Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1857-05-19
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VOL. 9, NO II.

bling; or ifany person being the owner ofany
room, building, arbor, booth, shed or ten
ement, 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 owner of any room,
building, arbor, booth, shed or tenement,
canal boat or other water craft, shall know
that any gaming tables, apparatus or es-
tablishment, is kept or used in such room,
building, arbor, booth, shed or tenement,
canal boat or other water craft, for gamb-
ling 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 know
ingly permitted the same to be used and
occupied for gambling.
SEC. g. That if any person shall keep
or exhibit any gaming establishment, de-
vice or appal atus to win or gam money
or other property fvalue, or shall aid, as
sist 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 prac-
tice of gambling, he shall be deemed and
| taken to be common gambler, and upon
conviction thereof shall be imprisoned in
the county Jail not less than one nor more
six months, and be fined in any sum not
exceeding five hundred dollars.
| OF n
tied can act for the prevention of gamb-
ling" passed March 18th, 1881, be so
amended as to read as follows: Section
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 Ill
any sum not exceeding one hundred dollars
or be imprisoned in the county Jail not less
} than ten days nor more than six months.
SEC. 4. That if any person shall by
/ any device or pretence, entlce or tempt
and prevail upon or cause any minor to en-
gage with such person or any other person
or persons in any game whatsoever for any
sum of money or property OF value, or
shall make any bets or wagers with such
, minor or cause it to be done upon the re-
, suit of any game, every such person shall
t on conviction thereof be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and fined in any sum not
less than fifty dollars nor more than two
t hundred dollars, or be imprisoned in the
county Jail not less than three months nor
f more than one year.
+ All offences against this act shall be
e prosecuted before justice of the peace or
h mayor or by indictment, and it shall be the
: duty of all judges of the court of common
o pleas to give this act in charge to the grand
luies of their respective counties.
e SEC. 6. All fines assessed under this
Y act shall be paid into the county treasury
e for the benefit of common schools.
: Sec. 7. That the first and second sec
O ton of an act entitled ''an act more effec u
;. ally to prevent gambling" passed January
d 18th, 1916, and section seventh of the act
If entitled can act for the prevention of
e gambling" passed March 18th, 1881, be
), and the same are hereby repealed: Provi-
V ded that this act shall not affect any often
:, ces committed or prosecutions pending
l. before the passage of this act.
,e N. II. VAN VORHES,
is Speaker of tile House Of Representatives.
l. THOMAS II. FORD,
President Of tile Senate.
er April 18th, 1857.