The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-02-08
TO MAKE GAMBLING M1sDEMEANoR
Senate Committee on Public Morals Has
Substitute for Tierney Bill.

Senate Committee on Public Morals Has
Substitute for Tierney Bill.
The Tisrney gambling bill, as stated
in The Gazette's special c%orrespon-
dence from Helena in yesterday morn
ing's issue, met the fate that was
wished for it by its opponents. In it's
place the senate committee IN public
morals presented a substitute bill,
which was ordered printed. The SUBJ
stitute makes gambling or the con-
Quoting of a gambling house a INSIDE
meanor instead of a felony, and gives
sheriffs, constables and police officers
authority to make arrests for viola
lions without warrants. The bill re-
peals the present law, and provides
that the substitute become effective
as soon as the governor signs it.
The bill provides:
"Section l. Every person who car
ries III, opens or causes to be opened,
or who conducts or. causes to be con-
Quoted, either as owner or employe,
any game Of monte, lansquentet, roug
ct noir, rondo, tan. fan-tan, percentage
stud horse poker, craps, seven and
a half, twenty-one, or any banking or
percentage game, Or any game COM
monty known as a s%ure-thing game,
for money, checks, credits, or any rep
resentative of value, or for any prop
erty or thing whatever, is punishable
by a fine Of not less than $500 nor
more than 81. 900, and every person
convicted of a violation of this sec
t;on must be imprisoned until such
fine and costs are paid.
"Sectlon 2. Every person who car
ries on, opens or auses to be opened,
or who conducts or cause to be con
Quoted, any game of faro, roulette,
draw poker, stud horse poker or what
is commonly called round-the table
poker, OF solo, or any game of chance
played with cards. dice, or any device
whatever, other than the games com
monty known as sure-thing games, for
money, checks, credits, or any repre-
sentative of value, or for any proper.
ty or thing whatever, is punishable
by a fine not to exceed $500; and every
person convicted of a violation Of Sec
tion 2 of this act must be imprisoned
until such fine and costs are paid.
"Section 3. Every person who, by
the game of three card monte, sc
called, or and other game, device,
sleight-of- hand, %pretensions to fortune
telling, trick or other means what.
ever, by use of cards or other instru.
ments or implements, or while betting
on sides or hands Of any such game OF
play fraudulently obtains from another
person money or property of any de.
scription shall be deemed guilty Of
larceny, and must be punished as il
case OF larceny of property of like value,
"Section 4. Every person duly
summoned as a witness for the prose.
cution On any proceedings had under
the provisions Of this act, who neg
lects Of refuses to attend as required.
is guilty of a misdemeanor.
"SecJion s.. Any person, otherwise
competent as witness, is not disqua]i
fed from testifying as such concern
ing the offense of gambling, on the
ground that such testimony may Grim
mate himself, but no prosecution may
afterwards be had against him for any
offense to which he testifes.
"Section 6. Every sheriff, consta
BILE, or police officer, shall have III
thority, upon receipt of information
that any house, room, tent, or apart
ment is being conducted as a house
room or apartment for any of the
games mentioned in this act, to break
open any door or opening into any
Isuch house, room, tent or apartment
with or without a warrant of arres'
for the purpose of arresting sucl
offenders of this act.
""Section 7. Every owner, lessee
or keeper Of any house used in whole
or in part as a saloon or drinking
place, who knowingly permits any
person under eighteen years of age t.
play at any game of chance therein, il
guilty Of a misdemeanor.
"Section 8. Every state, county
city, town or township officer wht
shall demand, ask for, receive, or col
lect any money or other valuable con
sideration for his own use, or the ust
of any of the officers herein named, fol
or with the understanding that he vii
aid, exempt or otherwise assist any
person from arrest or conviction fol
a violation of this act, is guilty Of {
midemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine O.
not less thar 500 mo- more than $500
and be imprisoned in the county o.
city Jail for not less than 80 days no.
more than six months"