Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-01-20
Prohibltory Gambling Bill.


The following is 9 copy Of the bill
now before the Legislature at Carson,
entitled. "An Act TO Prohibit Cheating
and Unlawful Games:"
The People Of he Stale Of Mrudd, rep
resented In Senate and Assembly. do en-.
dd as yfouors:
SECTION /. II shall DO unlawful in
this State for any person 10 deal, play.
carry on, open or caused to DO opened.
or in any manner whatsoever assist in
or about the playing OF the game COM
monty known as the ''strap game" the
game sometime known % the ''Califor-
MIA dice game" sometimes as twenty
one," and sometimes as stop and bot
tom" or tho game commonly known as
..three-card monte" Any person who
shall deal, play or carry on, open or
cause to be opened, or who shall in any
manne whatever, assist In oil about the
PLAYING Of tho games aforesaid, shall be
deemed guilty Of q felony, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished by
Imprisonment In the State Prison for q
term Of not lsss than two nor more than
five years.
SIC. 9. Every person who shall soil.
cit or request. or In any manner what
ever attempt to lead, induce or prevail
upon any other person to play, bet, or
in any manner whatever hazard any
money, chose in action, credit, or any
valuable thing. ut any Of the games
enumerated in Section l OF this Act, or
at n OF the banking games enumerated
in Section I OF an Act entitled Gan Act
to prohibit gaming" passed March A. D.
1869, or any banking game played with
cards, dice or other device. shall DO
deemed guilty Of felony. and upon con-
yiction thereof, shall be punished by
imprisonment in the State Prison for u
term not less than n nor more than
two years.
SIC. ). Every person who. by any
fraud, cheat, deceitful device or false
p~retenso or protsnses, or by any kind OF
false representation Whatsoever, while
playing at or dealing any OF the games
referred TO In the preceding section. or
while bearing any share In wagers play
ed for at such games. or while betting
on sides or hands Of such play, wins or
acquires to himself or another any sum
Of money, chose In action or valuable
thing, or the possession thereof, shall
DO deemed guilty Of o felony. aud upon
conviction thereof, shall he sentenced to
restore such money, chose in aetion or
valuable thing. 80 won or acquired, to
the owner thereof, and shall be impris.
oned in the State Prison for tho term OF
one year. Nb
Src. 4. It shall be lawful for any
agent, officer or employee Of any common
or passenger carrier in this State to mr.
| rost and conine and restrain. without
warrant, any person who shall violate
any OF the provisions Of this Act. while
being carried as a passenger in any car,
coach or other vehicle OF such common
or passenger carrier; provided. any
agent. officer or employee Of such carrier
who shall arrest any such person under
the provisions OF this section shnll. with
all convenient speed. deliver such per-
son into the custody OF some magistrate
or poace officer OF this State, and shall
forthwith enter n complaint against the
person 30 arrested, before the nearest or
most accessible magistrate.
SEC. 8. Any person committing any
offonse under tho provisions OF this Act,
on n car, coach O other vehicle be-
longing to any common or passenger
carrier In this State, may beindicted and
tried for such oifrnss in any county in
this State through or which the track or
route Of such carrier rum or lies.
SEC. Q. Every District Attorney aud
peace officer within this State shall in
form against and diligently prosecute all
persons violating any OF the provisions
OF this Act; and every such District At
torney and officer who shall. knowingly,
neglect or refuse NO 10 do, shall be
deemed guilty Of u misdemeanor. and.
ON conviction, shall be fined in any sum
less than Eve hundred dollars no more
than fifteen hundred dollars; which tine
may DO collected In action instituted by
the Attorney General, on behalf OF tho
State, against the sureties on the official
bond OF such attorney or peace OH.
Ger.
SEC. z. II shall 10 the duty Of Judges
| of the District Courts Of the several Ju-
dicial Districts in this State TO specially
give this Act in charge TO cvery Grand
Jury impanelsd In their respective dis
tricts.