The Philipsburg mail. [volume] (Philipsburg, Mont.) 1887-current, 1897-03-26
THE ANT1.GAMBLING LAW.
A Most Stringent Measure-No Mofs
Gambling in Montana. 3@tt


A Most Stringent Measure-No More
Gambling in Montana. ~,
Following is q copy Of the Chandler
anti i-gambling bill as it passed and
which will take effect from and after
the lst day Of July:
Section l. Every person who deals.
plays, carries on, opens or causes to be
opened, or who conducts or causes to
be conducted, either as owner or EN-.
ployee, whether for hire or not, any
game Of faro, monte, roulette, lans-
quentet. roug ct noire, rondo, tan, fan
tan, stud-h poker, draw poker,
craps. seven and a-half, twenty-one or
any banking OF percentage game OF
any game Of chance played with cards,
dice or any device whatever for money,
checks, credits, or any representative
OF value or for any property or thing
whatever is punishable by a fine Of not
less than $500 nor more than $1,000, or
by Imprisonment in the state penlten
tiary for a period of not to exceed five
years, and for the costs of the prosecu-
tion. and every person convicted of
violation of this section must be i'm
prisoned until such fine and costs are
paid, such imprisonment not to exceed
five years in the state penitentiarv,
and every person who plays or bets at
or against any of said prohibited game
or games, is guilty of misdemeanor.
Section 2. Every person who know
ingly permits any of the games mem
toned in the preceding section to be
played, conducted or dealt in any
house, room, tent, or apartment owned
or rented by such person, in whole
or in part, is punishable by a fine of
not less than 800 nor more than $500,
and such person shall be imprisoned
until such fine and costs of the prose-
cution are paid
Section g. Every person who, by the
game of "three card monte, so called,
or any other game. Device sleight- Of
hand, pretensions to fortune telling,
trick or other means whatever, by use
Of cards or other Instruments or nipple
ments, or while betting on sides Or
hands of any such game or play, fraud
ulently obtains from another person
money or property of any description
shall be deemed guilty of larceny, and
must be punished as in case Of larceny
Of property of like value.
Section 4. Every person duly sum-
moned as witness for the prosecution
on any proceedings had under the pro-
visions of this Act who neglects or re-
fuses to attend as required, is guilty Of
a misdemeanOr.
Section 5. Any person. otherwise
competent as witness, is not d1squali-
fed from testifiyng as such concerning
the offense of gaming, on the ground
that such testimony may incriminate
| l, sole h,,t aft
ward be had against him for any
offense to which he testifes.
Section 6. Every county attorney,
sheriff, ,a-eenstahle or police officer must
inform against and make complaint
and diligently prosecute persons whom
they may be informed concerning or
whom they have reasonable cause to
believe offenders against the provisions
of this Act, and each and every such
officer refusing or neglecting so to do
is guilty Of a misdemeanor, and such
violation, refusal or neglect to make
complaint against and diligently prose-
cute persons whom they have reason
able cause to believe to be offenders
against the provisions of this Act
shall be deemed sufficient cause for re-
mOval from office. and it is hereby
made the duty of the county commits
sioners of each county, upon receiving
notice in writing from any person.
supported by other creditable evidence
that any officer mentioned in this sec
tion has violated the provisions of this
section, to cause proceedings to be
commenced against such officer to oust
him from office.
Section 7. Every sheriff, constable
or police officer shall have authority
upon the receipt Of information that
any house, room, tent, Or apartment,
is being conducted as house, room,
tent. or apartment for any of the
games mentioned in this Act, to break
open any door or opening into any such
house, room, tent, or apartment, with
or without warrant of arresting such
offenders Of this Act
Section 8. All property. devices,
cards, instruments or implements
which may be used for the carrying on
or conducting of any game or games
mentioned in this Act must be taken
or police officer, whenever they are
found and delivered to justice of the
peace, and upon proof before said JUS
tice of the peace that such property is
a device, instrument, or implement or
implements used for the purpose of car
rying on and conducting any Of the
games prohibited by this Act, must
make an order that the same be by the
} said sheriff, constable, or police officer
J destroyed, and no person who is the
owner of any such device, instrument
implement or implements SO destroyed
shall have the right Of action against
the city, county or state for the value
. of such property.
Section O. Every owner, lessee or
keeper Of any house used in whole OF
in part as a saloon or drinking place,
who knowingly permits any person
under eighteen years of age to play at
any game of chance therein, is guilty
of a misdemeanor.
city, town or township officer or other