Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-10-13

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the action ct the said beard. Il was ordered
60 be printed.
TIE renor, cs the Committee on Finance on
the same subject was also ordered to Dc
printed.
Debate was, on motion. lim;rei 70 FIVE min
utes Tor each speaker On the militia bill, upon
which the House continued in dellbecatIon
uni! adjournment.
BILL 70 SurrRESS GAZING.
The following is S copy. Of the bill to sup
press gaming, as passed By the Senate on
Saturday last:
Be il enacted .by the General Assembly
That thc first ani second sections of chapter
los. OF the Code If Nirginia. edition ri sou
he amended and re-enac:eI rs - ~ TO read as
follows:
SEC. /. 4 free person who shall keep or cS-
hibit a gaming -lblc, comnoniv called
c. or + o table, or faro bank, ov table OF Ike
kind under any denomination. whether ;ha
same or table hc played with cards. Of any
c~rasirc substitute for cards, die" ~ otherwise,
~ who shall hc n partner y" concerned IN in
tercst. or employed or engaged III any mani
ner in the keeping or rXtibitlnG such ttJ!" or
bank, shall, Il pom conviction thereof, be deemed
20 be guilty of an infamous offence IN the
meaning Of the Constitution OF this State, and
shall be confined in Jail not less than two or
more than twelve months. and all the r!Slt,
tito ard interest, legal or equitable OF SIch
person in any real property in which such
gaming may be carried on, shall De absolute
" forfeited 70 and vest in the Commonwealth.
ANY such table or faro bank. and all money
staked or exhibited TO allure persons &c let q!
such table, and all household or other person.
al property used or employed III such gaming
house, may b. seized hy order ~ ii court or
under warrant Of Il justice. mayer Of a cliy or
town, or Judge in vacation, and the money 50
seized, after deirct:rg ;he-et"1m on"-tal: Tor
the person making the seizure. shall he Tor
fcitcd, rs provided in the cith section oi chap
tcr )! oi the Code t~ctiiti0n lSGpI in respect 10
tho forfeiture declared by that chapter, arc
table ard faro bank burnt.
See. .. Be it further enacted, Tat any
ncrson who shall knowingly rem! any real
propcrtv for such unlawful gaa'ng, w:th IN
Tcntion 10 allow the use Of ihe same To- ~"
purpose aforesaid, or any rcrsIn who shall
knowingly hire anv slave "a any Such person,
with intention to allow sucfI slave To be; cmfi"y-
II in any service connected with suc!: gaming.
shall be fined not less than one hundred Gol-
lars mar more than one thousand dollars. and
unon conviction, al their RI sht, lille and In
! ;ercst, legal or equitable. in any such real Us
rare. aud their right TO such slave shall lie alb
.~olutely forfeited to and revert in the COM
monwealth.
See 3. lie it further enacted, That anv free
negro who shall knowingly be engaged a. a
servant and employed rs such in any house or
other place kept for such ualawtul gaming.
shal! unon conviction he declared ~ be a slave
for life and sold into s~lavcrc. The tT!a! and pro-
| cccdingS against such negro shall be the same
rs far as applicable, rs that prescribed by law
! Tor selling free negroes into slavery.
Sec. t. 1t shall be the duty cf the court in
which T. conviction NAV he made, 10 order any
a~roncrty forfeited under this aet 70 he sold
for cash. and after paying al the expenses Al:
ending such sale. order onc-haif Of the let
| proceeds 10 ha paid 10 the informer. il there
,ila!l be an inrprme-, and the residue TO be
paid into the treasury. Ii there shall he no
:nforncr. then the cour; shall order Tie same
20 ha paid into the treasury.
See. 5. If only an equitable right or tide :"
real estate shall be forfeited under this ac',
the rrrchas:r shall he substituted ly suit in
equity to all the rights and remedies Of the
person convicted. in respect % such real estate.
In all cases in which the person convicted is
seized of the title in fec simple, or Possessed
Of Il less estate than the freehold to the real
estate so sold, the court s!-ll, upon payment
81 the purchase money into the treasury. order
Il conveyance to be made to the purchaser.
Sec. q. No conviction shall be had under
this act, upon the testimony Of any informer,
Yithoutother or corroh9rat;vc evidence, unless
such informer shall disclaim any right 20 tie
proceeds Of any forfeiture under this act.
Sec. !. 1t shall lie the duty "f every justice
If the peace. or mayor OF q city, who has
nrOhab!e cause 10 suspect that any house l.
Kept for the purpose OF exhibiting any game
prohibited by this act, to Issue bis warrant.
directed according to law, for the search ard
examination Of his premises and il, upon such
search and examination. it shall appear that
such house is kept for the purpose Of exhibiting
and carrying on such unlawful gamlag,or it
It shall appear upon proof that such gaming
has been exhibited and carried on NJ An tiEie
"ithin ten days previous 10 such search and
examination, within such f0usc. II shall be
The dutv Of ric officer 10 sciIe AMI lake pos.
session of all property liable 10 forfeiture un-
der this act, and 10 hold the sane subject 70
rhe orders Of the justice or mayor issu'n. the
warrant. And it shall be rhe duty of the ll>.
,;cc nr mayor to order the same II be held
safely to abide the orders Of the cour. in which
The prosecution may be had, except that gam
ing tables and money so seized may be dis
posed Of as herein provided.
See. S. It shall be the duty Of the Attorney
for the Commonwealth 10 file with the indict-
ment or information q description in writing
of the properly liable to forfeiture. and upon
conviction the court shall Immediately cause n
rule to he served upon the owner to show
cause againstthe forfeiture, and upon the return
Of the rule the court shall proceed. without
other pleaiings, to determine the question Of
forfeiture.
Sec. .. This act shall be in free from it,
massage,