The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-28

SuIzer Measure Goes Through the House
with kules Suspended.

Sulzer Measure Goes Through the House
with kuIes Suspended.
The Sulzer ANTHOLOGY bill went through
the House yesterday under suspension of
the rules. and there was not little excite
ment over it. 1t provides:
That any person. firm, corporation associa-
ton who shall keep any room or building, OF any
portion OF any room or building, or keep public
or private grounds anywhere within the state
with apparatus other device for the purpose
OF recording or registering bets or wagers, or OF
selling pools. and any person who shall record
result OF any trial contest of skill. speed or
power Of endurance OF man or beast. or, being
owner. lessee or keeper OF any such rooms,
building, part or portion thereof, shall permit
the same TO be used or kept for any Of the pur-
poses aforesaid, or shall therefor keep. exhibit
or employ any devices or apparatus for the pur-
pose OF registering OF recording such bets or
wagers or the selling of such pools for any period
OF ten days or more in any thirty days. shall be
guilty OF maintaining common nuisance.
Sec. 2. Every person, firm, corporation or as
sociation. or any officer, director, superinten-
dent, person, firm, corporation or esso.
rGd POUNDS Within or lS any
Indiana, which used or employed
for the purpose of a race track, or upon which
months OF November. 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, and it shall be unlawful during the
months aforementioned for the racing be-
tween horses, or trials OF speed between
horses TO take place upon such track
or tracks; or for racing between horses or
trials of speed between horses TO take place
upon any race track or tracks, such afore-
mentioned, III any period exceeding ten days in
any thirty days IN any year. ANY person, firm,
corporation or association, or any officer. super
intendent, firm, corporation or association viO-
lating the provisions OF this act shall be fined
for the first ofiense in any sum not exceeding
rahf doll a far fha
orensc II shall be considered q felony and shall
be punished by fine net exceeding one thou
sand l.OOO, Imprisonment in the states prison
not less than two nor more than i've years. or
may be punishable By fine not exceeding
sum OF or $1,000 and imprisonment in the coun-
ty jail not exceeding sixty days
Any such person. firm, corporation or assoc
cIation or any officer director superintendent,
firm, corporation or association violating any of
the provisions or Sections and 2, shall be de-
clared to maintain common nuisance, and such
place where snch violations OF such law take
place my be adjudged TO he q common nuisance,
and upon the judgment OF the court having 1uris-
dlction over such place the same may be abated
) a nuisance.
The sheriff. his deputy, or any constable OF the
proper county, shall be directed 10 shut up or
abate such places by taking possession thereof,
by taking possession OF all or any devices or ap-
paratus used for the purpose OF registering or
recording sucn Dets or wagers or for the selling
or such pools and other property used 20 keep
and maintain such nuisance mentioned In Section
j. such personal property so taken possession OF
shall be forthwith destroyed by such officers.
Any citizen or the county where such nuis-
ance exists, or Is kept. maintained. may
maintain All action 10 abate and perpetually en-
join the same; OF the Attorney general of the
State OF Indiana may institute such action An
Injunction shall he granted az the commence
lnent OF the action, and bond shall be re-
Quired.
Any person violating the terms OF any iniunc-
tion granted in such proceedings shall he pun
lshed for contempt by a fine or not less than
hundred nor more than one thousand dollars,
and by IMPRISONMENT In the county Jail not less
than thirty days nor more than six months, in
the discretion OF the court or judge thereof.
In case Judgment II rendered in favor of the
plaintin III any action brought under the pro-
visions or this section, the court rendering the
same shall also render judgment for reasonable
attorneys fec IN such action. in favor OF the
plaintiff and against the defendant, which judg.
meGt shall be collected as Judgments are col
lected In criminal cases In this State.
Conflicting laws repealed and an emerg-
eDcy Is declared.
When the bill came mp for engrossinent
MIR. Sulzer offered q miner Amendments 70