The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1876-11-17
The New Gambling Law.

The following are some of the provis-
ions of the law to prevent gambling
passed by the recent Legislature:
Be it enacted By the Legislative As
senbly of the State Of Oregon.
SECTION /. Each and every person
who shall deal, play, or carry on, open,
or cause to be opened, or who shall con-
duct, either as an owner, proprietor or
enploye, whether for hire or not, any
game of faro, monte, roulette, rouge ct
noir, lansquinette, rondo, vignt rue, Tor
twenty one,) poker, draw poker, brag,
bluff, thaw, or any other banking or
any other game played with cards, dice
or any other device, whether the same
| be played for money, or checks, credits
| or auy other representative of value,
shall be guilty of misdemeanor, and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by fine of not more than five
hundred dollars, (S500) and shall be
imprisoned in the county Jail until such
| fine and costs are paid; Provided, that
such person so convicted, shall be i'm
prisoned one day for every two dollars
of such fine and costs ; and, l0roUaded
further, that such imprisonment shall
not exceed one year.
SEC. 8. All persons losing money or
anything of value at or on any of said
games, shall have a cause of action to
recover from the dealer or player win
ming the same, or proprietor for whose
benefit such game was played or dealt,
or such money or thing of value won,
twice the amount of the money, or twice
the value of the thing so lost.
t SEC. 4. All persons who shall let or
rent any house, room, shop, or other
building whatsoever, or any boat,
booth, garden, or other place, knowing
j that the same will be used for gambling
purposes, or having reason to believe
Z that such building or other place above
mentioned will be so used, shall forfeit
twice the amount of the rent of such
: building or other place aforesaid for six
= months, to be recovered by action at
=. law, instituted by the district attorney
= in the name of the State. All contracts
!, for the rent of the rooms, buildings or
y places aforesaid, for the purposes afore-
n said, shall be void aud of no effect be-
tween the parties.
SEC. 6. Any persons who shall suffer
a or permit any of the acts or things for
IS hidden by, or made punishable by this
n act to be done or carried on in any
house, room, or shop, or other building
u whatsoever, or any boat, booth, garden
e or other place of which he is owner, ol
to the possession of which he is entitled
under this act shall be guilty of a mis-
/ demeanor, and upon conviction thereof
b shall be punished by fine of not more
Of than five hundred dollars, and be i'm
I prisoned in the county Jail until such
fine is paid, at the rate of two dollars
IL per day.
D. SEC. 7. 1t shall be the especial duty
a of each district attorney, sheriff, con
= stable, city or town marshal and police
io officer, to inform against and diligently
+ prosecute auy and all persons whom
es they shall have reasonable cause to be
a. lieve guilty of a violation of the pro
70 visions of this act.
'e SEC. s. Any officer named in tn
re preceding section who shall refuse o
ed willfully neglect to inform against thi
o. act, shall be deemed guilty of misde
- meanor, and on conviction shall be pun
IL ished by a fine of not less than ift
1g nor more than five hundred dollars; an
is the court before which such officer shal
,s- be tried shall declare the Office or ap
- pOintment held by such officer vacan
We for the balance of his term.
"a SEC. IL. All fines and forfeitures un
Vs. der the provisions of this act shall bu
ce recovered by an action at law to b.
- brought in the name of the State of Ore
e' gon, and all such fines and forfeitures
'ss except costs, shall be paid into tn
d. county treasury and constitute a part c
re the school fund.
- SEC. I3. Inasmuch as there is no sui
lu' fcient law now in force for the prever
u.s. tion and punishment of gambling, thi
ses act shall take effect and be in fore
it. from and after its approval by the Coy
ernor.
we Approved Oct 20, 1876.