Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-02-07
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mel as the salaries of the members of
said commission.
Section g. This act shall take effect.
and be in force. from and after it's
passdse and approval.
The necessity of supreme court com
mission is pretty clearly recognized by
an the legislators. 1t is known that the
supreme court calendar is in congested
CONDITION at the present time owing to
IKE number OF motions argued in mining
eases ''ttore that tribunal Despite rho
urhe required by these cases. largo
amount OF work has been transacted nv
me court during the last two years q
S'liiiihafN OF what has been ACCOMPLISHED
ana what remains on file being printed
recently in the Inter Mountain.
Inc OH creating two new supren,a
''ult Justices. however. is quite a tlitfc-
eht matter. and the proponents ot snc,
d measure are likely to find their bark
s.fanaed on tn reefs of conserya tisn
11ERNEY GAMBLING BILL
When the Davids Sing of public con-
oe'hialloh got into action it played havoc
Win me folath of gambling. In the
sehate TINS morning the Tiernev
'i's pia was wrapped in it's shroul
anu consigned to the grave of oblivion.
mere was little discussion. as it was
understood that the report of the com,
n'''ee On pubic morals recommending
mat consideration of the bill be in
dehhlleiy postponed had i,een arrived AZ
Win the understanding that a substitute
plil making gambling mis,lemeanor was
70 De introduced by the committee
senator 1lerney consented to the dis
position of the bill, sayilr that he had
: en- the subst tute and was satisfied With
us contents. This afternoon a substitut,
Dill was introduced and ordered printed
the understanding being that it will
come up for consideration tomo1rov.
Inc SUBSTITUTE contains the following
provisions:
section /. Every person WHO carries
On. opens or causes to be o,3aDed or IA
conducts Or causes 10 be r1nauct.d
either as owner or employee. any game
OF monte. lansquentet rous 81 nojr
rondo tan. fan-tan percentage stud
morse poker, craps, seven and a half
tWenty-one. or any banking or percent
age game or any game commonly known
as suret thing ga me, for money. creeks
credits or any representative of value. or
for any property Or thing whatever. is
punishable by fine of not less than $500
nor more than 81 900. and every persoa
convicted of a violation of this section
must be imprisoned Until such fine ami
costs are paid.
Section ,. Every person Who carries
on. opens or causes to be opened or who
conducts or causes to oe conducted. any
game of faro. roulette, draw roker, stud
horse poker or what is conlnonly called
round-tne- table poker or solo. or any
game of chance played with cards. dice,
or any device whatever, otLer than the
games commonly known as sure-thing
games. for money, checks. CREDITS, or any
representatives of value. or for any pro,
erty or thing whatever, is punishable by
a fine not to exceed five hundred doll ,rs:
and every person convicted OF volat!cn
of Section of this Act mus be impris-
oned until such fine and costs are paid.
Section 3. Every pers IN who, by the
game of three card monte so called
| or any other game, device. sleight-of-
hand. pretensions to fortune telling trick