The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-03-10

Government Of the Hawaiian ISL
ands:
SECTION livery person who con-
trlVes, prepares, sets up, draws, main
tains or conducts or assists in maintaining
or conducting any lottery is guilty Of
misdemeanor.
SECTION "A lottery is any scheme for
the disposal or distribution OF property
by chance among persons who have paid
or promised to pay any valuable con-
sideration Tor the chance of obtaining
snch property, or a portion Of it, or for
any share or any interest in such pro-
perty upon any agreement, understand
ing or expectation that it is to be dis
triDuted or disposed Of by lot or chance,
whether called lottery, rattle, che ia,
pakapio, gift enterprise or by whatever
name the same may be known.
SECTION 3-Every person who sells or
buys, gives or receives, has in possession
or in any manner whatever deals with
any ticket, chance, share, or interest, or
any paper, certificate or instrument pur
porting or understood to be or to represent
any ticket, chance, share or interest in
or depending upon the event OF any lot
terry, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
SECTION 4-All moneys or property
offered Tor sale or distribution IN viola
ton Of any OF the provisions OF this Act
are forfeited to the Government and may
be recovered by information fled or by
action brought by the Attorney-General
or his authorized representative.
SECTION 5-Every person who deals,
plays, or carries on, opens or causes to
be opened, or who conducts either as
owner or employee, whether for hire or
not, any game of faro, monte, roulette,
tan, fan tan, or any banking or per-
centage game played with cards, dice or
any devices for money, checks, credit or
any representative of value or
any other game in which money
or anything of value is lost OF
won, and every person who plays or bets
at or against any of said prohibited game
or games, and every person present
where such game or games are being
played or carried on, is guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
SECTION 6-Every person who by the
game OF "three card monte" "shel
game" or any other game, device, sleighi
of hand, pretention to fortune telling
trick or other means whatever by use o
cards or other implements or instru
ments, or while betting on sides or hand.
OF any such play or game, fraudulently
obtains from another person money
or anything of value is guilty of mis-
demeanor.
SECTION Every person duly sum
moned IS witness for the prosecution
on any proceeding had under this Ac
who neglects or refuses to attend as re
quired, is guilty OF misdemeanor.
SECTION S-No person otherwise com
petent as a witness is disqualified from
testifying as such concerning any offens
committed under this Act on the ground
that such testimony might criminal
himself, but no prosecution can after
wards be had against him for any sue
offense concerning which he has test
fled.
SECTION 9-Every person who let's {
permits to be used any building or vess
or any portion thereof, knowing that it
to be used for setting up, managing
drawing any lottery, or for the purpose
selling or disposing of lottery ticket
chance, share or interest in or dependir
upon the event of any lottery, or wi
knowingly permits any game or gam
prohibited by this Act to be played, co
Quoted or dealt in any building or vess
owned or rented by such person in who
or in part. is guilty of a misdemenor.
SECTION 10-Every person guilty OF
misdemeanor as provided in this A
shall be punishable by fine of not mo
than one thousand dollars or impriso
ment at hard labor not exceeding o
year.
SECTION 11-District Magistrates sh
have jurisdiction to try and determine
cases arising under this Act.
SECTION 12-No suit or prosecute
pending for any offense committed or
the recovery of any penalty or forfeltu
incurred under any law heretofore ena
ei shall in any case be affected by t
massage OF this Act.
SECTION l3-The following laws a
,arts Of laws are hereby repealed:
Section l OF Chapter 50 of the PEI
Code.
Chapter 3 Of the Session Laws OF Is
Chapter % OF the Session Laws OF Isl
Chapter Il OF the Session Laws OF Is
CHAPTER IL of the Session Laws OF Is
Section 70 OF the Civil Code and Sect
% of Chapter 90 of the Penal Code.
SECTION I4-Section so OF the Ci
Code and Section IS, Chapter 30 OF
Penal Code are hereby amended
striking out the following words, to W
Nor allow any gaming on such table
alley"
SECTION 15-This Act shall take eff