The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-21
ANTI-GAMBLING MEASURE.
Senator MuShback Offers a Sweeping Bill
IN he Senate.
MANY BILLS PASSED In TIE HOUSE,
Mr.. Green in the senate introd"c'S" ''''
in Regard to the Illiot frame oil
Ardent spIrifs-A Number
ofOther BIS Presented

but several bills OF more OF ifss lh-
norta,ce were introduced. 4 bill was Of
fered by Senator Mushbach TO suppress
bucket shops and gambling in stocks.
bonds. petroleum, cotton, grain, provis-
ions. or other produce
GAMBLING IN STOCKS.
The provisions Of the tli are as fol-
lows:
That it shall be unlawful for any cor
porauon. association. copartnership, or
person 10 keep. or cause to be kept with
in this State any bucket shop. Office
store. or other place wherein is conducted
o. permitted the pretended buying or
selling OF the shares Of stocks or bonds
OF any corporation. or petroleum. cotton,
grain. provisions. or other produce, either
Oh margins or otherwise, without any
intention of receiving and paying lor inc
property so bought. or of delivering the
property 50 sold, or wherein rs conducted
OF permitted the pretended buying or
selling OF such property or margins, OF
where the party buying any OF such pro-
perry, or Offering TO buy the same does
not intend actually TO receive the same
IL purchased, or to deliver the same il
sold. and the keeping OF all such places IS
hereby prohibited. And any corporation
or person, whether acting Individually
or as a member or as an officer agent
or employe of any corporation, who SHAH
be guilty OF violating this section. SHAH,
upon conviction thereof. be fined IN any
sum not less than two hundred ana not
more than I'VE hundred dollars ana any
person or persons who shall he guilty or
a second offence under The statute, in ad-
diton 20 the penalty above prescribed
shall. upon conviction. be imprisoned for
the period Of SIX months and such cor
poratiou shall be liable TO forfeiture OF It's
charter. and the continuance Of such es-
Enlistment after the first conviction shaH
De deemed a second offence
PROVISIONS DEFINED.
Ii shall not be necessary in order TO
commit the offence defined i'm this act
that both the buyer and the seller shall
agree 10 do any of the acts therein pro-
hihited. but the said crime shall be COM
pIete against any corporation or person
thus pretending or Offering 10 buy Whelh-
er the offer to buy or sell is accepted OF
not. and any corporation or person who
shall communicate. receive, EXHIBIT OF
display in any manner. any such olfer 10
50 sell or buy, or any statements or quo
tauons OF the prices OF any such pro-
perty. with a view TO any such transac-
ton as aforesaid shall be deemed an ac-
cessory. and upon conviction thereof shall
De fined and punished the same as the
principal and as provided in this act.
Ii shall be the duty of every commits
sion merchant, copartuership. association.
corporation. or broker doing business as
such TO furnish upon demand 20 any
customer or principal for whom such
commission merchant, broker coptrthei-
ship corporation, or association mas exc
cuted any order for the actual purchase
or sale OF any of the commodities herein-
before mentioned. either for immediate
OF future delivery. a written statement
containing the names of the parties from
whom such property was bought, on 10
whom IL shall have been sold. as the
case may be. the time when. the place
where, and the price at which the same
was either bought or sold and in case
such commission merchant broker co.
partnership. corporation or association
shall refuse promptly 90 furnish such
abatement. upon reasonable demand, the
fact OF such refusal shall ue prrna iEc'e
evidence that such property was not cid
or bought in a legitimate manner
HOUSE OWNERS LIABLE.
Whoever knowingly permits an' OF The
illegal acts aforesaid in his building,
or erection of which ne has tAe care on
s,ossossion. shall bee fined rot Tess tien
i've hundred nor more than one thous and
dollars. and any penalty $50 adllcfed
shall be a lien upon the premises ,n or
In which such unlawful acts are to1fied
on or permitted.
IL is the intention Of this ACT 20 pre-
ven, punish. and prohibit within this
state. the business now engaged in ana
conducted in places COMMONLY known
and designated as bucket Shops ana also
10 include the practice now commonly
known as bucket-shopping by persons
cornorations associations, or copartner-
ships, who ostensioly carry on lfe p'sl-
ness OF occupation of commission mer-
chants or brokers ia grain, btoNsl'hs'
petroleum. stocks. and ponds
And IL shall be the duty under TINS
act OF all the Judges of The several CIR
,ut and corporation courts Of this STATE.
AZ every grand jury term thereof, TO
charge an regularly impaneied tt"hH
mries TO make due invesu tdion an" re
norr upon AN violations of the provisions
OF this act.
AMEND TIE RULES.
Mr.. Stubs introduced the following
resolution. which was adopted
Whereas the rules of the Senate are
very imperfect and should be revised
added 10. and amended, now therefore.
Re IL resolved. by the Senate, That 'he
Committee on Rules bee requested 10 cN-
anime the rules OF the Senate ana le-
mort such amendments. reVisions, ana su-
dniops 10 the rules as the committee
may deem right and proper.
In presenting the above Mr. stuops TOOK
occasion 10 point out many defects lh
the rules. and the great need OF amend
ment His position was endorsed by MI
Mushbach
A bin was offered hy Mr.. Jones 10
Incorporate the Lexington and Goshen
Railroad Company.
The bin provides that John G. Bonoe'
" s. Hopkins. Robert Cauett =. >.
Craig. and John ". Bell shall be cen
stituted a body corporate, under the utle
OF the Lexington and Goshen Railroad
Company. The capital stock or sdlu
company Is not TO be less than 3iN""
nor more than 10000. The said COM
pany shall be given the right TO con-
siruct and operate a railroad IN Rock
bridge county. between the towns OF
Lexington and Goshen. thence norm
wardly 10 the line OF the state OF west
Virginia. opposite the counties Of foca-
hotntas and Pendleton. In that state.
The road may bee operated by steam or
any other power deemed eNpedicnt
ILLICIT TRAFFIC..
Mr. Green introduced bin 20 amend