The Van Buren press., 1901-03-30
ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
Provisions of the Anti-Gambling
Bill, Approved By Gov.
Davis.
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Anti Gambling Eli.

Following is the anti-gambling bill
passed by the General Assembly:
Section /. Every person, firm or
corporation who shall set up, keep or
exhibit, or who shall cause the same
to be set up, kept or exhibited, any
gambling table, gambling device, COM
monty known as "A. B. c. Il. o."
rouge ct noir, faro bank. crap table,
keno or any other gaming table or
gambling device or bank of the like
or similar kind, or of any description,
although not named herein. be the
name or denomination what 1t may be,
which is or may be adapted, devised
or designed for the purpose of playing
any game of chance at which any
money or anything Of value may be
won or lost, shall be deemed guilty of
a misdemeanor and on conviction
thereof shall be fined in any sum not
less than $500 nor more than 81 900,
one-half of said fine to 20 to the in
formant and one.half to the common
school fund.
Section 2. II any person. firm or
corporation who may be the owners,
or controllers Of any building who
shall knowingly lease or permit any
person, firm or corporation to set up,
keep or exhibit any gambling table or
gambling device as is prohibited in
section / of this act shall be deemed
guilty OF misdemeanor. and upon
Indictment and conviction thereof
shall be fined in any sum not less
than $500 nor more than $1,000, said
fine to be lien on said building, sub
ject only to prior incumbrance, for
the payment of said fine
Section 3. II any prosecuting at
torney, city attorney or mayor OF any
city or town who shall know or Is in
formed of any violation of this act and
shall refuse or neglect to cause the
arrest and trial OF such person, firm or
corporation within ten days after such
knowledge or information shall have
been received shall, upon indictment
and conviction. be fined in any sum
not less than $500 nor more than ST.
600 and shall furthermore forfeit his
Office and thereafter be disqualified
from holding Office in this state.
Section A. II any prosecuting at
torney, police Judge, policeman, mar
shall or mayor Of any city or town in
this state shall accept any sum from
any person, firm or corporation with
the understanding, direct or implicit,
that said person. firm or corporation
will not be arrested and prosecuted
for the violation of this act. said
prosecuting attorney, city attorney,
police Judge, policeman, marshal or
mayor. upon indictment and convic.
ton, shall be fined in any sum not
less than $500 and not moro than
$1,000, one-half of said fine to go to
the person, firm or corporation from
whom the said sum was received and
one-half to the common school fund
Section 8. Whenever any gambling
table or gambling device as is pro.
hibited In section ! of this act shall
be found to be operated in any build.
Ing, the owner or controller of said
building shall be presumed to know
that said gambling table or gaming
device is SO run or operated
Section 6. Whenever any gambling
table or gambling device shall be
found to be run or operated in any
city or town OF this state the mayor
Of said city Of town shall be presumed
70 know that said gambling device Is
SO run or operated.
Section I. Any person is hereby EN-.
powdered to file information, by afii.
davit, against any person. firm or
corporation violating any Of the pro.
visions Of this act. before any officer
having jurisdiction 10 try said offense,
without giving bond for costs,