The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-02-10
AGAINST GAMBLING.

Provisions Of Senator EnyIor'a BuI Intro
dzred IN the kansas sGuEtu a1a-zLu O
Gambling a Felony.
Senator Taylor, of VyzEdotts county
has introduced a bill in the senate that
I IS So stringent aud 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 sailed A. B. @
faro bank, Z o, roulette, equality, keno
wheel OF fortune. OK 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, eu-
tics or permit any person to bet or play
at or upon any such gaming table or
gambling device, or at or upon any
game played at or by umeaus OF such
table or gambling device, either on the
side of or uEaiust the keeper thereof or
shall keep a 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 pan
ished by imprisOnmen mt and hard labor
for term not less than one year nor
more than five years
That every person who shall bet any
money or property upon any gam bling
table, bank or device, or iu any place
section, or at or upon any other gumb-
ling device, or who shall bet ON any
game played at or by means of any
such gaming table OF other gambling
device SHALL on conviction, be adj
judged guilty of "a misdemeaEor and
punished by "a fine of not less than s25
nor more than 500, and by lmprisOu-
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 OK device pro-
hibited by the first section of this act 90
be set up or used for any purpose of
gaming in any house, building, shed,
booth, shelter, lot or other premises to
him belonging or by him occupied, or
of which he has at the time possession
or control, shall on conviction be adj
judged guilty of "a 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 OK
other premises, or any part thereof for
any of the unlawful uses described in
the foregoing sections OF this act,shals
upon conviction, be adjudEed guilty of
a felony and punished by imprisou-
meut at hard labor for q term of not
less than two years nor more than ten
years
That every. person who shall by lease
either verbal or in writing, obtain pos
session of any house, building, She'd
booth lot or other premises, OF any
part thereof, upon the protest that the
same is to bC used tou 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 /
of this act, shall, upon conviction be
adjudged guilty OF a felony and pun
ished 10y confinement ut hard labor for
q term not less than two years nor
more than ten years
That every person who shall set up or
keep a common gaming house shall.
upon conviction, be adjudged guilty Of
a felony and punished by confinement
at hard la Dor for "a term not less than
one year nor more than Eve years
That every person appearing or act
ing as master or mistress. or having the
care, use, management or control, for
the time, OF any prohibited gaming
table bank OF device shall be deemed
a keeper thereof, and every person who
shall appear or act as master or mis-
tress, or have the care use manage
meut 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
ises, shall be deemed the keeper there
Of
That no person shall be incapaciLated
or excused from testifyiug touching any
Otfense committed by another against
any Of the provisions of this act by
reason of his having bctbed or played at
any of the prohibited games or gaming
devices men toned in this act, but 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, cuustabiss. may
ors, marshuIs, police judges and police
officers of any city or town, having
notice or knowledge of any violation of
the provisions OF this act, to notify the
county attorney of the fact of such vio-
latiou, and 70 furnish him the names of
any witnesses within his knowledge by
whom such violation can be proved
il any such officer shall fail 60 comply
with shc provisions of this section, he
shall upon conviction, be fined in any
sum not less than SI00 nor more than
$500 aud by Imprisonment in the couu-
" jail not less than thirty days nor
suure than sixty days; and such c1nVic-
ton shall be a forfeiture of the ohica
held by such person.
That whenever the county attorney
shall be unable or shall neglect or re-
fuse to enforce the provisions of tins
act in his county, OF for any reasons
whatever uhc provisions of this act shall
not be enforced ln any county lt shall
be the duty of the attorusy-geueral to
enforce the same in such county, and
for that purpose ne may appoint as
uauy assistants as he shall see dL
For each successful prosecution the
attorncv-Eeuer or assistant, shall be
entitled 10 a Zee Of s25, 20 be collected
from defendant, but the county sn nc
csze shall be liable therefor.
SCHOOL AND CHURCH.