The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1895-02-15
NO GAMBLING.
Stringent Laws Passed by the
Legislature.
Lotteries Strictly Prohibited-The Keeping
of Gambling Houses and Playing at
Games of Chance Declared
Felony.

The following bills, known as House
Bills No. l, No. and No. 3, prohibit
ing lotteries, gambling and betting
have passed the legislature, been
signed by the governor, officially pub
lished, and are now in force:
AN ACT.
To prohibit lotteries, gift enterprises and
policy schemes in the nature of lotteries.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of the State
of Kansas.
Section l. ANY person who shall make, estab-
fish or promote or aid or assist in making,
establishing or promoting. or be in any manner
concerned, either by writing OF printing or
otherwise, in making, establishing or pro-
noting any lottery, gift enterprise. policy or
scheme of drawing in the nature of a lottery,
in this state. or shall knowingly advertise or
make public or cause to be advertised or made
public, in any manner any lottery, gift enter
prise policy or scheme. in the nature OF lot
ery whether the same is being, or Is to be con-
Quoted, held or drawn within or without this
state and every person who, within this state
shall conduct, operate, manage or superintend
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 a felony and upon conviction. shall
be punished by Imprisonment at hard labor in
the pententiary for period not less than one
year nor more than three years.
Sec. > 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 anywise 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 writ
ing printing, token. device. or thing purpOrt-
ing to be lottery ticket or any writing, certih-
cate or thing. intended to evidence the right
of the holder to a chance to receive any money
or valuable thing rs the result of any lottery
drawing. and any person who shall sell, offer to
sell OF advertise for sale. the chance to receive
any money or valuable thing from the opera
ton Of any real or pretended lottery. gift en-
terpriSc 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 another's
expense shall be guilty Of a felony, and upon
conviction shall be punished by imprisonment
at hard labor in the penitentiary for term
not less than one year, or more than three
years.
Sec. 3. In any prosecution under the proceed
ing sections it shall not be necessary to prove
the actual existence of any lottery, gift enter
prise. policy or scheme in the nature OF lot
terry or the Authorization OF any such ticket.
pretended ticket, certificate, token, device or
thing. or the genuineness of any signature
thereto, or that the same was issued by au-
thority Of the manager Of any such lottery, gift
enterprise, policy or scheme in the nature Of
drawing
Sec l. Any person who. by way Of lottery,
or by any scheme in the nature of lottery,
disposes of any property Of value, or under the
pretext of a sale gift or delivery Of any other
property or any right, privilege or thing what
ever dispoScS, or offers or attempts to dispose
Of property with the intent to make the dis
poSal thereof dependent upon, or connected
with any chance by lot. dice. numbers. game
hazard or other gambling device, whereby such
chance or device is made an additional induce
ment to the disposal or sale of such property,
and whocycr aids either bv printing writ
ing. OF /. in any way concerned with the setting
ur, managing or drawing of any such lottery,
or in such disposal or offer or attempt to dis
pose of property by any such chance or device
shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction
shall be punished by Imprisonment at hard
labor in the peuitentiary for a term Of not less
than one year nor more than two years.
Sec. ). ANY person who, in any house. shop.
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 punished
by Imprisonment, at hard labor, in the peniten-
tiary for a term not less than enc year, nor
more than two years, and whe- any tenant
knowingly permits the commission of any such
ofense upon the leased premises under his con-
troll the lease which he holds shall be OF no
further validity.
sec Is 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. a valuable consideration for the
chance whether called lottery, raffie or gift
enterprise, or by some other name,
Sec. = This act shall take effect aud be In
force from and aftehits publication in the OIL
cial paper.