The Hawaiian gazette., 1886-09-28
AFTERNOON.


The Assembly reconvened at 1:45 O'Clock and
the consideration of the bill supplementary TO
chapter % of the penal code relative to gaming on
third reading was taken up; after but little dis
cussion the bill passed as follows:
Section l. No person. under any pretense,
form, denomination or description whatsoever, or
by means of any device or contrivance whatso-
ever, shall sell dispose of, agree promise,
whether with or without consideration, to sell or
dispose of any real or personal property what
whomsoever, by means of any game of chance
or of any other contrivance or device what
soever, whereby any such real or personal
property shall be sold or disposed of, or
divided or allotted to or among any person, by
lottery or chance, whether by the throwing or
| casting of any dice, or drawing of any tickets,
cards, lots, numbers or figures, or, by means of
any wheel or otherwise howsoever.
Section 3. Every person who shall, contrary
to the provisions hereof, sell or dispose of, or
agree or promise, whether with or without con-
sideration, to sell dispose of any lands tene-
ments or any estate interest therein of any
ship or vessel, goods, wares or merchandise what
soever, shall for every such offense forfeit and
pay sum not exceeding five hundred dollars.
Section ). Any person who shall establish,
commence or be a partner IN any lottery, or IN
any scheme by which prizes whether of money or
of any other matter or thing are gained, drawn
for, thrown or competed for by lot, dice any
other mode of chance, or who shall sell or dispose
of any tickets or other means by which permission
or authority is gained or given to any person to
throw for, compete or have any interest in anv
such lottery or scheme, and any person who shall
manage or conduct, or assist in managing or con-
ductlon any such lottery or scheme, shall for
every such offehse forfeit and pay a sum not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars, and for any second
ofense besides such penalty shall be liable to i'm
prisonment with or without hard labor for any
term not exceeding SIX months.
Section 4. If any person, being the owner of
any painting, drawing, sculpture or other work of
art, or literature, or mineral speciment or me-
chanical models, shall apply to the Minister of the
Interior for permission to dispose of the same by
rattle chance, it shall be lawful for the Minister
of the Interior if he thinks fit, to grant license
for that purpose, subject to such conditions and
restrictions as he may think it right to impose.
And if such conditions and restrictions are COM
piled WITH the provisions of this Act any other
law for the time being in force relating to gam
ing and lotteries shall not apply to such owner
to any other persons who may be bona hde con-
cerned IN such transaction. Notwithstanding any
thing in this Act contained and any other law for
the time being in force relating to gaming and
lotteries it shall be lawful for any association
formed for the purpose of promoting agriculture
or horticulture, or for Improving the breed of
poultry to dispose of by lot or chance any speci-
mems bona nde shown at any show held under the
control or management of such association.
Section D. Any person who shall have Cnlaw-
fully IN his possession any tool device implement
or ticket used or which be used, for the draw
ing, carrying on playing of any lottery, game
of faro, monte roulette, ansquenet, rouge ct noir
or any other banking game played with cards. dice
or any device, shall be punishable by fine not
exceeding five hundred dollars for the first ofense,
and for every subsequent offense by a fine not ex-
ceeding five hundred dollars and Imprisonment,
with or without hard labor, not exceeding three
months, and such tool, device, implement or ticket
shall be forfeited and destroyed.
"Section 6. Police and District magistrates
throughout the Kingdom shall have power and
jurisdiction to hear and determine, subject to ap
peal all complaints for the violation of the pro-
visions of this Act.
''Secton Z. This Act shall take effect and become
a law from and after its APPROVAL
Second reading of bill to amend and consoli-
date the law relativeto the Commissioners of Pri-
vate Ways and Water Rights.
After several amendments had been made the
bill was passed to engrossment and to third read
ing on the 25th instant.
Representative Aholo, from the Finance Com
mittee. reported in Hawaiian and Rep. Hayselden
in English the following recapitulation of items
in the Appropriation bill, viz