New-York tribune., 1890-01-18
BI1LS AGAINST POOL.SELLING.
rms YnAR,s CROP At ALDANY - MEASURE!
BOGUS ANp GENUINE

BOGUS AND GENUINE
Albany Jan. Il lsprcal.-Whcnever senator or
,sscmblvman has nothing else 20 DO, he ntroducc'
measure 10 prevent pool selling outside OF race tracks
Three have already been presented at this session.
Iudsc Gildcr,lccvc's decision enabling poolsccrS a.
. agents 10 cvade tho Ives law, offered splendid
onportunty for moral legislators 20 crcumvcnt tho
r.cals Mr. Brady the present representative Of tho
.bboy. ~ the IVth New York District, proposes 70
do 80 m the following bill. which b, not without merit
a. literary curiosity. amending section Of the Ives
Law:
euon T. Any per'qa or persons ,. ~ho scap, sal en- On
lcraIy Authorized race tracks, or Act a. Agent M'a
..n,,r or tl4-c To- Dee forwarded any orct or Tom
mission ly NAL or Telegraph 10 any race ttcN iot
fio t,uri.. of betting ou race, shall Doe Guilty Of a
rrlony. and Lpon conviction shall Doe published b\
Imprisonment boz the state prison for y period oil not
les Than one nor more than I've ycars.
-. = tn- Act shall take effect Imcdn'ely
Another Ncu York statesman. tine Hon. Domlnck
Mullancy. who in private life !, shoe dealer pro
po.c to amend section 35l Of the Penal code. 50
10 make punishable by one year, imprisonment IN
;le state Prison. or a fine not exceeding $1,000. or
both the agent or attorney Of any person or corpora
ton IN the recording registering Of any bets or
vaccr,, the selling or purchasing 81 pools or inc
rrring ~ orders FOR such bets, wager, or pools ~
veil A, the owner or occupant of any room used Tor
Iic,e purposes. or the custodian or dcpo,it1ry. for
hire or reward. If any money. property or tMnS OK
value ,ialcd. wagcrcd or Pledged
The thirl a.urr. prc-outcd yesterday In the sen
AZ. LIS Gilbert Dcanc. of the Columbia DutchcS, Dis
tnct i- practical ana business IAc. In amending tn
Penal Code. % says;
rh., act shall not authorize any pcron TO engage
,g or aid or assist ahct. u duy "i tI' Aci' pf"
iit-l it ~c,tiou, J51 and 3D. of th" Penal '"d, %"
,it, time or place. except hercnl,ior' allowed "i
T., act or pretend tu act. a. tu agent ni GARNER n
money, property, any valuable" thu-, i' Joe PA'''"
vae-I,d cor bet upon any horse AZ aiF rt'c "lhl "i
Vunout this state. or 10y thl, act primlt'n' "E ~
pr.a.IpY agent - make sell, utter OF PHl'H"'' "
ict wager. pool pools, upon auN -uDh race. or ip
AID. assist or ahct in any &" the matter OF mus n'
section, alI and d. ot the Penal ''dc iI"hlht'u'
and a. tu All such ,t-c- The provisions "l r''I ''
rou- ..5l aud 30 OF the Penal code are h'i -"'
pended.
Thl. bill VIII doubtless Great" alarm among IN"
-nortin. fraternity VINO recently closed their pool
room, i'm such 4 hurry. on a hint from Police Head
or,rtcf. bnt who are comfortcd by the knowledge
nrt Judicial decision can be cited against their per
t.,Icut -uppr.. sion 90, mere agents The trouble
with some If these pool bill, j, that they are moro
tr,l,, To- invite ar-c>,. and those concerned are
r,rl, slow To- re- pond what is technically called
fbc ringing of the bell In the present ,do'' t'
biH vtl Of 'our~'. be- ,trnu"u " nIr'", t ,t
way, at the mhrwarmnc-, of the Io, N\ ''uu' III sup
porting the present sentiment Of ihr Lc5'i''ic "u
ibr u.nl uut ion. Before Mr.. lvc-', hl became a
law an May I-71 the leading leht' of thorr "''"'iA
tnu- were. urufu-c IN pledge, Of personal c"rt ~ th"
prosecution of booksellers, and promised {" leave no
tome uuturnod tp hruE offenders - JurIl''' nc
,r,u,i-c. however. have been far from fulfilled
! uGcr the circumstances, II IS thought ihdt the
iorhcy club. should make special cuoit u support
rh" I've, law require that the revenue; derived
FROM thr racing tiN II impose, shall b" auuhll' d>
bur-cd nmons tho agricultural s@rl''r, To- nc r,eu ~
rry"ry wear the pa--aec Of special act taking the
money from the Treasury Nuc AN a'i mas also ncoh
presented 10y Mr.. Dcanc. The fund thi' year amounts
Ia