The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-01-31


passed in the lower house of the
Idaho legislature, by the follow
ing vote. ::
Ayes-Averitt, Adams, Bates,
Campbell, Daggett, Dilatush. Err
icson, Egan, Hall, Hyde, John
esse, Kingsley, Lynes, Madden,
Murray, Nicholson, Nelson, Os-
mond, Patterson, Stephens. Smith
Stanton, Valentine, Speaker
Evans-24. 9
Nays-Arbuckle, Bixby, Beau
.dette, Conant, Fisher, French,
Glahe, Hulse, Hess, Hanlon,
Munson, Mulkey, Miller, Moody.
Noble, Osborn, Peterson, Reyn-
olds, Redwine, Stark, Wright.
-21.
Absent and not yoting-Ells-
worth, Jones. McBee, Thatcher.
q.
Following is an exct copy of
the bill. 1t was introduced by
Jas. A. Nicholson
Section /. Every person who
deals, plays or carries on. opens
or causes to be opened, or who
conducts, either as owner, en-
ploye or lessee; whether for hire
or not, any game of faro, monte,
roulette, lansquenet, rouge ct
noir, rondo, or any game played
with cards, dice,o or any other de
vice, for money, checks, credit
or any other representative of
value, is guilty of a misdemea
nor, and is punishable by fine not
less than two hundred dollars or
Imprisonment in the county jail
not less than four months.
Sec. 2. Every person who
knowingly permits any of the
games prohibited by the preced-
ing Section to be played, conduc-
ted, or dealt in any house owned
or rented by such person, in
whole or in part, is punishable
as provided in the preceding
Section.
Sec. 3. Every person who, by
any practice, cheat or device, or
false pretense whatsoever, while
playing at any game of chance,
or while bearing any share in
wages played for, or while bet.
ting on side hands of such play
ing, wins or acquires to himself
or another any sum of money OF
anything of value or representa-
tive of value, is guilty of a mis-
demeanor.
Sec. 4. Whenever any judge
or justice of the peace shall have
knowledge or shall receive salts
factory information, that there
is any gambling table or gamb
| ling device, adopted and design
ed for the purpose of playing
any of the games of chance pro
hibited in Section l of this Act
: within his district or county, i
: shall be his duty to forthwith
issue his warrant, directed tx
the sheriff or constable, to seizt
: and bring before him such gamb
ling table or other device, anC
| cause the same to be publicly de
stroyed, by burning or otherwise
Sec. 5. The officer who shal
be charged with the execution o.
t any warrant specified in Sectiol
" four of this Act, shall have like
, power of execution thereof, as i
3 provided in cases of sarch war
t rants.
4 Sec. 6. Every person dull.
: summoned as witness for tn
g prosecution, on any proceeding
n had under this Chapter, who ne
K elects or refuses to attend, as re
d quired, is guilty of misdemean
or.
Sec. z. No person otherwis
competent as witness, is dis
qualified from testimony as such
concerning the offense of gamt
ling, on the ground, that sue
IT testimony may criminate himself
N but no prosecution can after
% wards be had against him frol
" any offense concerning which b
testified.
Sec. 8. Every Prosecuting o
!, County Attorney, Sheriff, Cor
stable or police officer, must il
form against and diligently pro
ecute persons whom they hay
reasonable cause to believe Offer
ders against the provisions
this Act, and every such Office
refusing or neglecting so to d'
guilty of misdemeanor.
Sec. 8. All Acts, and parts
Acts, inconsistent with the pr
visions of this Act, are hereb
repealed.
E. J. Michael and Miss Cas-
andra West, of Bayhorse, spe1
r. last Saturday and Sunday
o. Challis visiting with their mar