Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1893-02-09
AGAINST GAMBLING.
Provisions of Senator TayIor's Bill Intro
duced In tho Kansas Senate Maxim g
Gambling a EaIonY.

duced In tho Kansas senate Maxim z
Gambling a Felony.
Senator Taylor. of Wyandotte county,
has introduced a bill in the senate that
is 50 stringent and covers so much
ground that it has developed into one
of the most important measures pend
ing. 1t provides that every person who
shall set up and keep any table or gam
bling device, commonly called A, Il, c.
faro bank, E o, roulette, equality, keno,
wheel of fortune, or any kind of gam
bling table or gambling device, adapt
ed, devised and designed for the pur-
pose of playing any game of chance for
money or property, or shall induce. en-
tice or permit any person to bet or play
at or upon any such gaming table or
gambling device, 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 thereof, or
shall keep place or room for the pur-
pose of playing any game of cards for
money or property, shall, on conviction,
be adjudged guilty of a felony and pun
ished by imnrisonmen Mt and hard labor
for a term not less than one year nor
more than fife years.
That every person who shall bet any
property upon dHJ
table, bank or device, or in any place
or room prohibited by the preceding
section, or at or upon any other gamb-
ling device, or who shall bet on any
game played at or by means of any
such gaming table or other gam bling
device, shall, on conviction, be add
judged guilty of a misdemeanor and
punished by fine of not less than S25
nor more than 500, and by iInprison
ment in the county jail not less than
( ten days nor more than sixty days,
/ That every person who shall permit
any gaming table bank or device, pro-
/ hibited by the first section of this act to
! be set up or used for any purpose of
gaming in any house, building shed,
/ booth, shelter, lot other premises to
! him belonging or by him occupied, or
of which he has at the time possession
or troll, shall, on conviction, be adj
! judged guilty of n felony and punished
by imprisonment at hard labor for a
term of not less than one year nor
more than five years.
That every person who shall know
ingly lease or rent TO another any
house, building, shed, booth, lot or
other premises. or any part thereof, for
! any OF the unlawful uses described in
the foregoing sections of this act, shall,
upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of
felony and punished by imprison-
ment at hard labor for term of not
less than two years nor more than ten
I years
That every person who shall by lease,
either verbal or in writing, obtain pos
session of any house, building, shed,
booth, lot or other premises, or any
part thereof, upon the pretext that the
same is to be used for any lawful pur-
pose. and shall thereafter use the same
! or permit the same to be used for any
OF the purposes described in section 1
of this act, shall, upon conviction, be
! adjudged guilty of felony and pun
ished by confinement at hard labor for
q term not less than two years nor
more than ten years
That every person who shall set up or
keep common gaming house shall.
upon conviction, be adjudged guilty of
q felony and punished by confluence 1t
at hard labor for term not less than
one year nor more than live years.
That every person appearing or act
! ing d master or mistress, or having the
care, USE management or control, for
the time, of any prohibited gaming
ia bic, bank or device, shall be deemed
! q keeper thereof, and every person who
] shall appear or act rs master or mis-
tres. or have the care, use, manage
ment or control Of any house, building
or premises in which any gaming table,
bank or device is set up or kept, or of
any gaming house. building or prem
Uses. shall be deemed the llee per there
of
That no person shall be capacitated
or excused from testifying touching any
offense committed by another against
any OF the provisions of this act by
reason OF his having betted or played at
any OF the prnhibi games or gaming
devices mentioned in this at, hut the
testimony which may be given by such
person shall in no case be used against
him.
That it shall be the duty OF all sher-
ifs, deputy sheriffs, constables, may
ors, marshals. police judges and police
officers of any city or town, having
notice or knowledge of any violation OF
the provisiouf OF this act, to notify the
county attf chey OF the fact of such vio
lation. andE,>s furnish him the names OF
any witnessdIhvithin his knowledge 10y
whom such violation can be proved.
If any such officer shall fail to comply
with the provisions of this section, he
shall upon conviction. be fined in any
sum not less than 500 nor more than
$500 and by Imprisonment in the coun-
" Jail not less than thirty days nor
NOR tlar sixty days; and such convic-
! ton shall be u forfeiture of the Office
he'd bv such person.
That whenever the county attorney
shall be unable or shall neglect or re-
fuse to enforce the provisions of this
act in his county, or for any reasons
whatever the provisions of this act snail
not be enforced in any county. it shall
lie tl,a duty OF the Encouragement &c
enforce the same in such county. and
y for that purpose he may appoint as
many assistants as he shall Sc. fit
For each successful prosecution the
, attornev-gcDeral. or assistant. shall be
entitled to Il fee OF SD, to be collected
from defendant but the county in &c
case shall be liza BILE therefor.