The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1909-03-25
Anti i-Calnbling Bill

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any person to deal, play, or carry OF
open or conduct in any capacity what
ever, any game of faro, monte, roul
cite, lansquenet, roguenet noir, rondo
fan, fan-tan, stud-horse poker, seven
and-a-half, twenty-one, hokey polSey,
craps, klondyke, whist, bridge whist,
slough. solo. poker) or any banking OF
percentage game played with cards,
dice, or any device for money, proper
ty, checks, credit, or any representa-
tive of value; or any gambling game in
which any person keeping. conducting,
managing, or permitting the same to
be carried on receives, direct y or in
directly any e5mpaas alton or reward,
or any percentage or share of the mon
ey or property played, for keeping,
running, carrying on, or permitting the
said game to be carried on; on to play,
maintain, or keep any slot machine
played for money or for checks or tok-
ems redeemable in money; or to buy
sell or deal in pools OF make books on
horse races; aad any person who vio-
latcs any Of the provisions of this sec
ton shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
and shall be punished by fine not ex-
ceeding one thousand dollars five hun
dred dollars) Of By imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding enc year (six
months) or By both such fine and i'm
prisonment.
Section 3. Any person who knowing
ly permits any Of the games OF slot ma
chimes mentioned n the preceding Sec
ton 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 a separate
ofTense.
Sec. If any person shall keep. ex-
hibit or have in his possession, any
cards, tables, checks, balls, wheels,
slot machines, or gambling devices of
any nature used or kept for the pur-
pose of playing at any of the games
mentioned in section of this act, or
shall aid, assist, or permit others to do
the same; or if any person shall en-
gage in gambling for livlihood, as
defined in this act, he shall be deemed
common gambler, and, upon convic-
tion thereof, shall be punished by a
fine of not less than one hundred dol
lars or more than one thousand dollars,
five hundred dollars) or by imprison-
ment in the county jail not less than
one month and not more than one year,
(six months) or by both such fine and
Imprisonment.
Sec. 4. 1t shall be the duty of al
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 machines, or gambling devices
used or kept for the purposes afore.
said may be found in any place, tC
sieze and take such cards, tables,
checks. balls, wheels, slot machines,
or other gambling devices, and convey
the same before the district Judge Of
the county in which said devices shall
be found; and it shall be the duty OF
such judge to inquire of such witnesses
as he shall summon or as may appear
before him in that behalf, touching
the nature of such gambling devices,
and if such Judge shall determine tha,
the same are used or kept for the pur,
pose of being used at any game or game:
of chance described in section l of thi:
act, it shall be his duty to destroy the
same. 1t shall be lawful for officers
in executing the duties imposed upor
them by this section to break oper
doors for the purpose of obtaining any
such gambling devices; and all person,
having such possession of any of tn,
articles aforesaid. shall be conveyed be
fore the district judge of such county
and held or committed for appearance,
to answer any complaint, which ma,
be preferred against them for violation
or any of the provisions of this act.
Sec. 5. No person, otherwise com
petent as witness, shall be exemp
from testifying as such concerning of
fenses of gambling, as set forth in thi
act, on the ground that such testimon,
may criminate himself; but no prosecu
ton can afterwards be had against min
for any offense concerning which h
testified.
Sec. 6. The term ''person" wher
used in this act, shall include all indi
viduals, firms, partnerships, associa
tions, and corporations.