Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1900-01-21

Yesterday the Federation Of Churches
announced in earnest its campaign of
education among the people by cir
culating thousands of copies of a small
printed document with the capitation
"Leaflet No. l." this indicating that
there are others to follow. The leaf
let is prefixed by the words:
( Attention. Citizens OF Wheeling.
The Law Relating TO Gambling and
the Suppression of Gambling Devices
Clearly Stated.
ITO those who may not be familiar
with the laws and ordinances. relat-
ing to gambling, the following will be
of interest"
Sec. 4S of the city ordinances on Of
lenses is then quoted. as follows;
Sec. 48. 1t shall be unlawful for
any persons whatsoever TO keep or ex-
hibit within this city, any table, device
or thing, used for the purpose of gam
ing, or on, by or with which money or
other articles may be lost or won; or
to keep within this city any games of
| chance or skill by, or at which any
money or other articles of value may
be lost or won; nor shall 1t be lawful
| for any person to keep a room, build
ing, arbor, booth, stand, shed, tene-
ment. water craft, or to rent the
same to be used or occupied for the
| exhibition or keeping of any such table
! instrument, device or thing, or for
the playing therein of any such game
Then follows at large Sec. 40 of the
| same ordinance, which reads as fol-
lows:
sec. 40. If the owner or owners,
Lessee or lessees of any room, building,
! arbor. booth, stand, shed, tenement,
water craft or float. shall know that
any taGe, instrument, device or thing
used IN the purpose Of gaming. is
kept or used in or about the same, or
hat any game of chance or skill, by
or at which money or other articles
of value may be lost or won. is being
| played therein or thereon. n snail
not forthwith aus a complaint to be
made against the person or persons
! 80 keeping or using the same, or play
ign or suffering the playing of any
! such game therein or thereon. such
| owner or owners, lessee or l%essees,
| shall be taken, held and considered to
! have knowingly permitted the same TO
be used and occupied for gaming, n
upon conviction thereof shall be fined
| or imprisoned, or both, as hereinafter
provided"
The circular then reads:
Eve call attention TO the fact that
this ordinance makes use of the fol-
lowing language: If the owner,
| lessee or lessees . . shall know
| that any table, instrument, device or
| thing used for the purpose of gaming,
| etc. That the owners and lessees OF
the following designated properties,
may not be in ignorance of the fact
that the gambling device known as the
Slot Machine, is in operation on their
| premises, we give herewith the streets
| and numbers of properties on which
! the slot machines were found when
their owners or lessees were pulled
| December IA, 1892"
This Is followed by a list of the
| saloons where slot machines are in
| operation, as disclosed by the last
pull" the streets and numbers being
given in every case, and then Secs. 81
| and SO are quoted, as follows:
"Sec. So. 1t shall be the duty OF the
sergeant of the city and each one OF
| his deputies, knowing or being inform
| ed of any violation of any of the pro-
| visions of this ordinance, to make In
| formation against the person so Offend
ing, and if the sergeant OF any deputy