Arizona silver belt., 1879-01-24
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Afr. F. c. Hughes, Of Pima county, intro duccd in the council, on the Josh, the fol lowing bin, which was read the first time and ordered printed
 ] Be it epactei by fhs Lsgielaffes Assembly, of a, Territory of Ari-ana.
 SECTION l. Each sad every person who shall deal, play, carry on, Opon or cause Co l be opened. or who shau conduct either ax owner or employee. whether for hire or not, except under a license as hereinafter pro yided, any game of faro. monte. roulette, lansgunette, rouge ct nOir, rondo, or any other banking game played with cards. dice. 0T any other device, whether the same be played for money, checks, credit, or any other representative cf value shall be guilty of @ miHdeamcAn0F, aud on conviction there of, shall be punished by fine ofn0t less than one thousand, nor more than three thousand dOiiar5, or by Imprisonment fn She county jsii, not less than three months, nor mere than one year, or bofh such fiHa and iul- prisoumeut.
 SEC. 2. Any person may procure license for carrying on any one Of the games men toned in section one of this act, in any single room, upon tise payment, 10 the sheriff the amount Of license money fixed, fn section four Of this. and upon giytng Co said aherid, a definite description of the room, fn which he designs Do carry on said game, and filing with the county recorder Of the county q copy of the same.
 sac. 8. Each license delivered by the sheriff under this act to any person shall con tain tho name Of She licensee, particular description of the room ia which she hcen- see desires to carry on the game licensed, snd shall by its terms authorize the ieensee Co carry on one of the games mentioned in the first section of this act, specifying it by name la the room therein described. for the period Of three months next succeeding the date of issuance Of the license, the said li- cense shall protect the licenaec and his enl- plOye Of employees against any criminal pros ecntion for deaiiag or carrying on the game mentioned Ia the room described, during said three months, but not for dealing or carrying on any other game than that speei- fed, or the specified gaIna in any other place than the room % described; provided, that the icensee shall be entitled to deal, or play, or carry on two or more gRgaes i'd the same room. by paying license for ezck game SO dealt or carried on.
 SEc. 4. Fhe amount Co be paid to the 6her- tn Cor quarterly license shall be two hun dred d0llara, and all licenses issued shall be dated, and commence from She drat of Janu- aAy, April, July and 0ceober.
 SEC. ,. All moneys received for licenses, under the provisions of t1is act, shall he p.lid, one-haif into tae county treasary, and one-haif into the territorial treasury. for
 
 SEC. 6. Every peEson, who Ehaii knowing ly permit any Of the games mentioned ia the nrss section of this act, tO be played, con- dacted, dealt or carried on, in any house owned by hum or her, in whole CT in part except by person who has received li- and in the room described therein. shall be guilty of a misdeineaaor, and 0n conviction thereof shall De punished As provided ia see. ton one Of this act
 Sac. 7 None Of the above mentioned games shall be carried on nor shall any l- cense issue Co carry the same on, in any front room of the first or ground floor or any building; and if any person carrying on any Of the said games, shall knowingly permit Co enter, or remain ia Aay lilcensed room any person under the age CT eighteen years. he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanoE, and shall be punished as provided in section one of this aet
 sEc. s. NO town, city or municipal cor p0rauOn tn this territory, shall hereafter have power to prohibit, suppress or regu- late, any gaming house, CT game licensed as provided by this act.
 SEC. @. No person, otherwise competent as a witness, shall be disqualified or excus- ed from testifyiilg ss such, either before & grand or petit july, or any court. to any facts concerning the oGenses mentioned In the foregoing sections Of this act, on the ground thas his testimony may criminate himselE
 SEC. 10. The district attorney Of the coun- ty shall receive two hundred and fifty dollars for each conviction Of any persons charged with the commission of any of the offences mentioned ia this act, which sam shAsf be taxed as c0sts in the action. but in no case aha1l such coats be a charge against the county.
 Sac. n. Chapter 6fty-Rine of the c0mpil- ed laws, approved ---, and all laws or parts of laws in conflict with the progisions of this law are hereby Fapeaied, and this law shail take elect and be in force 3n and after fhs firsf day of 4nris f31Q