Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-05-10
GAY GAMBOLIERS
Compelled for the Time to Close the
"Tiger's- Lair-N0nrOe Street
in the Dark.
An Agreed Case Arranged to Test the
C0nstitutioaality Of the Act to
SUPPRESS Gambling.

The gambling law went into effect yester-
day, but the occasion was not M rked BY any
particular excitement in the circle which il
moat interested. The Senator" tripped sloDg
the pavement on errands of business or
pleasure, wearing bis customary air of cheer
fitness. One could see from
THE CLINT OF HIS EYE
that our legislators had not yet SCALED the
turn" on him for keeps. The plump and
pleasing Joe" was quiet and self-contained,
as usual. "Arihur" was, OF couree, cool and
impenetrable, and Charley the soul OF IN
obtrusiye ioliity. candy" entertained his
friends on his favorite corner with the dry
quips and eranks that make him one OF the
pieasantest OF boon companions. "Ben' WAS
pale, but evidently not devoid of hope.
"Jim, whose gallant figure and distinguished
air have caused him to be mistaken more
than once for
HUNGARIAN PRINCE,
travelling incog., faced the music with easy
grace. "Belzy" was not visible, but his voice
was heard in secluded apartment adjoin-
ing the etreet, where he was relating his yell
low-fever experiences to an acquaintance
from the cold and cherries North. "Ea"
was, as ever, the embodiment of quiet gen.
| tility, and showed no sign of panic. The
minor members of the profession also seemed
| TO lake life as usual, and between refresh
! ments expressed the opinion that their occu-
patton was not yet gone. An APPEAL re-
porter soon found out why the expected exo-
dus OF sports did not take place.
THE LAW TO BE TESTED.
They had employed Col. CAN'T aud Col
Casey Young to throw their legal calcium
| light upon the law, with view of testing its
| Tha al 4
with Attorney General Turner for test case
TO be made up and sent TO the Supreme Couri
| for argument and determination. The sttor.
ney-general, it is said, does not consider the
| law constitutional.
The title of the act is az follows: Gan act
| to punish as felons all persons who N ay engag,
in the keeping of halls or houses for conduct
ing Of games Of keno, fare, three-card monte
mustang, ETC."
| CONFLICT OF LAWS.
1t is claimed that the act is unconstitu
tionsl because it is in conflict with section I
Of article 2 of the constitution of the State
which says: mo bill shall become ixs
which embraces more than one subject, tina
subject = be expressed ID the title. All act
which repeal, revise or amend former laws
shall state in their caption, or otherwise, tn
title or substance of the law repealed, re
vised or amended"
SIT Is PLAIN"
say the gamblers' council, "that this It'll
embraces only those who keep halls O
houses for conducting the games which
names. That is the one subject of the It'll,
The act in its body is much broader than th
title, as it embraces
l. Those who keep the halls or houses 70
the purpose named in the title.
2. All who keep such houses for the pur
pose of encouraging or promoting or adm
or melting the playing Of the games.
3 Those who own or operate gaming table
subject and class of persons not named
the title.
4. Employees who exhibit or opsrat
gaming tables-emploves being anoth,
; class not mentioned in the title.
THE ACT CREATES
felony against the keepers of halls
houses' for conducting the games, which is
felony named in the caption; but it plainl
goes further. To keep 'hall' or 'hous
is felony; 10 run faro bank is made
felony; to keep a table for such gaming
made a felony; and all these separate an
well-defned felonies are created, and en-
ployes as we'll as owners are embraced
such felonies not mentioned in the title
e the act."
1t is further claimed that the body OF Ii
r act repeats as wall az amends former Ia,
!, without stating the title or substance of Il
P 4 laws amended or repealed