The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1886-09-18

passed.
Section was read.
Mr.. Dickey moved to strike ont all tina
part OF the section which gave permission
/ TO the Minister OF the Interior TO grant Ii
censes to persons who wished to dispos
/ of paintings, drawings, etc, by raftie o
| chance. He considered gambling in all 1t
/ forms TO be wrong and debasing in it
/ character. If it was wrong for China
man 10 gamble for ten cents, or person
10 play poker for 81 900, it was just a:
wrong for church society TO have lot
terry or a grab bag. He did not believe il
excepting any privileged person or class OF
articles
Mr.. Thurston said he did not see any
object in Mr.. Dickey's motion. He was
lied grab bags as bad as other kinds oil
gambling. There was big distinction
When person goes TO fair with s. in his
pocket To spend. he does not expect any
return. Instead of that he has the privi-
lege of going round with pretty girls, buy
ing them bouquets and has any amount OF
fun. When a man goes to gamble, it was
with the intention of taking money from
some one else's pockets.
Mr.. Dickey said he was sorry the la
dies-God bless them-had obscured Mr..
Thurston' 5 moral vision.
Mr.. Dickey's motion was put and lost
Mr.. Castle moved to insert after shall
be liable to imprisonment" the words
with or without hard labor" Agreed
to.
Mr.. Castle also moved that section 3 end
at the words ''six months" Agreed to.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare opposed section
because it would prevent anyone playing
an innocent game of cards in private
house.
Mr. Richardson moved that from the
words, If any person, etc, >" to the end of
section be section 4. Agreed to-
The following are sections 3 and as
amended:
Section 3. Amy person who shall estab-
llsh, commence or be a partner in any lot
terry, 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 or any other
mode of chance, or who shall sell or dis
pose 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 any such lottery or
scheme, and any person who shall manage,
or conduct, or assist i'll managing or con-
Quoting any such lottery or scheme, shall
for every such offense forfeit and pay a
sum not exceeding five hundred dollars,
and for any second offense besides such
penalty shall be liable to imprisonment
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 min |
eral specimens or mechanical models shall |
apply to the Minister of the Interior for |
permission to dispose of the same by rattle |
or chance, it shall be lawful for the Minis |
ter of the Interior, if he thinks fit, to grant |
A license for that purpose, subject to such |
conditions and restrictions as he may /
think it right to impose. And if such con-
iitions and restrictions are complied with,
the provisions of this Act or any other law
or the time being in force, relating tC
gaming and lotteries, shall not apply t
such owner or to any other persons who may
De bona fide concerned in such transaction
anything in this Act con
aimed, and any other law for the time beinl
n force, relating to gaming and lotteries
{ shall be lawful for any association |
ormed for the purpose of promoting agri
culture or horticulture, or for improving
he breed of poultry to dispose of by lot OF
81 |
my show held under the control or man.
cement of such association.
Section as in the bill was then read.
Mr.. Kaulukou moved it pass
Mr.. Castle moved it be called section
70. 5. Agreed to.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare said the effect
# this law would be to make everyone
who had pack of cards or
board in their house. The
id not want such law as that on their
tatutes. He moved to strike out part of
he section, and offered an amendment.
Mr.. Castle said if they struck out what
he Attorney General suggested, they
hight as well do away with the section.
The Attorney Generals motion was
lst.
The section then passed, and reads as
blows:
Section s. Any person who shall have
in his possession any tool, de-
ice, implement or ticket used, or which
an be used, for the drawing, carrying on
r playing at any lottery game, of faro,
lonte, roulette, lansquenet, rouge ct noir,
r any other banking game played with
ards, dice or any device, shall be punisha-
lie by fine not exceeding five hundred
pillars for the first offense, and for every
Ibsequent offense by a fine not exceeding
We hundred dollars and Imprisonment,
it'll or without hard labor, not exceeding I
lree months, and such tool. device, i'm
ement or ticket shall be forfeited and de
royed.
Mr.. Castle moved new section, TO be
He'd section s, to give jurisdiction to Dis
let and Police Magistrates to try any
se coming under the provisions of this
ct. Agreed to.
Section :. This Act shall take effect and
come law from and after its approval
assed.
The title of the bill was then passed.
His Excellency Mr.. Dare moved to strike
1t the enacting clause. Lost.
On motion of Mr. Richardson, the bill
used to engrossment, and will be read a
ird time on Tuesday