Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1904-07-05

Following is the Wilson act which
is held not to hay" been legally
passed by the legislature:
Al Act 10 Suppress and Punish
Gambling.
BE II enacted Try the general assembly
Of the state of Arkansas
section l. Every person, firm or
corporation, who shall set up. keep or
exhibit. or Who shall cause the same
To he set=np. kept or exhibited, any
gambling device commonly known as
A. =. G.. l.. O.. rouge pt noir faro
bank. crap table. keno. or any other
gaming table or gambling deyice.=or
bank of the like or similar kind. or OF
any other description, although not
herein named be The name or demon
ination what ii may. which is or may
be adapted. devised or designed for
the purpose of playing any game OF
chance, or al which any money or
anything of value may be won or lost .
shall he deemed guilty of mistte-
fneanor and on conviction thereof
shall be fined III any sum not les.
than $500 nor more than S 600. one
half of said fine to go 10 the inform
ant and one half to the common
school fund.
Sec. . Any person. firm or corpo-
ration who may be the owners or
controllers of any building who shall
knowingly lease or permit any per
son, firm or corporation TO set up.
keep or exhibit any gaming table or
gambling device as is prohibited III
section of this act. shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor. and upon in
dictment and conviction thereof shall
be fined in any sum not less than
$500 nor more than 81 600. said fine
to be a lien on said building, subject
to prior membranes, for the pay
ment of said fine. Whenever any
gambling table or gambling device as
Is prohibited in this section shall be
found 10 be operated in any building,
said owner or controller of said build
ing shall be presumed to know that
said gambling table or gambling de,
vice is so operated in said building
Sec. >. If any prosecuting attor-
ney, 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 70 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
any sum not less than $500 nor more
than 81 0o0. and shall Furthermore
disqualified from holding office in this
state.
- any pi'H'N utliiS o1''i NY WHY az
torney. police judge. policeman mar
shall OF mayor of any city or town IN
this state shall accept any sum from
any person. firm or corporation with
the understanding, direct or implied.
that said person. firm or corporation
Will not he arrested and prosecuted
for the violation of this act. sad
prosecuting attorney, city attorney.
police judge, policeman marshal or
mayor. upon Indictment and consic-
ton. shall be fined in any sum not
less than 81 ,000 and not more than
$1,000, onehalf of said fine to go 10
the person, firm or corporation from
whom said sum was received aud one
halt 10 the common school fund.
Sec. :. Any person is hereby autho-
rized 10 file information against any
person here, firm or corporation. VINO
may he guilty Of violating This act
BY affidavit. and without bond, before
TIE proper niticor having Jurisdiction,
to tly SAID oftense
Sec. 6. Whenever any gambling
table or gambling device is found 10
oe operated in any city or town in
this state. ii shah be presumption
Of law that said gambling liable or
gambling device is run or operated
with he knowledge Of The mayor OF
said city or town.
Sec. :. That all laws ana parts Of
laws in conflict herewith are hereoy
repealed and this act taHe effect aa1
be IN force from and after its PASSAGE
Approved March .. 19ol