The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-03-01

DUlQ4uE. or keep pubic OF UllFhtr kfounOe
anywhere within the STATE with apparatus or
other device for the purpose OF recording or
registering bets or wagers. or OF selling pools.
and any person who shall record register
bets wagers or sell pools upon the result OF
any trial of contest of skill, speed or power OF
endurance Of nsn or beast, or being owner,
lessee or keeper OF any such rooms. bui ding,
part or portion thereof shall permit the same
TO be used or kept for any of the purposes
aforesaid. or snall THEREFOR keep, exhibit or
employ any devices or apparatus for the pur.
pose of registering or recording such bets or
wagers OF the selling of such pools for any
period OF ten days or mors in any thisty days
or more shall be guilty OF maintaining a COM
mon nuisance
Sec. 2. Every person. firm. corporation or
association, or any officer. director. suDerln-
tendent, person, firm. corporation or association
owning. leasing or operating any ground or
grounds within the state OF Indiana. which are
used or employed Tor the purpose OF race
track or uDon which trials of speed between
horses are Iuade within the months OF Novem-
ber January. February, March or April Of any
year shall not allow or have any such racing OF
horses or trial OF speed between horses during
SAID time. and during said period said race
track shall not be used for any such purpose,
snd it shall be unlawful during the months
aforementioned for the racing between
horses or trials Of speed between
horses to take place upon such track
or tracks; or for racing between horses,
trials OF speed between horses TO take plscs
upon any race track or track. such ns eforo-
mentioned, in any period exec dlng ten days
in any thirty days in any year. Any person,
firm. corporation or assoc alton. or any officer,
superintendent. firm. corporation or association
violating the provisions OF this act. shall be
fined for the fret in any not
ceeding one hundred tSIu0l dollars, and for tho
second o ense IL sha he considered felony
and shall be punislsd by fine not exceeding
one thousand Isl ,0OOl dollars. imprisonment IL
the states prison not less than two or more
than five years, or may be punishable by = fue
not exceeding q sum OF $1,000 aud imprison-
ment IN the county jail for sixty days
Any such peT-on, firm. corporation or asso>
citation, any Ohicer director, superintendent
firm, corporation or association violating any oil
the provisions of secs. l and 2 shall be de.
clAred 20 MAINTAIN common nuisance. and
snch place where such violations of such Law
take place may he adiudged 10 be a common
nuisance, ana upon the Judgment OF the court
having jurisdicti over such place the same
msy he abated a nuisance.
The sheriff, his deputy. or any constable Of
the proper county. shall de directed to shut mp
or aDate such places by taking possession
of a ] or any devices or apparatus used Tor ths
purpose of registering OF recording such bets
or wRgers or for the Sc ling o; such pools and
other property used TO keep and maintain such
a nuisance mentioned IN sec. /. Such personal
property so taken possession of shall be forth.
with destroyed by such officers.
Any citizen OF tie county where such nuis-
ance exists il kept or N ain tanned, may man
tain action to abste and perpetus ly enioin
the same: or the encouragement of the state
of Indiana NAV institute such action, and no
bond shall be required.
Anv person violating the terms of any in.
junction granted in such proceedings shall be
punished for contempt by fne OF not less
than 500 nor more than $1,000. aud by impris-
onment in the county jail not less than thirty
days nor more than SIX months. IN the disors-
ton OF the court or Judge thereof. In
judgment is rendered in favor of the plaintiff
in any action brought under the provisions OF
this section the court rem ierng the same shall
also render IN iVmeut for reasonable attorneys
fee IN such action, Ia favor 81 the plaintiff and
against the defendant, which Judgment shall
be col ected as judgments are col eoted in orim-
inRl cases in this state.
Conflicting laws are repealed and an emery.
ency is declared.
The senate, which on Thursday voted
Bookkeepers COons and Fleener S25 day
each for discovering that the state owed
Warden Patten $1,000, eRsed it's mem bers'
minds Friday morning 10y reforming"
the country newspapers The house bill
repeating that section of the election law
which requires the publication of the
official ba lot in two county papers passed
as COON - the session was opened. There
was no discussion. as the fight sgainst the
bill had been made on engrOsement.
Senator Wray voted for the bill IL order 10
move to reconsider. but upon motion by
Mr.. Aiken the motion to reconsider was
tabled and the bill now goes TO the gov
ernOT.
The senate passed two soldier monument
bills yesterday. One by SenStor Nc
Hugh (MariOn) changing Governors
Circle" TO Monument Place" Also one
81. a II
appropriation TOR the monument, made
in 1891. available.
Senator Aik-ns' bill fixing the limit Of
the salaries OF the prison physicians to
81 800 was ordered engrossed.
A bill by Senator Cranor was engrOssed
in the senate amending the decendent's
estates set bv adding the following 20 sec.
of the act of March 9, 1891. providing for
the recording of Si,ls:
That in estates wherein there are no heirs,
other shan the surviving husband or wife. 10
whom the lands of the decedeng will pass by
the avs Oi descent, upon the petition OF the
surviving husband or wlIe setting forth the
death OF such husband or wife. that no letters
of administration have been issued on such
estate, shat all the debts against the decedent
nave been fully paid, and that he she is the
only surviving helr-at-law OF the decedent, tho
court shall order G nOtIce 10 be given oil the
publications in a weekly newspaper OF general
circulation, printed and published IN the
county in which SAID petition Is pending, the
last OF which publication 10 be at least ten days
before the first day OF the term OF such court 81
which said petition IS 10 be heard aud de-
termined; iha; the court shall hear the proofs
relating 20 such petition, and shall make a
finding and cause n record thereof TO be made
in the order book Of said couri.
The following bills were introduce in
the senate:
By Mr.. neutrality-suspicious. the counties OF
the state into senatorial 4ud represen tative dis
tricts.
By Mr.. Smith-Relsting to the discharge OF
noxious matter in o rivers.
by ar. Thayer-Amending the crimes act to
fine gamblers from 800 to $50. 10 which may
be added Imprisonment from ia rty TO ninety
days
by Mr.. GIsord-To equalizs and more fully
define the terms OF judges OF the appellate
court.
BY Mr.. Aiken-To amend the fee and salary
law.
A house bill by Mr.. Thornton of Clay
for the protection OF miners was CO led up
By Senator Mckeiyey and passed by a
vote OF II TO o. II Is an amendment TO
the coal weighing and ventilation law of
1891. This bill vas prepared by the or
Ranization of coal miners. IL gives more
power TO the coal mine inspector. u pro-
vides that the inspector shall file affidavits
against companies violating the law. As
tie law stands the miners themselves
must do this and they are liable TO be dis