The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1894-02-16
WHAT'S THE RACKET FOR
LOTTERIES FORBIDDEN FRUIT IN
FLORIDA.
Full Text Of the Lottery Law-Must be
Operated in Florida Under Heavy
Penalties.


Penalties.
An act to Punish the Setting up or Drawing of
Lotteries or Aiding by Writing or Printing in
the Setting up Of Lotteries in this State
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State Of
Florida
SECTION l. That whoever sets up or
promotes any lottery for money, or by
way of lottery disposrs of any prop
erty of value, real or personal in this
state; or, under the pr-text Of "a sale,
gift or delivery of any other property,
or any righr, privilege or thing what
ever, d,sposes of or offers, or attempts
TO dispose of any real or personal prop
erty with an intent 10 make the dis
posal of such real or personal property
dependent upon or connected with
any chance by lot, dice, numbers,
game, hazard or gambling device,
whereby such chance or device Is IN ode
an additional inducement to the dis
pOsal ar sale of said property; and
whoever AIDS, either by printing or
writing, in the setting up of such lot
terry IN this state, or l. In any way
esncerned IN the setting up, managing
or drawing of any such lottery, so set
up In this state, or in such disposal or
device, in this state, shall for each of
Tense be punished by a fine not exceed
Ing twenty-five hundred dollara
SEC. 2. That whoever in accuse,
shop or building, owned or occupied
by him or under his control, knowing
~ permits the setting up, managing
or drawing of such lottery, or such
disposal or attempt to dispose of pror-
erty, or the sale Of a lottery ticket, or
share of ticket, or any other writing,
certificate, bill, token or other device,
purporting or intended to entitle the
blder, bearer or any other person, to
prize, or to share Of or interest in a
prize, or to be drawn in lottery, or
IN such disposal of prop. rty in this
state; and whoever knowingly suffers
money or any other props rty to be
raftied far in such house, shop or build
Ing, or to be won there by throwing or
using dice, or by any other game of
chance, shall for each offense be pun
ished by fine not exceeding two
thousand dollars.
SEC. 3. That whoever sells, either
for himself or another person, or offers
fs1ra 10 hsac in he xa.ffl
intent to sell or offer for sale, or to ex-
change and negotiate, or in any way
aids or assists in the selling, negotia-
ting or disposing OF "a ticket in such
lottery, or "a share of a ticket, or any
such writing, certificate, bill, token or
other device, or share or right in such
disposal or offer, as is mentioned in
section l, shall for each offense be
punished by fine not exceeding two
thousand dollars.
SEC. 4. That whoever, after being
convicted of an offanse mentioned in
sections l, 2, and 3, commits the like
4 Offense, or any of the Offenses therein
mentioned, shall, in addition TO the
fine before provided therefor, be pun
ished by Imprisonment in the county
Jail not exceeding one year.
SEC. s. That all sums of money and
every other valuable thing drawn as a
prize, or share of prize in any lot
terry, and all property TO be disposed of,
or offered to he disposed of, by chance
or device under the preiext mention
ed in section l, by any person being
an inhabltant or resident within this
state, and all sums of money or other
things of value received by such per-
son, by reason of his being the owner
or holder of any such ticket in a lot
terry, or pre- ended lottery, or of a share
or right In any such scheme of chance
or such device, contrary TO The prOvis-
ions Of this art icle, shall be forfeited,
and may be recovered by an informa-
tiOn filed, or by an action for money
had and received, brought by the at
torney-general, or any state attorney
or other prosecuting officer in The
name and on behalf of the state
SEC. 6. That whoever advc rtises any
lottery ticket for drawing to be had
in this state, or any share in such lot
terry ticket, for sale, either himself or
BY another person, or sets up or exhib-
It's or devises or makes for the purpose
OF being SEE up or exhibited, any sign,
symbol or emblem or other represen-
taiion of lottery in this state. or the
drawing thereofin any way indicating
where lottery ticket, or a share
thereof, or any such writing, certifi-
cate, bill, token or other device before
mentioned, may be pur hased or OBJ
tanned tor such drawing, or "a anyway
invites or entices, or attempts to in
vite or entice any other person to pur-
chafe or receive the same, shall for
each offense be punished by fine not
exceeding one hundred dollars.
SEC. Z. That all laws or parts of laws
In conflict with the provisions of this
act be, and the same are hereby re-
pealed. Approved May p, 1898.
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