Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1909-02-10
The Anti Gambling Dill

Following is the Mcintosh bill to pro-
hibit gambling in this state. 1t is en-
titled "An Act prohibiting gambling,
providing for the destruction of gamb.
ling property and other matters relative
thereto" The full text of the bill with
the exception of the enacting clause,
will he found below:
Section l. 1t shall be unlawful for
amy person to deal, play or carry on,
open or conduct in any capacity what
ever, any game of faro. monte roulette,
lansquenet, rogue ct noir, rondO, tan,
fan-tan, stud horse poker, seven-and-a
half, twenty-one, hol1cy-pokey, craps
klondyke, or any banking or percentage
game played with cards, dice, or any
device, for money, property, checks
credit, or any represe ntative of value;
or any gambling game in which any
person keeping, conducting, managing
or permitting the same to he carried on
receives, directly or indirectly any com
pensation or reward, or any percentage
or share of the money or property
played, for keeping, running, carrying
on or permitting the said game to be
carried on; OF to play, maintain or keep
any slot machine played for money or
for checks or tokens redcemable in
money; or to buy, sell or deal in pools
ar make books on horse races; and any
persons who violates any Of the provi-
"ions of this section shall he guilty of a
mjsdemeanor and shall he punished by
y fine not exceeding one Thousand
dollars or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding one year, or
by both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 2. Every person who knowingly
permits any of the games or slot ma
chimes mentioned in the preceding
section to be played, conducted, dealt,
or maintained in any house, building
or part thereof owned or rented by such
person, shall be punished as provided in
the preceding section. and every day of
the violation of any Of the provisions of
this Act shall be deemed n separate
Offense
exhibit, or have in his possession, any
cards, tables, checks, balls, wheels, slot
machines or gambling devices of any
nature used or kept for the purpose of
playing at any of the games mentioned
in Section of this Act, or shall aid,
a Ssist or permit others to do the same;
or if any person shall engage in gamb-
Ling for a livelihood, as defined i'm this
Act, or shall be without any fixed
residence and in the habit and practice
of gambling as defined this Act, he
shall be deemed q common gambler,
and, upon conviction thereof, shall he
punished by a fine of not less than one
Hundred dollars nor more than one
thousand dollars, or by imprisonment
in the county Jail not less than one
month nor more than one year or by
both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec a. 1t shall be the duty of all
Sheriffs, Constables, police and other
peace officers whenever it shall come to
the knowledge of such officer that any
person has in his possession any cards,
tables, checks. balls, wheels. slot ma
chimes or gambling devices of any
nature or kind used or kept for the
purpose of playing ut any of the games
mentioned in Section I of this Act, OF
that any cards, tables, checks, balls
, wheels, slot machines, or gambling
devices used or kept for the purposes
aforesaid may be found in any place. tc
! seize and take such cards, tables, checks
balls, wheels, slot machines or other
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