Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1894-05-24
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An act TO repeal Sections 176, III and IFS
Of Article q Of the Code Of Pcblic Gen.
eral Laws, title sCrimes and Punish.
ments," subtitle Lotteries, " and TO re-en-
act the same with amendments.
SECTION 1. Be q enacted ty the General
AsaeMblg If Maryland, That Sections 176,
III and 176 Of Article % Of the Code Of
Public General Laws, title "Crimes and
Punishments," sub title Lotteries" be and
the same are hereby repealed ana re-enact-
ed with amendments 90 IS 70 read as fol-
lows:
SECTION 17o. II any person shall keep
any house, Office or other place for the pur-
pose Of selling or bartering any lottery
ticket, policy certificate or any other thing
by which the vendor or other person prom.
iees or guarantees that any particular mum.
Der, character ticket or certificate shall Ia
any event. or on the happening ofaay con-
tingency In the nature Of lottery, entitle
the purchaser or holder 10 receive money,
property or evidence Of debt he shall be
subject 10 indictment and upon conviction
he shall In the discretion of the court. be
fined . sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars or Imprisonment for period not
exceeding one year, or he may be both
fined and imprisoned.
SECTION III. The owner Of any house
or Office who shall permit the same 10 be
used q place for selling lottery tickets or
any OF the things In the nature thereof
mentioned in the preceding section shall
be liable 10 indictment and upon convic-
ton shall be, in the discretion Of the court,
fined O sum not exceeding one thousand
dollars, or shall be imprisoned for period
not exceeding one year or shall be both
fined and imprisoned; any person who
shall know that his house or Office IL used
for such purpose shall be considered as
permitting the same.
SECTION 17S. II any person shall bring
into this State any lottery ticket. policy,
certificate or anything by which the vendor
! or other person promises or guarantees
that any particular number, character,
ticket or certificate shall in any event, and
upon the happening OF any contingency In
the nature Of . lottery, eutitle the purchaser
or holder 70 receive money, property OF
| evidence Of debt, or If any person shall
have in his possession in this State any
book, list, slip or record OF the numbers
drawn in any lottery, whether in this State
or elsewhere, or any book, list, slip or re-
cord Of any lottery ticket, or anything in
the nature thereof mentioned in this Sec
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ceived from, or for the sale Of any such lot
tory ticket, or thing In the nature thereo
as aforesaid shall be liable 10 indictment
and upon conviction shall be, in the discre
ton Of the court, fined any sum not exceed
ing one thousand dollars or shall be i'm
prisoned for o period not exceeding ON,
year, or shall be both fined and imprisoned
provided, however that this Section shall
not apply 70 any person who may hav'
possession Of any OF the articles hereiI
mentioned for the purpose of procuring o
furnishing evidence Of violations of any o
the provisions OF law relating 10 lotteries
SECTION 2. And be It further enacted
That nothing in this Act contained shall
apply to or effect any criminal or civil pro
ceeding actually pending ut the date Of tn
passage of this Act
Approved April 8. 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
II JOHN WALTER SMITH,
II President of the Senate.
ii JAMES III. PRESTON,
Speaker Of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify, That the aforegoing !
q correct copy of an actof the General As
sembly Of Maryland, passed January ses-
sion, 1894.
J. ROGER McSHERRY,
Secretary OF the Senate.
B. L. SMITH,
Chief Clerk ofthe House Of Delegates