The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1870-01-26
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The following is the act passed by the Legislature
and signed by the Governor, and is now law:
SECTION l. Be it enacted by tie Senate and House
of Representatives of the State of Louisiana in General
Assembly convened, That so much of the third sec
ton of an act entitled An act to provide revenue
for the support of the State of the State
of Louisiana, and the of collecting the same
approved March 8, 1869, and reads thus: From the
proprietor of every gambling house, $5000-the Audi
tor shall cause all such establishments violating this
law to be closed up until this law is complied with
be and the is hereby repealed together with all
the laws and parts of laws permitting allowing the
existence of gambling houses
Sec @ Be it further enacted, etc. That whoever
shall keep game of roulette, faro keno monte or
any other banking game, or any banking gambling
house. at which money or anything representing
money, or any article of value shall be bet or haz-
arded or shall aid and assist in keeping one SHALL on
conviction, for the first ofense be fined not less than
thousand nor than five thousand dollars and
on conviction of second offense not less than FIVE
thousand more than ten thousand dollars, and be
imprisoned at hard labor for not less than one nor
than five years.
Sec. g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That all persons
engaged in gambling, such is prohibited and pun
ished by the preceding section, where no current
money is actually exhibited or employed, but where,
in lieu thereof pieces of bone any other material or
substance, being the representative of money by vr-
tue of any express tact understanding among the
parties engaged in gambling, and all persons engaged
In playing or betting for or against such name shall
be deemed and taken to be within the prohibitions of
the preceding section and persons engaged therein
shall be liable to all the penalties therein provided
against gaming houses and banking games.
Sec. 4. BE it further enactad, ETC., That it shall be
lawful for any public officer other person to arrest
and take into custody any person keeping playing
any banking game or aiding or assisting therein Of
Tending against the provisions of this act together with
all the tables, money representatives of money, imple
ments and other paraphernala which may be used in
keeping such banking houses, in playing such bank
ing game, and take, them to be taken before
any committing magistrate, who shall commit such per-
sons for trial. if upon a hearing there be sufficient
cause therefor; and that any Attorney General Dis
trict Attorneys police officer Sheriff. Deputy Sheriff
Constable who shall be aware of the existence of
any gambling institution, and shall fail to expose the
same and have the guilty parties arrested, shall be
deemed an accessory and shall be liable to the same
punishment as the persons committing the offense.
Sec s. Be it further enacted, ETC., That any public
officer or other person arrestng causing the arrest
of any person engaged in gambling in violation of this
this act which may be collected, and the other half to
the Charity Hospital of New Orleans.
Sec g. Be it further enacted, ETC., That the Auditor
OF Public Accounts is hereby ordered to refund all
money collected for licenses to gambling houses for
the current year, and all such licenses be and the same
are hereby revoked.
Sec. 7. Be it further enacted ETC., That this act
shall be enforced from and after its passage