The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-01
DRASTIC GAMBLING Law


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toe ~ the aaFgMmt authorised tt
sbts sss 30 s,8as aud take lnto hss
possession al Rauins tablsa. aeeir-
81 amd other equipments or para
pherHalla ~ gambling hoases Ihs
ex}esewpu ot witch has rome to b8s
sao~ ledge aua ia immediately fi1e
atth ~. justice ~ the peace. ee8ntt
iadka ~ dtstgir4 nudge I,sf an
writing ~ the prorsrty eeiEea Bna
shall designate Bhr place whero same
"a a. NplEed ard ihs Owner 1T same,
pf ps TNuu from whom possession ~as
taken Thefot1ptn Il shall be the duty
nj said Justice ~ the peace. county
90 district Judge ~ note sante upon
hts docket and To Issue or cause the
clerk of the court to issue notice
In writing Ca the owner or person IN
y hose possession the articles seized
we're found. commanding him to ap.
pear at designated time. not ear
Her than five DAYS from the service
of such notice. and show cause why
such articles should not be destroy
cd If personal service can not be
had upon the person 10 whom same
IL directed. copy OF said notice
shall be posted for not less than five
days. either upon the court house
door OF the county where the pro
coedings are begun or upon the
building or premises from which the
property seized was taken.
Article 3SSl II upon hearing OF
the matter referred to in the proceed
ing section, the justice of the peace,
county Judge or district Judge be
fore whom the cause is pending
shall determine that the property
seized is a gaming table, or bank or
Is used as equipment or parapherna-
liza for gambling house. and was !
mi No he
shall order same to be destroyed. but
any part of same, may by order OF
he court be held as evidence TO be
used in any prosecution or case until
the prosecution or case is, finally |
disposed of. Property not of the
ordered returned to the person en-
titled to possession of the same. II
shall be the duty of the officer,
- IN not less than fifteen nor more
man thirty days from the entry OF
said order to destroy AL property
the destruction of which has been
ordered by the court, unless me
owner lessee or person entitled TO
possession under the act, shall before
the destruction of said property, file
a suit to recover same.
Art. 3SSm Any person having IN
terest in or entitled to possession OF
any property seized under this act,
shall have the right at any time be-
for, the destruction of such proper
ty as in ordinary civil cases, to try
the issue of whether or not such
property is a gaming table or Oank
or device. or was used as equipment
or paraphernalia OF any Samollht
house and to recover the possession
, of the same. and to maintain any
other character of suit not inconslst
ent with this act; and it shall be th'
I dutv of the officer having said prop
erty in his possession after nouc
of the tendency of said SUIT to sale
IN keep said property, pending IN
II same.
Il Art. &SSu. In any indictment O
p information for keeping or eNhibl'
ing 4 canning table. alley. machine
d wheel device. or bank. 1t shall d
'f sufficient to state that the perso
= accused kept the table. alley, M
81 chime. wheel. device or bank u
~ Gaming. without giving the name
% description thereof. ana wltho
stating that the table. bank. allie
machine. wheel or gaming dew
Pr Nas without any name, or that II
3 same was unknown. and u shali u
be- necessary Ia the prosecution
provc that money or other aruel
If value were won az lost thereon
Soc e. The prevalence oi gam
IN this state lee defiance pt good mas
ais ana ot a sound public poli'
and the iuadoauncv uf The statute
this state fa suppress thv eNti. 'f"'
an imperative puuite NECESSITY
mandiue fhr suspension of the r'
-titutioual .ule r"qulrine uills tn
sead ou thr.y several tnrh. anh
said rala s hereby suspended