The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-10-26
AN ACT
SUPPLEMENTARY TO CHATTER xxx THE PENAL CoDE
II GAMING
KALAKAUA REX.

GAMING.
Be it Enacted By the King ami the Legislative assembly Of the
Haaiian Islands IN the Legislature ofe Kingdo" AssemJed;
SECTION l. No person under any pretence form, demon
nation description whatsoever by Of any device
conrvance whatsoever shall sell spose of agree
PROMISE whether with without consideration to sell or
dispose of any real personal property whatsoever 10 or
among any person persons whomsoever by means Of any
game chance any other contvance device whatso
whereby any nch real personal property shall be sold
disposed Of divided allotted among any person
persons 10y lottery chance whether by the throwing
casting Of any dice drawing of any tickets, cards, lots
numbers figures by of wheel or otherwise
hOwsOever.
SECTION 2. Every person who shall contrary to the pro
visions hereof sell dispose Of agree promise whether
with without deutou to sell dispose of any lands
any interest therein, OF any ship
vessel goods merchandise whatsoever, shall for
every such offence forfeit and pay not exceeding five
hundred dollars.
g. Any person who shall establish
be partner in any lottery any scheme by which prizes
whether of money Of any other matter or thing are
gained, drawn TOR, thrown competed for by lot dice
any other mode of chance who shall sell dispose Of
purchase have in possession any ticket other by
which permission authority gained given to any per
throw for compete have any interest any such
lottery scheme and any who shall manage or con
duct assist managing conducting any such lottery
scheme shall for every such offence forfeit and pay not
exceeding five hundred dollars and for any second offence
besides such penalty shall be liable to imprisonment with or
without hard labor for any term not exceeding months
SECTION 4. any person being the Of any painting
drawing sculpture other work Of art, literature,
mineral specimens mechanical models shall apply the
Minister Of the Interior for permission dispose Of the
by rattle chance shall be lawful for the Minister Of the
Interior if he think fit grant license for that purpose
subject such conditions and restrictions he may think 1t
right impose and such conditions and restrictions
complied WITH the provisions Of this Act other law for
the being relating gaming and lotere shall
apply such any other persons who be
bona-de concerned in such transaction Notwithstanding
anything in this Act other law for the time being III
force relating gaming and lotteries shall be lawful Tor
any association formed for the purpose of promoting agcu
culture horticulture for improving the breed Of poultry to
dispose of by lot chance any specimens bonafde shown at
any show held under the control management Of such
association.
SECTION ANY person who shall have unlawfuly in his
possession tool Device implement ticket used or which
be used for the drawing carrying playing at any
lottery game of faro, monte roulette ansqueuet rouge ct
any other banking game played with cards dice or
any device shall be punishable by fine not exceeding five
hundred the first offence and for every subsequent
offence by fine not exceeding FIVE hundred dollars and i'm
prisonment with without hard labor exceeding three
months and such tool Device implement ticket shall be
forfeited and destroyed.
SECTION g. Police and District NJ gistraes throughout the
Kingdom shall have power and jurisdiction to hear and deter
mine subject appeal all complaints for the violation Of
the provisions of this Act
SECTION T. This Act shall become law from and after
the date of its approval.
Approved this 18th day Of October A. D. 1886
KALAKAUA REX