Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-03-29
eRAHAM,s GALL.

the house, applies, as the reader will
 perceive, to gambling, in its various
 phases. Whether this would-be
 moralist is actuated by motives of
 sincerity, or else wishes to pose as
 the symbol at Chicago in the Ari-
 zona exhibit as deity of reforma-
 tion for the notoriety of it, remains
 to be proven. If the former, he Is
 the only crank at Phenix, and ought
 to carry a Salvation Army banner
 instead of making laws; and if the
 latter, has been veritable sucker in
 some back room away from the vis-
 ion of friends, and is stinging with 6
 revenge for being worked" Here
 is his bill;
 SECTION 1. Any person who shall
 set up and keep any table or gamb-
 ling device, commonly called faro
 banks, roulette, equality, or any
 kind of gambling table or gambling
 device, adopted, desired and de-
 signed for the purpose of playing
 any game of chance for money or
 property, or shall induce. entice or
 permit any person to bet or play, at
 or upon, any such gaming or gamb- ling device, or at or upon any game, played at or by means of such table
 or gambling device, either on the
 side of, or against the keeper there
 Of, or shall keep place or room for
 the purpose of playing any game of cards for money or property, or shall allow any person or persons to play any game of chance by means of cards, or to play any game of cards m which money or property is bet, in any room under his or her charge or control, on the ground floor or
 first story of any building in this
 Territory, or in any place or any
 room that is not at least twelve 12l feet above the level of the sidewalk
 or street, shall be adjudged guilty of a crime against public morals ard decency, and upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment in County jail not less than six (6) months, and by fine not less than one hundred Q00) dollars, or by both fine and imprisonment.
 SECTION 2. Whoever shall, in this Territory, deal, play or practice, or be in any manner accessory to the dealing, playing or practieing of the confidence games or swindles known as three card monte, Spanish monte, stud horse poker, craps or any of such games, play or practice, shall be deemed guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by hne no to exceed five thousand 5000 dollars, and by i'm prisonment in the penitentiary not less than two nor more than five years.
 SEC 3. All Acts and parts of Acts in conflict with this Act, are hereby repealed, and this Act shall take effect and be in force thirty days after its passage.
 He would, it will be seen, make it a felony to "shoot craps" and play three-card monte, when it is a notor- ious fact that a fellow does stand some show in the former, but none whatever with the latter, for his money. This will suffice as an ex- planation, for the rest of his ignor- ance in classification of games. Another evil, and the principal one, is his desires to send all games to back rooms and to second floor. Does he not know that more open and public gambling is permitted to be conducted, the better protected will be the patrons of it. To-day in Prescott, every resident in the city is at liberty to go and watch any game, and see for himself If close room on second floor, away from the din of a saloon, is the location | to be had, what an inducement to sporting men to fleece the l unwary under the cover of secrec and hidden thievery. They cannot 1 do so now, for no sooner would they 1 perform such an act, than it would l be known everywhere. Men gam ble for the purpose of winning, but | they want an ''even shake" Under | this law they will be feeced by its operation. Better to close up all | games than to clothe the men who operate them with a a.s'cinch." Another feature is the fact that the various games in this city are a great source of revenue to the city and county, over $6,000 year being | by them to the two here. Graham may wish a stack of "blues" for his meas ure. The boys should send insteal a white split"