Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1857-07-09
LAWS OF OHIO.
Published by Authority.
AN ACT
To amend an act entitled ian act more effectualIy
TO preyenI Gambling, passed January II. 1876

AN ACT
To amend an act entitled ian act more effectualIy
toprevenr Gambling passed January IL, 1916
SECTION l. Be ttenacted bu the General Assem-
by Of the State Of Ohio. That the first section of
the act entitled an act more effectualy to prevent
gambling. passed January i7th, 1876, be so amend
ed as TO read as follows: Section l. That il any
person shall keep room, building, arbor, booths
shed or tenement canal boat or other water craft.
to be used occupied for gambling or shall know
ingly, permit the same 10 be used or occupied for
gambling; or any person being the owner of any
room, building, arbor, booth, shed or tenement,
canal boat or other water craft, shall rent the
10 be used or, occupied for gambling the person so
offending, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined in
any sum not less than thirty, nor more than five
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the county
Jail not less than more than thirty days or
both at the discretion of the Court; and if the
er OF any room, building, arbor booth, shed ten
ement, canal boat or other water craft shall know
that any gaming tables, apparatus or establish
ment, is kept OF used in such room. building arbor
booth, shed or tenement, canal boat or other wal
er craft, for gambling and winning, betting or gain
ing money, or other property, and shall not forth
with cause complaint 10 be made against the per-
son so keeping using such room building, ,arbor,
booth shed or tenement, canal boat, or other wat
er craft, he shall be taken, held and considered TO
6ehaVe knowingly permitted the same to be used &
occupied for gambling
SEC. 2. That if any person shall keep or exhI-
0lt any gaming table, establishment, device ap-
paratus 10 WIN or gain money, or other property OF
value or shall aid, assist permit others 10 do the
same, or II any person shall engage in gambling
tor livelihood or >ha be without any fixed esi-
dence, and In the habit practice of gambling, he
shall De deemed and tasen 10 be a common gamb-
ier and upon conviction thereof shall be mprison-
ed IN the county Jail not less than one nor more
than SIX months, and be fined in any sum not ex-
ceedlng five hundred dollars. 8
SEo. 5. That section of the act entitled AN act
LOT the prevention oi gambling, passed March'I2th
1881 be so amended as 10 read as follows: Sec Z.
That IT any person shall play at any game what.
soever, tor any sum OF money, other property OF
any va.ue, or shall make any bet or wager for any
sum of money or other properly of value, upon the
result OF such game, every such person shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum not ex-
cseding one hundred dollars or be imprisoned in
the county Jailno less than ten days more than
six months.
SEC. 4. That if any person shall by any device
or pretence, enilce or tempt and prevail upon or
cause any minor to engag. with such person or
with any other person or persons in any game
whatsoever tor any sum OF money or property of
value, or shall make any BET or wager with such
minor or cause it be done upon the result of any
game, every such person shall on conviction there
OF be deemed guilty OF misdemeanor and fined
IN any sum nor less than fifty dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars, or he imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than three months nor more
than one year.
Dec. D. All offences against this act shall be
prosecuted before justice OF the peace or mayor
or by indictment, and it shall be the duty OF all
Judges OF the court of common pleas to give this
act IN charge TO the grand uries of their respective
counties.
SEC. 6. All fines assessed under this act sha Il
be paid into the county treasury for the benefit OF
common schools.
SEC. Z, That the first and second sections of an
act entitled 'an act more efiectualIy to prevent
gam ling passed January 18th, 1916, and section
seventh ot The act entitled anact for the preven-
ton OF gambling passed March 18th, 1881, be and
the same are hereby reDealed Provided that this
sIal not affect any offences committed or prosecu-
N. II. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
e. THOMAS ii. FORD,
President of the Senate.