Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-03-02
THE MAuPIN BILL.

Following is the full text ofthe Maui
pin bill
ga bill to prevent gambling and SELL
ing or making books, pools, or mutuals
within the Commonwealth of Virginia. !"
l. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly of Virginia, That it shall be un-
lawful for any person or persons, or as
! sociation of persons, corporation or cor
porations. to occupy any ground, or
room, shed, booth, tent, tenement, or
building, or any part thereof, erected
on the grounds of any agricultural as.
| socistion, grange association, baseball
park, driving or riding club or associa-
tion, public or private parks or else
where within the limits of this common
wealth, with books, apparatus, or para.
pherDalia for the purpose of recording
| bets or wagers, or of selling or making
books, pools or mutuals upon the re-
suit of any game OF baseball, football,
or the trial of speed or power OF en-
durance of any animal or beast, or be.
ing the owner, lessee, or occupant Of
any room, shed, booth, tent. tenement,
building, or grounds, or part thereof,
knowingly to permit the same to be
used for making bets on any game or
games of baseball and football, or trial
of speed or power of endurance of any
animal or beast, or therein or there
on to keep, exhibit, or employ, or per-
nit to be kept, exhibited, or employed,
any device or apparatus 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 depository for gain,
hire, or reward of any money, proper
ty, 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
pretend 10 forward, to or for any race
course any money, thing, or considera-
ton of value offered for the purpose of
being bet or wagered upon the speed or
power of endurance Of any animal or
beast or for any person or persons to
occupy any place, building. or grounds,
or part thereof, with books, paper. ap-
paratus, or paraphernalia for the pur-
pose of receiving, recording, or register
ing any bets or wagers, or to aid, assist
or abet in any manner whatsoever in
any of the acts forbidden by this statute.
3. That nothing in this act shall be
construed to prevent agricultural asso-
Citations and riding and driving clubs
or associations offering purse or pre-
MUM at such trials of speed of animals
OF beasts as may be held by them.
3. That any person or persons, or
associations of persons, corporation or
corporations, violating the provisions
of this act shall, on conviction thereof,
be fined not less than one hundred
dollars nor more than one thousand
dollars, one-half of which shall be paid
TO the informer, and be imprisoned not
less than six mouths nor more than one
year in jail.
4. Ali acts or parts of acts incon-
sistent with this act are hereby re-
pealed.
5. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Gov. O'Ferrall signed the Maupin bill
and the companion anti-pool-selling bill
Saturday night, and both acts are in
effect to-day. The Governor reserved
for Mr.. Maupin the pen with which he
signed the measures, which are be.
lieved to be the death warrants of race
track gamblingin Virginia. Mr.. Maupin
will keep the pen, which is plain
steel holder, with red staff, as me-
mento.
The Governor has also given his
approval to the anti-prize-fghting bill.