Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-12-17
WHAT CTR LAwMAkERs ARE
DOING.
sJnepsis OF . Few Of the bills
OF General Interest New Be-
fere the Territorial
Legislalure.
TO PREVENT GAMBLING.

TO PREVENT GAMBLING.
Counsel Bill No. IL, introduced by
Judge Jacobs, Is intended to amend the
Code and provide for the punishment
OF gambling. by its terms each and
every person who shall deal. or carry on
or open, or cause to be oyened. or who
shall oondact, either as owner, preprie-
Tor or employe, whether for hire or net
any game of faro, monte, rsnlette, rouge
ct noir, lansquenette, rondo, vinet-une
Tor twenty -sne), poker, draw poker
oraR, biuf, thaw, tan; and each ald
every person Who shall deal or carry on
or open or cause to be opened, or who
shall conduct, either as owner, employe
or proprietor, any banking or other
game, whether said banking or other
game be played with cards, dice or apy
other device, and whether the same b.
played for money, checks, credits OF
other representation OF value, shall he
guilty of lisdemeanor, and, upon
convection therefor, shall be punished
by n fine of not more than $50, and
shall be confined in the couaty jsii unsil
such tine and the costs are paid. The
person 30 convicted shall be imprisoned
one day for every two dollars OF such
nee and costs, and such imprisonment
shall not exceed one year.
Each and every person who shall deal
or carry on, or open or cause to be
opened, or who shall conduct, either as
owner or proprietor or employee, any
chuck-s-luck, bunko, strap. sling. panel
house or other swindline game, shall
be deemed guilty of felony, and, on
conviction therefor, shall be imprisousd
in the peniteutisry not less than one
month nor more than one year.
Fos THE SUPPORT OF THE usIvERsIrY.
Judge Jacobs has introduced q. b.
No. z. lts provisions are as follows:
That there be. and hereby is, appro.
pFiated out Of any money in the Terri.
torial treasury not otherwise appro.
priated, the sum of $4c0O for the pay.
ment of salaries of teachers and pro
fessors in the literary department OF
the University of the Territory of
Washington.
That there be, and hereby il, appro-
priated she further sum of $lC00 for the
payment Of the incidental expenses of
the Law and medical departments Of
said University.
That there be, and hereby is, appro-
priased out Of the Territorial treasury
the further sum of $500 10 be expended
IN tue purchase OF books for the IL
brary of said Uaiversity.
That there be, and hereby il, appro-
priated oat of said Territorial treasury
the further sum OF $500 for the pur-
chase of philosophical and chemical
apparatus, as well as chemicals, for the
use Of said Universitv.
That there be, and hereby is, appro-
priated out Of the Territorial treasury,
as aforesaid, the further sum of 5000
for needed repairs to the buildings
used for University purposes on the
University grounds.
The several sums mentioned above
shall be paid in quarterly instalmenfs
by warrant drawn by the Territorial
| Auditor on the Territorial Treasurer
one warrant on each fund at the end of
each quarter, the first quarter to com
menoe ON the first day Of January, A.
ID. 1886. aud end on the Slst day of De
cemser of said year.
SEQ. 2. There shall be levied and
collected by the different counties iu
this Territory, and returned to the Fer
ritofial Treasurer. as ali taxes are
levied and collected and returned in the
year A. ID. 1885, and for each succeed.
ing year thereafter, one-eiehth of one
mill per cent. on the valustion OF prop
erty In the Territory, for University
purposes, to be drawn frem the treas
| ary In the manner provided by Law by
| the treasurer of the Board OF Regent,
/ of said University, and be by them ex
| pended only for University purposes al
| indicated In section of this act. Ths
president Of the Board of Regents
| shall, at least thirty days before eaot
session Of the Legislative Assembly oi
| this Territory, make TO such Legisla
| tive Assembly, as provided by Law, |
| foil statement of the manner and tn,
purposes for which said money hal
been expended by the Board Of Re
| ents.
Sec. 8. Each member OF the Legis
lative Assembly Of this Territory maj
appoint one person Who may attesd th'
University without payment OF tuition
in the literary department of the same
while the official term Of the persoi
appointing remains. The person d
appointed must be BONA hSe residen
OF the district OF the person appointinl
at the time Of his appointment. Fs
the porscsss Of this act the term Of th'
person appointing shalt commence a
the time be takes his official OATH, an,
end when his successor 10 qualified.
copy Of the appointment shall be sen
TO the president Of the University. am
one shall alse be given TO ths persoi
appointed. The original shall be kep
by the member making the appoint
nent.