The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-03-19
ANT|-GAMBL|NG LAW
A Stringent Act That Closes
in on Gambling.
fine, Pen.ly and Term Of Imprisonment All
Increased by the Bill Of Sena or 3 +.
Aye ok, of WAYNE.

Under the heading of IAN Act to Amend
Section 1913 of the Code Of North Caro-
Ina" Senator Aycock has had made a
rart OF the statute law of the State a
strong anti-gambling act. AS amended
by Senator Aycock, section 1043 now
reads:
If any keeper of an ordinary, or house
CT entertainment or of a house wherein
liquors arc retailed shall knowingly suf-
fer any game, at which money or proper-
" or anything of value is bet. whether
the same be in stake or not, to be played
la l. such house, or on any part OF the
premises occupied Herewith, or shall fur
nish the persons so betting, either on
said premises or elsewhere" with drink
or other things for their comfort or sub
sistence during the time of play, he shall
be guilty of misdemeanor, and fined not
less than five hundred dollars and be
imprisoned not less" than six months ="
The changes made by Senator Aycock
are indicated by quotation marks. He
inserted between betting and with
the words in parenthesis; changed "ten
dollars" to five hundred" dollars, and
the term of Imprisonment from mot more
than thirty days" to mot less than six
months
But this is not all. The Aycock bin
adds to the section the following:
ANY person who shall be convicted I'M
der this section shall upon such conviction
forfeit his license to do any of the bust
ness mentioned in said section and shall
be forever debarred from doing any OF
the said business in this State, and the
court shall embody in it's judgment, that
such person has forfeited his said license
and no Board of County Commissioners,
Board of Town Commissioners or Board
of Aldermen shall hereafter have power or
authority to grant to such convicted per-
son or his agent a license to do any of the
business mentioned herein
And here is another addition which
makes detection of such acts possible.
ut shall be the duty of every police
officer of the cities, towns and villages OF
this State to make diligent inquiry, and
to exercise constant watehfulness to dis
cover whether any of the offenses emu
merated in said section are being COM
mittcd, and to report once week under
oath~to the mayor or other chief oHicer
of his city, town or village whether sucn
offenses are being committed, and all the
facts within his knowledge, or OF Which
he has information relating thereto, and
if any such police officer shall know or
have information that any such offenses
are being committed and shall fail or
neglect to report the same to such mayor
or chief officer, together with all the in
formation known to him, as to the person
or persons committing the same, the time
l Al. ian
names of the witnesses thereto he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, ana upon
conviction shall be fined or imprisoned, or
both, in the discretion of the court, ana
shall forfeit his office. And 1t snail De
the duty of the mayor or such cnleI OIL
Ger to require the said report herein pro-
vided for, and to require that the same
shall be verified by the oath OF SAID po-
liceman, and if it appears upon such re-
ports that any of the said offences nave
been committed it shall be the duty OF
such mayor or chief officer to issue MS
warrant for the arrest of the ohenders.
ANY such mayor or chief officer Oh any
Of the said cities, towns or villages VINO
shall fail or neglect to require the Reports
herein mentioned, or shall fail OF negIect
to require Of such police officer TO verify
the same upon OATH or who shall refuse
or neglect upon its appearing from Such
reports that there is probable cause 10
believe that any of the said offenses nave
been committed to issue his warrant Ior
| the arrest of the offender, shall be guilty
oof misdemeanor.
The chances of the detection ana con
victicn of offenders is still further III
| creased by the following:
That any person committing any
the offenses mentioned in the sald sectlon
| shall be liable to a penalty OF nVe nun-
dred dollars (S5OO) to be recoVereu py
suit in the county in which such o,lenoe
or ohenses may have been comHle'eu ono
| half thereof to the use OF the pei 9oH
bringing said suit, and one-hah ~ 'Ne
| school fund of the county.
This act was ratified on FRIDAY n"i -
10, and is now the law. Its proViSlops
are plain and clear. and under y II
gambling can be suppressed.