The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1905-01-27
THE COUNTY
ATTORNEY SPEAKS

Gambling Must Cease in Bingham
County---Summary Of the Laws
Which Will Be Enforced
OFFICE OF CoUNY ATTORNEY
Bingham County, Idaho
BLAKFoor, IDA, Jan. "a, 'o5.
TO aU Psace officers of Bing
ham County:
Owing to the disclosure of Ger
tain infractions Of the law which
have recently been brought to
light through the prosecutions of
persons accused thereof, feel it
incumbent upon me as prosecut-
ing officer of this county to ap-
prise you of few wholesome
laws which have been enacted by
the legislature of this state defn-
ing certain crimes and which refer
to your special duty in their en-
forcement.
For the sake of convenience [
shall refer to these laws contained
in the new Penal Code.
Section 1914 of said Code reads
as follows:
Every person who deals, plays Or
carries on, opens or causes to be op-
ened, or who conducts, either as own
er, employee, or lessee: whether for
hire or not, any game of faro, monte,
roulette, lausquenet, rouge ct noir,
rondo, or any game played with cards.
dice, or any other device for money,
checks, credit or any other represent
tive of values, is guilty of .misdemean-
or and is punishable by a fine not less
than two hundred dollars or imprison-
ment in the county Jail not less than
four months"
Section 1915 of the same code
reads as follows:
every person who knowingly per-
mits any of the games prohibited by
the preceding section to be played,
con lucted, or dealt in any house
owned or rented by such person, in
whole or in part, is punishable as pro-
vided in the preceding section"
Section 4S47 of the same code
reads:
whenever any judge or justice of
the peace shall have knowledge or re-
ceive satisfactory information, that
there is any gambling device, adopted
or devised and designed for the pur-
pose of playing any of the games of
chance prohibited in Section 4o44 with
in his district or county, it shall be
his duty to forthwith issue his war
rant, directed to the sheriff or con-
stable, to sieze and bring before him
such gambling table or other device,
and cause the same to be publicly de-
stroyed, by burning or otherwise"
Section 1851 reads as follows:
every prosecuting or county attor-
ney, sheriff, constable or police officer,
must inform against and diligently
prosecute persons whom they have
reasonable cause to believe offenders
against the provision of this subdivi-
sion, and every such officer refusing or
neglecting tc do so is guilty of mis-
demeanor.
This last mentioned section
makes plain our duty regarding
the commission of offenses defined
in Section 1914 and in order to
carry out the provisions of the
last named statute this office will
be aggressive. Preference in
prosecution will be given to any
officer named by this statute who
winks or connives at any crime OF
the nature above defined.
The presence of any character
in your community who has no
visible means of support should
be subject of your inquiry and
when found to be of that class
commonly known as gamblers,
saloon-rounders and harl.ts, they
should be dealt with according to
the provisions of Section 1852
which reads as follows.
every person without visible means
of living, who has the physical ability
to work, and who does not for the
space of ten days seek employment,
nor labor wh IN employment is offered
him; every healthy beggar who solic-
it's aims as business; every person
who roams about from place to place
without any lawful business; every
idle or dissolute person, or associate of
known thieves, who vanders about
the streets at late or unusual hours OF
the night, or who lodges in any barn,
shed, shop, clubhouse or other than
such as is kept for lodging purposes,
without the permission of the owner
or the party entitled to the possession
thereof, every lewd and dissolute per-
son, who lives in and about houses OF
ill-f anne and every common prostitute
and common drunkard, is a vagrant,
and is punishable by Imprisonment in
the county Jail not exceeding ninety
days"
This office will expect you to
inform against such offenders and
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