The Conway log cabin., 1901-04-02
NEWS OF ARKANSAS.
The Anti-Gambling Bill.

plll passed Dy the general assembly
 Section l. 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 de- vice, commonly known as "A B. G." SE. 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 de- nomination what it may, which is or may be adapted, devised or designed for the purpose of playing any game of chance at which any mon- ey or anything of value may be won or lost, shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than $500 nor more than l 1000. one-half of said fine to go to the informant and one-half to the common school fund
 Sec. ?. If 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 pro hibited in section of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon indictment and conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than $500 nor more than $1,0O0, said fine to be lien on said building. subject only to prior in- cumbranees, for the payment of said fine.
 Sec. g. If any prosecuting attor- ney. city attorney or mayor of any city or town who shall know or is informed 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 informa- tion shall have been received shall, upon indictment and conviction, be fined in any sum not less than $500 nor more than $1,000 and shall fur thermore forfeit his office and there after be disqualified from holding office in this state.
 Sec. 4. If any prosecuting at torney, city attorney, police judge, policeman, marshal or mayor of any city or town in this state shall ac- cept any sum from any person, firm or corporation with the understand ing, direct or implied, that said person, firm or corporation will not be arrested and prosecuted for the violation of this act, said prosecut- ing attorney, city attorney, police judge, policeman, marshal or mayor. upon indictment and conviction, shall be fined in any sum not less than $l .000 and not more than $5,- GOO, one-half of said fine to go to the person, firw or corporation from whom the said sum was received and one-half to the common school fund.
 1 Sec. 5. Whenever any gambling 1 table or gambling device as is pro- hibited in section l 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.
 See. 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 or town shall be presum- ed to know that said gambling table or gambling device is so run or op- erated
 Sec. !. Any person is hereby em- powered to file information, by af- tidavit, against any person, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of this act, before any officer having jurisdiction to try said offense, without giving bond | for costs.