The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-11-28
laws or OREGON.
PASSED AT THE TIYTn BIENNIAL SESSION
OF THE LEGISLATUHE.


An Act entitled An Act to Prevent and
Punish Gambling.
Be II Enacted By tie Legntdtite Assem-
bly, Of the State Of OregoH.
Sec. /. Each aDd every pctson who
shall deal, play, or carry on, open or cause
to be opened, or who shall conduct, either
as owner, proprietor or employee, wheth.
er for hire or not, any game Of faro, monte,
rouge.et-noir, lasquinette, rondo,
vingt.un or twenty.oDe, poker, draw-po.
ker, brag. bluff. thsw, or any banking or
other game played with cards, dice, or
any other device, whcthe: the same be
played for money, checks, credits, or any
other representative Of value, shall be
guilty Of Q misdemeanor, and upon con.
viction thereof before any justice Of the
peace. upon complaint, shall be punished
by fine Of not less than twenty nor more
than two hundred dollars and shall be
imprisoned in the county Jail until such
fine and costs are paid; Provided, that
such person so convicted shall be impris.
oned one day for every two dollars Of
such fine and costs; And provided further,
that such imprisonment shall not exceed
one year.
See. 2. All notes, bills, bonds, mort
cages, or other securities or other con.
veyances, the consideration for which
shall be void and of no effect M between
the parties to the same, and all other per.
sons, except holders in good faith, with
out notice of the iIIegality of such con.
tract or conveyance.
Sec. 3. All persons losing money, or
anything Of value, at or on any of said
games, shall have n cause of action to re.
cover from the dealer or player winning
the same, or proprietor for whose benefi
such game was played or dealt, or such
money won, the amount of the money or
the value Of :he thing 70 lost.
Sec. 4. All persons who shall let OF
rent any house, room, shop, or other
building whatsoevcf, or any boat, booth
garden, or other place. knowing that the
same will be used for gambling purposes
or having reason to believe that such
building or other place above mentioned
will be 80 used, shall forfeit the amount
Of the rent OF such building or othel
place aforesaid for six months. with TWEEN
~ per cent, TO be recovered by action Al
law, Instituted By the district attorney il
the name OF the State. All contracts fol
the rent Of the rooms, buildings, OF
places aforesaid. for the purposes aforc
said, shall be void and of no effect be
tween the parties.
Sec. 5. IL shall be the especial dut,
of each district attorney, sheriff, consta
bic, city or town marshal and police off
Ger, TO inform against aud diligcnil,
prosecute any and all persons whom the1
shall have reasonable cause To believ,
guilty Of violation of the provisions o
this act.
Sec. @. Any officer named in the pre-
ccding section who shalt refuse, or viii
fully neglect to inform against and pros
ecute offenders against this act. shall b.
deemed guilty of nisdemeanor, and upol
conviction, shall be punished by finc o
not less than City nor more than fv,
hundred dollars and the court befor
whom such officer shall be tried shall de
clare the Office or appointment held b.
such officer vacant for the balance Of hi
term. Any officer who shall deprived o
his Office Or appointment by virtuc of
trial and conviction under the provision
of this section, shall be ineligible to sucl
Office for two years next succeeding sueI
conviction.
Sec. Z. No person otherwise compctcn
rs n witness, under the laws of this State
shall be disqualified from testifying a
such before \ justice Of the peace con
cerning the ofenses mentioned in thi
act. on the ground that his testifnon
may criminatc himself Such tcstimon
shall be reduced to writing, aud no prose
cution shall afterward be brought agains
him for the particular offense concerning
which he testified as n witness.
Sec. &. If any person who shall hav
been summoned ~ . witness on the par
Of the prosecution shall fail or refuse :
attend at the time fixed for trial, withou
reasonable excuse, the person 80 failin
or neglecting shall be deemed guilty Of
misdcmeanor, and upon conviction there
OF before ajustice OF the peace, shall b
punished by fine of not less than te
nor more than one hundred dollars, O
imprisonment in the county Jail not les
than five days or more than two month,
or both such fine and imprisonment. il
the discretion of the court.
Sec. 0. All fines and forfeitures, ez
cept costs, recovered under the provi.
ions of this act, shall be paid into tn
county treasury aud constitute q part c
the school fund.
Sec. 10. Chapter fifty of an act entitlc
IAN Act to provide code of crimin,
procedure, and to define crimes and thei
punishment" which took effect from an
after May l, 1865, be and the same
hereby repealed.
Approved, October 90, 1868.
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