The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-12-13
QUERY IS RAISED
DO REGENT RAIDS FOLLOW THE
 TAstssENr IAws
Gan Negro Gamsst .rs He Sent To The state Penitentfary Must He
 Decided By The Courts.

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 Will the city he richer by $3so. will the thirty negroes uc convicted of gaming. and if they are convicted will they, under the Tarrent law. be sent to the penitentiary ani the city lose Ire fine?
 This is a question that is causing some discussion m municipal rircles and on which there are varied opinions. Last week the police of this city made two raids on alleged gam bling establishments. Ir the first they captured seventeen negroes. in the second they gathered in thirteen more.
 In the first raid, made in the center of the city, 1t is admitted that there Is a barred door leading to the estab- fishment. although when rhe police went there, one of their number had no difficulty in gaining entraEe-.
 In the second raid things were dlf- ferent, In that whpe there were a number of entrances and exits to the place, none were barred. oad cgress was to be had at any time
 Its has heretofore been the custom when negroes were arrested for gam ing--and by this Is usually mean shooting craps--the recor Ter has fined each negro found guilty s1o and costs bringing the total amount up to s13 IniS was uOne Det )-c tftc law became effective.
 Section 4 of the Tarrent law lap- proved by the Governor August B. 1909. at which time 1t became effec- tive, says:
 That 1t shall be unlawful for eny person or persons to expose to view in any barricaded house or room, or in any place built or constructed. in such manner as to make it difficult of access or ingress to police officers or other off, ecrs, or protected, furnished or equip ped with speaking tubes, dumb walt CTS, electric wires or bells or other ep- paratus for giving alarm from the out- side or from the inside or such house or room when two or more persons are present, any cards, dice, roulette wheel or gambling implements whatever; any person violating the foregoing provis- ions shal be guilty of felony and shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one TOT more than five years; and all persons who visit or resort to any such barred or barricaded room or house or other place that Is built or protected or equipped in the manner described in this section and where any cards, dice. rou- 1ette wheel or any gambling imple- Z ments whatever are kept. exhibited CT exposed to view when said persons visit or resort 10 sucn piace TOT the purpose of gaming, shall be guilty of mis- demeanor, and upon conviction shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $500, and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months: and any person being the owner. pro- prietor or keeper or superintendent of any tavern, inn. restaurant. billiard room, pool room or other public house permits or suffers any person or per- sons on or about the premises to pro- vide a barred or barricaded room CT rooms to which persons resort for gam ing, or who knowingly or wIilfnily permits or knowingly or wiilfuily spf- fers any person or persons to equip sny rooms on or about the premises with electric bells, wires or signals or tle- vators or dumb walters or other inn ] plements or appliances connected with such room used or to be used for the purposs of communicating with an &C., cupaptTor occupants of such gambling roomge rooms. shall be likewise guilty of felony and shall be punished by Imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one. nor more than live years."'.