The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-05-14
NO. 1861 AN ACT

No. I55. AN ACT
To amend an act entitled can act more
2 effectually to prevent Gambling" pass
ed January II, 1916.
SECTION 1. Be 1T enacted By tie Gene
rat Assembly of the State of Ohio. That
the first section of the act entitled an
act more effectually to prevent gam
bling" passed January 18th, I846. be
so amended as to read as follows Sec
ton /. That if any person shall keep
room, building. arbor, booth, shed or
tenement, canal boat or other water craft
to be used or occupied for gambling, or
shall, knowingly. permit the same to be
used or occupied for gambling or if any
person being the owner of any roomt
building, arber, booth, she'd or tenement.
canal boat or other water craft. shall rent
the samesto be used oroccupied for gam
bling. the person SO offending. shall, on
conviction thereof, be fined in any sum
not less than thirty, nor more than Eve
hundred dofiars, be- i+ap aprisoned in the
county Jail not less than ten nor more
than thirty days, or both at the discre-
ticn of the Court; and if tie owner of
any room, building, arbor, booth, she'd
or tenement, canal boat or other water
craft, shall know that any gaming tables,
apparatus or establishment, is kept or
used in such room, building, arbor, booth,
shed or tenement, canal boat or other wa
ter craft, for gambling and winning, bet
| tirg or gaining money, or other proper
| ty, and shall not forthwith cause COM
plant to be made against the person SO
keeping or using such, room, building,
arbor, booth, shed or tenement, canal
boat or other water craft, he shall be ta-
ken. held and considered to have know
ingly permitted the same to be used and
occupied for gambling.
SEC. 2. That if any person shall keep
or exhibit any gaming table, establish
ment, device or apparatus to win or gain
money, or other property of value. or
shall aid, assist or permit others to do the
same, or if any person shall engage in
gambling for livelihood, or shall be
without any fixed residence, and in the
habit or practice Of gambling. he shall be
deemed and taken to be a common gam
bier, and upon conviction thereof, shall
be imprisoned in the county jail not less
than one nor more than six months, and
be fined in any sum not exceeding Eve
hundred dollars.
Sec. 8. That section seven of the
act entitled "an act for the prevention of
gambling" passed March i2th, 1881. be
so amended as to read as follows: Sec
ton 7. That if any person shall play at
i L f,.
ney, or other property OF any value. or
shall make any bet or wager for any sum,
of money or other property of value, up-
on the result of such game, every such,
person shall, on conviction thereof, be
fined in any sum not exceeding one hum
dred dollars or be imprisoned in the
county jail not less than ten days nor
more than six months.
! Sec. A.. That if any person shall by
device or pretence, entice or tempt and
prevail upon or cause any minor to en-
gage with such person or with any other
+. person or persons in any game whafso-
ever for any sum of money or properly
of value, or shall make any bet or wager
with such minor or cause 1t 10 De done
upon the result of any game, every sucn
nerson shall. on conviction thereof, be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and
fined in any sum not 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.
shall be prosecuted before justice of the
neace or mayor or BY Indictment, and it
Shall be the duty of all judges of thecourt
of common pleas to give this act in charge
to the grand juries of their respective
counties.
Sec. 6. All fines assessed under this
act shall 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
effectually to prevent gambling" passed
January nth, 1916. and section seventh
of the act entitled an act for the pro-
vention of gambling" passed March eth.
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