Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-04
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AN ACT TO REPEAL SECTIONS 176, 1T
AND 178 OF ARTICLE 81 OF THE CODE
OF PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, TITLE
"CRIMEs AND PUNIsHMENrs," SUB
TITE LOTTERIES" AND TO RE-EN-
ACT THE SAME WITH AMENDMENTS.
SECTION /. Be ii enacted by he General
Assembly of Maryland, That Sections 176,
1T and 178 of Article 81 OF the Code OF Pub
ments," subtitle Lotteries" be and the Same
are hereby repealed and re-enaeted with
amendments so as to read rs follows:
SECTION l76. If any person shall keep any
house, Office or other place for the purpose OF
selling or bartering any lottery ticket, policy
certificate or any other thing by which the
vendor or other person promises or guaran-
! tees that any particular number, character
ticket or certificate shall in any event, or on
the happening OF any contingency in the ma
ture OF n lottery, entitle the purchaser or hold
er to receive money, property or evidence OF
debt he shall be subject to indictment and upon
conviction he shall in the discretion Of the
court, be fined n sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars or Imprisonment for q
period not exceeding one year, or he may
be both fined and imprisoned.
SEC. 1T. The owner OF any house or offlce
who shall permit the same to be used as n
place for solling lottery tickets OF any OF tho
things in the nature thereof mentioned in the
preceding section shall be liable to indict-
mont and upon conviction shall be, in the
discretion of the court, fined sum not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars, or shall be
imprisoned for n period not exceeding one year
or shall be both fined and imprisoned; any per-
son who shall know that his house or Office Is
used for such purpose shall be considered as
permitting the same.
Sec. 1863. If any person shall bring into
this State any lottery ticket, policy, eertifl-
H. T.. ta1 1Ar
other person promises or guarantees that any
particular number, character, ticket or Gers
tiheate shall In any event, and upon the hap
pening of any contingency in the nature OF
lottery, entitle the purchaser or holder TO re-
ceive money, property or evidence OF debt, or
i any person shnll have in his possession in
this State any book, list, slip or
record of tho numbers drawn In any
lottery, whether in this State or elsewhere, or
any book, list, slip or record Of any lottery
ticket, or anything in the nature thore-
of mentioned In this Section, or II any money
received or to be received from, or for the
sale Of any such lottery ticket or thing in the
natuf. thereof as aforesaid, shall be liable to
indictment and upon conviction shall be, In
the discretion of the court. fined any sum not
exceeding one thousand dollars or
shall be imprisoned for period not exceed, .
ing one year, or shall be both fined
and Imprisoned, provided. however, that this
DOo'iou Shoii uot apply W ehy P.i9SH 49,
may have possession OF any Of the articles
herein mentioned for the purpose Of procur,
ing or furnishing evidence OF violations OF
any Of the provisions Of law relating to lot
teries.
Sec. Q. Aad be ii further enacted, That moth,
iIg In this Act contained shall apply to or
effect any criminal or civil proceeding actu,
ally pending at the date Of the passage Of
this Act.
Approved April G, 1894.
FRANK BROWN, Governor.
JOHN WALTER SMITH,
President Of the Senate.
JAMES II. PRESTON,
Speaker Of the House OF Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy Of an Act Of the General AS
sembly Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1894 $500 .
J. ROGER McsHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate,
B. L. LMITH,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.