The advocate., 1895-02-06

policy schemes In the nature OF lotteries.
Be it enacted by the Legislature Of the State o.
KdasdS.
SECTION l, Amy person who shall make
establish or promote, or aid or assist in max.
ing, establishing or promoting, or be in any
manner concerned, either by writing or print
ing or otherwise, in making, establishing OF
promoting an ylottery, gift enterprise, policy
or scheme OF drawing in the nature OF lot
terry, In this state or shall knowingly advertise
or make public, or cause to be advertised OF
made public, in any manner any lottery gift en-
terprise policy or scheme, in the nature of lot.
cry. whether the same Is being, or Is to be con.
Quoted, held rdTawn within or without this
state, and every person VINO, within this state
shall conduct, operate, manage or superlntend
any lottery, gift enterprise, policy or scheme
in the nature OF lottery, or, who shall in any
manner assist or participate in so doing. shall
be guilty Of felony and upon conviction,
shall be punished by imprisonment at hard
labor in the penitentiary for period not less
than one year nor more than three years.
Sac. 2. Any person who shall sell, or offer
to sell, or expose or keep for sale, or advertise
for sale In any manner, or be in anywlse con-
cerned in the sale, the offer to sell. exposure
to sale, or in advertising for sale, any lottery
ticket, or pretended lottery ticket, or any
writing, printing, token, device or thing pur-
porting to be q lottery ticket, or any writing,
certificate, or thing, intended to evidence the
money or valuable thing as the result OF any
lottery dPaWingand any person who shall sell,
offer TO sell or advertise for sale, the chance
TO receive any money or valuable thing from
the operation OF any real or pr etended lottery,
gift enterprise. policy or scheme in the nature
OF lottery, and any person who shall have in
charge and use any device in determining the
chance upon which property or money Is to
be procured, either In whole or in part at
anothep5 expense shall be guilty of q felony,
and upon conviction shall be punished by i'm
prisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary
for term not less than one year, nor mole
than three years.
SEC. 5. In any prosecution under the pre-
ceding sections it shall not be necessary to
prove the actual existence Of any lottery, gift
enterprise, policy or scheme in the nature Of
lottery, or the Authorization OF any such
ticket, pretended ticket, certificate token, de-
vice or thing, or the genunene,s OF any sigma
ture thereto, or that the same was issued by
Suthority Of the manager OF any such lottery,
gift enterprise, policy or scheme In the nature
OF drawing,
SEC. A. Any person who, by way OF lottery
or by any scheme in the nature OF q lottery,
disposes OF any property OF value, or under
the pretext OF sale, gilt or delivery OF any
other property or any right, privilege or thing
HhateVer' dlsposes, OF ohers, or attempts to
dispose OF property, with the intent to make
the disposal thereof dependant upon, or con-
nected with any chance by lot, dice, numbers,
game. hazard or other gambling device,
whereby such chance or device Is made an ad
ditiOnal inducement to the disposal or salo of
such property, and whoever aids, either by
printing or writing. or is in any way con.
cerned with the setting up. managing or draw
ing OF any SUCH lottery, or in such disposal or
offer or attempt 10 dispose of property by any
such chance or device shall be guilty OF
felony and upon conviction shall BIZ punished
by impri comment at hard labor in the penl-
tenIiary for q term OF not less than one year
nor more than wo years.
Enn usl,r l,aa an,sN
building lot or premises under his control,
knowingly permits the doing OF any of the
acts made felonIes by this act. shall be guilty
OF felony and upon conviction shall be pun
1shed by imprisonment, at hard labor, in the
penltentlary Tor term not less than one year,
nor more than two years. and when any ten
ant knowingly permits the commission OF any
such offenses upon the leased premises under
his control, the lea,e which he holds shall be
OF no further validity.
SEC g. The term lottery. as used in this act,
includes schemes for the distribution Of
money or property, among persons who
have given or agreed to give valuable con-
sideration for the chan 80 whether called a
lottery, rattle or gift enterprise, or by some
SEC. T. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its publication in the
official paper.
/ hereby certify that the above bill origi-
mated in The house and passed hat body Janu.
ary 10, 1895. g. L. LOB ELL,
Speaker Of the House.
FRANK l. RRowN,
Chief Clerk Of House,
Passed the Senate, January 30, 1895.
JAMES A. TRoUTMAN,
President Of the Senate.
w. L. BROWN,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Approved: E. N. MORRILL,, Governor.
STATE OF KANSAS,
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE.
/, W. e. Edwards. secretary of state Of the
state Of Kansas, do hereby certify that the |
above and foregoing /. q true and correct copy |
Of enrolled house bill No. l, now on file In my |
Office
In testimony whereof, have hereunto sub |
scribed my name and affixed my
SEAL official seal. Done at Topeka, Kas., |
this 4th day of February. 1895
w. G. EDWARDS,
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