The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-01-17
THE LOUISIANA LOTTERY
hill FOR IT'S REPEAL REPORTED TO
THE HOUSE or REpmEsENrATuyEs.


Judge Lyons, chairman Of The judiciary
COMMITTEES, reported favorably upon the fol-
lowing bill yesterday. There was but one
dlssentient In the COMMITTEES. The bill will
come up for action ut o'clock to-day.
| SEoTtoN f.. BE il enncted bv NE Senate and
upuse. ~ Representatives. Of me ,ytate Of
| Geut Tpn,s,an9, .a ~ General AssembtH conpened,
mat The following acts to wit. hAp act on
titled An net to increase the revenues Of the
state, anu To authorizes the neorporatlon and
establishment of the Louisiana State Lottery
Company, and to repeal certain acts now In
tIrde iraf aeeeiang etlng act no. 2s passed at tbs
| begun and held on the twe,,tv-nlntI
| day 0f June, 1868, also an act entitled "Ap
act relative to the unlicensed sale of lottery
tlokets N The city Of New Orleans. and CON
ferring on the police courts the power to sup
press the same being act No. 8 Of the see
ond session Of the third Legislatures be6un
and held on the fifth day Of January, 187I
and an act entitled IAN act relative to crimes
and offenses to declare the sale of Illegal
lottery tickets, or the drawing of any Illegal
lottery fuisderneanor, and to provide for the
punishment OF tho same, and to regulate the
evidence TO be received upon the trial of such
offenses,' and any and all other laws upon
tho same subject matter passed In the inter
est OF tho Louisiana State Lottery Company
be md the same are hereby repealed
SEc. 2. BE II further enacted, ETC., That the
Louisiana State Lottery Company ba and the
same Is hereby abolished and prohibited from
drawing any and oil lotteries, or selling lot
terry tickets, either In It's corporate capacity
or through It's officers, directors, stockholf-
ers, members or agents, directly or Indirectly.
Sec. D. BE IL 1,Tther enacted, ETC., That who
ever shall sell, barter, exchange, give or
otherwise dispose Of or offer 10 sel, barter,
exchanges. give or otherwise dispose of, d.
rectly or Indirectly, personally or through
an agent or agents. either for himself or
| others, or shall draw any lottery, or have
any connection with or interest In the draw
ing Of any lottery In this State, or shall have
in his possession within this State. with
intent to sell or offer for sale. or with intent
70 barter or exchange or give or otherwise
dispose OF, any lottery tickets or shares, or
fractional part thereof, or lottery policy
or combination, device, or any other
writing, certificate or token intended or pur-
porting 10 sntitle the holder or bearer, or any
other person, to any prize or share or inter
est In any prize drawn or to be drawn In any
lottery, shall be deemed guilty Of misds-
rneanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be-
condemned for each offsDse to and shall
suffer imprisonment In the parish prison or
jail, MS the case may be, not exceeding sixty
days, or fined not exceeding one hundred dol
lars, or both, Mt the discretion OF the court,
one-half of such fine to go to the informer
and the other half 10 the city of New Orleans
or the parish In which said offense is COM
mitted, as the case may be.
SEC. 4. BE IL further enacted, ETC., That every
person who shall set up or promote any lott
terry In this State. or shall assist or be inter
ested therein, or shall aid by printing or
writing, or shall In any way be concerned In
setting up, promoting, managing or drawing
Df any lottery, or shall In any house, shop or
building owned or occupied by him. or under
bis control knowingly permit the setting up,
managing or drawing any such lottery or
the sale Of any lottery tickets, or share
OF Ticket, or any other writing,
purportng or intended to entitle the
holder, bearer, or any other person, TO any
prize. Or share of or Interest In any prize to be
drawn in lottery, shall be guilty Of mis-
defnehnor, and on conviction shall suffer Inn
prisonment not to exceed sixty days, or q
fine not exceeding one hundred dollars, or
both, at the discretion Of the court. for each
0liense, one-haH Of such fine to go to the
infOrfner and the other half to the parish or
the CITY OF New Orleans, as the case may be,
In which such offeDse is committed.
SEC. s.. BE IL further enncted. etc., That it
shall not be necessary In the trial of any per-
son or persons for the offensc or offenses de-
n0unced by this act, to prove the existence Of
any lottery In which any ticket, share or part
OF u ticket, device, token, or certificate there
of purports To have been issued, or the actual
signing OF any such ticket or share or device
token or certificate thereof, nor that any such
ticket or share, Or device, token or certificate
thereof, was signed or issued by authority Of
any manager Of such lottery, Or by any per
son assuming to have such authority, but In
all cases 1t shall be presumed that such ticket,
share or interest, device, token or certificate
thereof, was signed and Issued, according TO
the purport thereof, by proper authority.
SEC. 9. BE ID further enncted, etc., That this
act shall take effect from and after It's pas
sage.