The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-09-16


 Approved August 2o 1909.
 Offlcial
 1 Frank N. Julian,
 Secretary of State.
 No 1ss) AN ACT GI. so1 To suppress gaming and gaming places
 Be 1t enacted by the Legislature of Alabama:
 Section l. That all places maintained or resorted to for the purpose of gaming. and all places where gaming tables or other gaming devices are kept for the purpose of permitting persons to game thereon or herewith, are hereby declared to be common nulsances and may be abated by writ of injunction issued out of court of equity upon a bill filed in the name of the State by the State Attor- ney General or any Solicitor or prosecut- ing attorney whose duty requires him to prosecute criminal causes in behalf of the State in the county wherein the nuisance is maintained, or by any citizen or citi- zens of such county, such bill to be filed in the county in which the nuisance ex ists and all rules of evidence and the practice and procedure that pertain to courts of equity generally in this State may be invoked and employed in any in- junction procedure hereunder, and all the rules and regulations prescribed by law for the institution and conduct of suits in equity to abate liquor nuisances may be invoked and applied in so far as the same can be adapted to or made appli- cable, directly or by analogy, to suits in equity under this section.
 Sec. 9 That 1t shall be unlawful for any person or persons, to maintain or use any electric bells, wires or signals or any elevators or dumb walters or other implements or appliances connected with v,yin IF ing which may be used for the purpose of communicating with the occupants of such gaming house or rooms used for gaming or with those who may be with in, and any person who erects, maintains or uses such bells, wires. signals or ele- vators or dumb walters or other i'm plcments or appliances or devices of like kfnd for said purpose shall be guilty of a felony and shall be punished by i'm prisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one nor more than five years.
 Sec g. That when it shall be made known to any Solicitor who prosecute crii,inal causes in the county by the Chief of Police. Sheriff or other officer, or by any reputable citizen that any hotel, tavern. inn or other building has been provided with the bells, wires, signals or dumb walters or any of them or other i'm piements or appliances, for communicat- ing with the occupants of a gaming place or rooms used for gaming, or that barred or locked doors have been provided which prevent the access of any officer to said room where said gaming is carried on, 1t shall be the duty of such solicitor to file a bill in a court of equity against the owner of such building or room, as well as the keeper or proprietor of such hotel tavern, inn or other building. to obtain a mandatory injunction to compel the re- moval of an the things, implements or de- vices herein above mentioned. and to per petualy enioin them from permitting said hote,. tavern. inn or building to be used for the purpose of gaming. and applica- ton shall he made upon the filing of such bill to the judge or chancellor for a pre- liminary injunction if the solicitor will make the afridavit to said bill which he r'ay do on information or Seffef. or if any other officer or citizen offers to make such affidavit so as to obtain an order for a preliminary injunction. Any party or parties operating or conducting said gaming room or place, or found therein. may he joined as parties defendant to the bill.
 for any person or persons to exhibit barr ,caded house or room. or In any place built or constructed in such man. nor as to make it difficult of access or ingress to police officers or other officers or protected. furnished or equipped with speaking tubes. dumb walters. electric wires or bells or other apparatus for giving alarm from the outside or from the inside of such house or room when two or more ner- sons are present any cards. dice shoulette wheel or any rambling im-