The Forrest City times., 1901-03-29
ARKANSAS SIAIE NEWS.
Provisions of the Anti-Gamblinp Bill, Approved By Gov.
 Davis.
NEWS OF THE WEEK BRIEFLY STATED
Wife of Prominent Citizen Meets Hor- ribie Death at Lamar-Dessrtsr From United States Navy Captured at Hot springs-Big Fire at Eureka Springs.
Anti Gambling Bill,

folIoWlng IS the anti gambling bill passed by the General Assembly:
 Section 1. 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 monly known as "A. B. G." "E. 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 it 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 misdemeanor and on conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than $500 nor more than s1 900. one-half of said fine to go to the in- formant and one-half to the common school fund
 Section ?. 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 prohibited in section l 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 s1.000, said fine to be lien on said building. sub Ject only to prior incumbrance, for the payment of said fine
 Section 8. If 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 $1,- coo and shall furthermore forfeit his office and thereafter be disqualified from holding office in this state.
 Section 4. If any prosecuting at torney, police judge, policeman, mar- shal 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 eonvic uon, shall be fined in any sum not less than $500 and not more than N,OO0, one-half of said fine to go to the person, firm or corporation from whom the said sum was received aud one-half to the common school fund.
 Section 5. Whenever any gambling table or gambling device as is pro- HlDlleu In section l or tnlS act snail oe 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 to know that said gambling device is so run or operated.
 Section [. Any person is hereby em- powdered to file information, by affi- davit, against any person, firm or corporation violating any of the pro visions of this act. before any officer having jurisdiction to try said offense. without giving bond for costs.
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