The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-01
DRASTIC GAMBLING Law
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When on last Thursday Governor
Campbell affixed his signature TO
the Dean anti-gamhling act death
warrant was struck To gambling In
Texas number of amendments by
Senator i.oonay wer. added TO the
bill. making IL n penitentiary offense
10 run q gambling house or rent
property for gambling purposes
The penalty is not less than two nor
more than four years imprisonment
in the penitentiarv Under this law
officers are authorized to break
their way into houses believed to be
used for gambling purposes The
law In full is as follows:
Be 1t enacted by the legislature
of the State of Texas.
Section l. That Article 3Ss OF
the Penal Code be so amended as to
hereafter read as follows: and that
Articles 3Ssa, SSSb, 3SSc, 3SSd. 3sS
IL, 3Ssg, sSsh, 1851. 1881. 3ssk. 3ss
III and assn. be added to read as fol-
folws:
Article 3SS t3i6). II any person
shall bet or wager at any gambling
table, or bank or pigeon hole or
jenny lind table or nine or ten pin
alley. such as are mentioned In the
six preceding articles, or shall bet
or wager any money or other thing
of value at any of the games includ-
ed in the six preceding articles, or
AT any of the following games, viz.
Poker dice, jackpot, high-dice. high
die. low dice, low die, dominoes,
euchre with dominoes, poker with
dominoes, sett with dominoes, mug
gins, crack-loo, crack-or-loo, or the
game Of matching money or coins OF
any denomination for such coins, or
for other things of value, or at any
game of any character whatever
that can be played with cards, dice
Or dominoes or at any table, bank or
alley, by whatsoever name the same
may be known or whether named or
not, and without reference as to how
the same may be played and without
reference as to how the same may be
constructed or operated, or shall bet
.or vager upqn' any hing In any psace
I, ~Aors people resort for the rurpcse
of betting or wagering he shall be
fined noty lsss than $40 NOR Assr<
than $50, lprovided, no person shAl
be indicted under this section 10
playing said games with dominoe
or cards at private residence oc
coupled by family unless same
commonly resorted to for the pur
pose OF gaming, and provided fur
ther, that flor betting on any gam
ing table or bank the court or jury
NAV in addition to said fine impose
Jail sentence of not less than ten
nor more than thirty days.
Art. 3Ssa II any person shall
directly or as agent or employe for
another, or through any agent or
agents, keep or exhibit for the pur-
pose of gaming, any policy game,
any gaming table, bank, wheel or
device, of any name or description
whatever, or any table, bank, wheel
or device, for the purpose of gaming
which has no name, or any slot ma
chine, any pigeon hole table, any
jenny lind table, ten pin alley or Ia
bic or alley OF any kind whatsoever,
regardless of the name, whether
named or not. or of the number OF
pins. balls. or rings used for gaming
. shall be guilty of a felony, and upon
, conviction shall be punished by con
finement in the penitentiary not less
than two nor more than four years,
regardless of whether any of the
b above mentioned games. tables
b banks. alleys. wheels, devices, or
b slot machines are licensed by law or
, not: provided. that any such alley,
table. bank. wheel. machine on de-
ID vice shall be considered AS used Tor
: gaming. IL the table fees, alley fees
/ or money or anything of value Is be'
4 thereon.
b Art. 3SSb. II any person shall
p rent To another person or shall Keep
, or hc in manner Interested IN Keep
q, ing any premises. building, room "I
\ place for the purpose of being used
y as place To BET or wager. or "a
a. samhia with cards dice. dominoes
Il ar fo keep or exhibit for tn. purpor'
4 eft rmming any bank. table. alley, ma
Il chine. wheel or device whatsoeser. Oh
n ~ a place where people resort Il
q gamble. bet or wager upon anythin1
A. whatever. or shall knowingly permi
a property OF premises of which ne u
A owner or whioh is under HIS contra
= tn he uscd shall he guilty uf u iel
Z onf and upon conviction shall 10
"a punished y, confinement iu tho gen
10 ityussarf not iees than two nuF m"n
i. than fuue wears. rs'gurdiees %
IL whether aur Uf the ahaye m"nEione'
s .am.s. tabies. banks. allegs. mashsn
IS wheels or dexte@s. oF things ar
IYlswmasd ht iHw or net. and au
:. place or gsrilr saali M cpnsid@rsH
b as ass.i foT SaHslng cr 10 sambt
b attn ug Cog hetrlng ar Wagering.
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