Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-06
Trying to Prevent Gambling on
Races in Virginia.
BILL IN FHE HOUSE OF DELEGATES
To Take Effect From Date of Pas
sage.
NO BETTING OR POOLS
Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.

Special Dispatch to The Evening Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January 6.-Mr. A..
Maupin. member of the house Of delegates
from Henrico county, introduced in the
House today the following bill, whose OBJ
ject is to prevent gambling and selling or
making books, pools or mutuals within the
commonwealth of Virginia:
1. Be it enacted by the general assembly
of Virginia that it shall be unlawful for
any person or persons or association of
persons, corporation or corporations to oc-
cupy any ground, or room, shed, booth,
tent, tenement or building, or any part
thereof, erected on the grounds Of any
agricultural association, grange association,
base ball park. driving or riding club or as
ISOLATION, public or private parks, or else
where within the limits Of this common
wealth, with books apparatus or parapher-
MALTA for the purpose of recording bets or
wageIs, or of selling or making books,
pools or mutuals upon the result of any
game of base ball, foot ball, or the trial of
speed or power of endurance of any ami
NAL or beast, or being the owner, lessee or
occupant of any room, shed, booth, tent.
tenement, building grounds, or part
thereof, knowingly to permit the same to
be used for making bets on any game or
games of base ball and foot ball, or trial
of speed OR power of endurance Of any ami
NAL or beast, or therein, or thereon to keep,
exhibit CT employ, or permit to be kept,
exhibited or employed, any device or ap-
paratus for the purpose OF recording or
registering such bets or wagers, or the
selling or making of such books, pools or
mutuals, or to become the custodian or de-
pository for gain, hire or reward of any
money, property or thing Of value bet Or
wagered, or to be wagered, or bet contrary
to the provisions of this act; or to receive,
register, record, forward, or purport or pre-
tend to forward to, or for any race course
any money, thing or consideration of value
offered for the purpose of being bet or
wagered upon the speed or power Of endur-
ance of any animal or beast, or for any
person CT persons to occupy any place,
building or grounds, or part thereof, with
books, paper, apparatus or paraphernalia
for the purpose of receiving, recording or
registering any bets or wagers, or to aid,
assist or abet in any manner whatsoever,
in any of the acts forbidden by this statute.
2. That nothing in this act shall be con-
strued to prevent agricultural associations
and riding and driving clubs or associations
offering a purse or premium at such trials
of speed of animals or beasts as may be
held by them.
3. That any person or persons or asso-
citation of persons, corporation or corpora
tions violating the provisions of this act,
shall, on conviction thereof be fined not
less than 500, nor more than $1,000, one
half of which shall be paid to the informer,
and be imprisoned not less than six months
nor more than one year in Jail.
4. All acts or parts. of acts inconsistent
with this act are hereby repealed.
8. This act shall be in force from its
passage,