The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1879-03-17


who shall deal, play, carry on. open or
cause to be opened. or who shalt con-
duct, either as owner or employe,
whether tor hire or not, except under u
license, as hereinafter provided, any
g me OF faro. monte. roulette, jiurqae.
suette, rouge ct noir. rondo, keno. fan
tan, twenty-one. red white aud blue,
red aud black, or diana. or any banking
game played with cards, dice, or any
other device. whether the same be
played tor money, checks, credit or any
other vaiuabis thing, or representative
of value. shall be guilty of mi,de-
meanor, aud on CONVICTION thereof.
shall be punished by fue of not less
than Que thousand nor more than three
thousand dollars, or by Imprisonment
III the county Jail not less than three
mouths, nor more than one year, or by
both such tine and Imprisonment.
SECTION z. Any person may procure
llcense tor Carrying on any Que OF the
games mentioned III Section One of
this Act In any single room, upon the
payment TO the Sheriff of the county in
which the same Is situated. the amouut
of license money fixed IN Section Four
of this Act, and upon giving to said
Sheriff deinite description of the
room 10 wulch ne designs to carry on
said game, and filing with the County
Clerk of the county copy of SAID de-
scrlptlon.
SECTION g. Blank licenses shall be
prepared by the County Auditor. which
shall be issued and accounted for, rs Is
by law provided in respect to other
County licenses. Each license deliver.
ed by The Sheriff under this Act to any
person shall contain the name of the
licensee, u particular description of the
room in which the iicensue desires to
carry on the game licensed. aud shall
by its terms authorize the licensee to
carry on one OF the games mentioned in
the first section of this Act. specify ing
it by name, In the room therein de-
scribed. for the period of one mouth
next succeeding the date of issuance of
the license. The said license shall pro-
tect the licensee aud bis empIoye or
employers against any criminal prose-
cution for dealing or carrying on the
game mentioned. in the room de-
scribed, during said one month, but NOT
for dealing or carrying Oh any other
game than that specified. or the speci-
fed game in any other place than the
room 80 described; provided. that the
licensee shall be entitled to deal or
play. or carry on two or more games in
the same room by paying a license for
each game SO DEALT or carried on.
SECTION 1. Tne amount to be paid
to the Sheriff shall be one hundred dol.
lars for the first month. and seventy.
five dollars FIR each successive mouth,
so long as the licens9e shall deal. or
carry on, or cause - be- dealt or carried
on. said game or games in the said
room
SECTION 5. All moneys received for
licenses, under the provisions of this
Act. shall be paid three quarters iuto
the County Treasury aud one quar- ter
into the State Treasury for general
County and State purposes respectively.
SECTION =, Every person VINO shall
knowingly permit any of the games,
mentioned in the first section of this
Act. to be played. conducted, dealt or
c lriied on In any house owned by him
or her, in whole or in part. except by
person who has received license rs
herein provided. or his employe, and ia
the room described therein. shall be
deemed guilty of mlsdsmeanor. aud
on conviction thereof, shall bs punisned
az provided In section one of this Act.
SECTION Z. None of the above men
toned games suall be carried on. nor
shall any license issue 70 carry on the
same ia any room OF the FIRST hoor or
story OF any building, aud when any
has two trst h,ors or stories,
the other being or froaling ON another