The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-07-15
AN ACT,
PreSlaent of The Senate
Columbus, April IS, 1857.


No. 1851 AN ACT,
To amend an act entitled ian act more
effectually to prevent Gambling, "
passed January IL, 1876.
Sec. 1. Be ii enacted by tie General
Assembly Of the State Of Ohio, That
the first section of the act entitled San
act more e%feetually to prevent gamb-
ling" passed January 18th, 1876, be so
amended as to read as follows: Section
/. That IL any person shall keep a
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 room,
building, arbor, booth, she'd or tenement,
canal boat or other water craft, shall
rent the same to 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 ten nor
more than thirty days, or both at the
discretion of the Court; and if the own
er 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, ar
Dor, booth, shed or tenement, canal boat
or other water craft, for gambling and
winning, betting or gaining money, or
other property, and shall not forthwith
cause complaint 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 taken, held and considered to have
knowingly permitted the same to be
used AID 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 OF permit others to do
the same, or if any person shall engage
in gambling for a livelihood, OF shall be
without any fixed residence and in the
habit or practice of gambling, he shall
be deemed and taken to be a common
gambler, and upon conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned in the county Jail
not less InaH one uoT hoTe IMAM siA
months, and be inedin any sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars.
Sec. 8. That section Z of the act en-
titled San act for the prevention of
gambling passed March 18th, 1881, be
so amended as to read as follows: Sec
tion 7. That if any person shall play
at any game whatsoever, for any sum of
money, or other property of any value,
or shall make any bet or wager for any
sum of money or other property of value,
upon the result of such game, every
such person shall, on conviction thereof,
be fined in any sum not exceeding one
hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in
the county Jail not less than ten days
nor mere than six months.
SEC. A. That if any person shall by
any device or pretence, entice or tempt
and prevail upon or Gauge any minor to
engage with such person or with any
other person or persons in any game
whatsoever for any sun of money or
property of value, or shall make any
bet or wager with such minor or cause it
to be done upon the result of any game,
every such person shall on conviction
thereof be deemed guilty OF a misdeme-
nor and fined in any sum not less than
fifty dollars nor more than two hundred
dollars, or be imprisoned in the county
jail not less than three months nor more
than one year.
SEC. s. All offences against this act
shall be prosecuted before j@rstiec OF
the peace or mayor or by indictment,
aud it shall be the duty of all judges of
the court of common pleas to give this
act in charge to the grand juries of their
respective counties.
SEC. 6. AL fines assessed under this
act shall be paid into the county trea-
sury for the benefit of common schools
SEC. Z. That the first and second sec.
tions of an act entitled J" an act more
efectually to prevent gambling" passed
January 18th, 1916, aud section seventh
of the act entitled IAN act for the pre-
~vention Of gambling passed March IL
1881, be aud the same are hereby re
pealed: Provided that this act shall
not affect any offences committed o.
!. prosecutions pending before the passage
: of this act.
+ N. H. VAN VOORHEES,,
l. Speaker, pro tenn, Of tile House Of Reps
THOMAS H. FORD,
, President Of the Senate.
. April IL, 1857.