,
or if committed in the city Of Baltimore, 10
The mayor and city council Of Baltimore,
for The use Of the public schools Of said city,
and in no case shall judgment be suspended
beyond the last day Of The term of The court,
during which such conviction shall have
taken place.
SEC 3. find be it enacted, That il any
affidavit shall be filed with any justice OF
the peace for any county Of this Slate, or Of
The city of Baltimore, before whom com
plain, shall have been made of on offence
agains. any provision Of this act, stating tina.
The sffiant has reason to believe, and does
believe. tina. the person charged in such
complaint, has upon his person or at any |
other place named in such affidavit, any
money or other specified articles Of person.
al property, or any gambling table, device
or apparatus, the discovery of which nigh:
lead to establish the truth Of such charge,
The said justice of the peace shall issue a
warrant commanding the officer, who is su-
,horised to arrest the person so charged, to
make diligenl search for such money, pro-
perty, table, device or apparatus; and if
found, TO bring the same before such justice,
end the officer so SEEING shall deliver the
same TO the justice before whom they are
taken, who shall retain possession of said
property, and be responsible therefor until
the discharge or commitment or holding to
bail Of the person go charged, and in case
Of such commimen, or holding to bail of
the person SO charged, such officer shall re-
tain such property subject to the order OF
the cour, before which the person charged
with such offence, may be required to ap
pear until bis discharge or conviction, end
in case of the conviction OF such person the
gambling table, device or apparatus shall be
destroy ed, and The household property and
other fixtures, with the money belonging to
such gambling place, shall be sold by the
sheriff of the county or city in which such