Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1909-02-12
The A~ati-GanSling Bill.

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hibit gambling in this state. 1t Is en-
titled IAN Act prohibiting gambling.
providing for the destruction Of gamb.
ling property and other matters relative
thereto" The full teNi of the bill with
the exception Of the cnactinS clause.
will be found below:
Section /. IL shall be unlawful for
any person 10 deal, play or carry ON.
open or conduct i'll any capacity what
ever. any game of faro, monte, roulette.
l%anSQuenet. rogue CT noir, rondo, tan.
fan-tan, stud. horse poker, seven-and-a-
half. twenty-one, hokey-pokcy, craps,
klondyke, or any banking or percentage
game played with cards, dice, or any
device. for money, property. checks.
credit, or any representative of value;
or any gambling game in which any
person keeping, conducting. managing
or permitting the same TO Ire carried on
receives. directly or indirectly any COM
penSltion or reward, or any percentage
or share of the money or property
played. for keeping, running, carrying
eli or permitting the said game to be
carried On; or 10 play, maintain oil keep
any slot machine played for money or
for checks or tokens redeemable in
money; or 10 buy, sell or deal in pools
or make books on horse races; and any
persons who violates any of the provi-
sionS of this section shall be guilty Of a
misdemcanor and shall be punished by
a fine not exceeding one thousand
dollars or 10y imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding one year. or
by bo,h such tine and imprisonment.
Sec. ,. Every person who knowingly
permits any of the games or slot ma
chimes mentioned i'll 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 rs provided in
the preceding section. and every day Of
the violation Of any Of the provisions Of
this Act. shall H. deemed a separate
ofTensc.
Sec. ,. If any person shall keep.
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. OF shall aid.
assist or permit others to do the same:
or If any person shall engage i'll gaInb.
ling for a livelihood, as defined in this
Act, or shall H. without any fixed
residence and i'll the habit and practice
of gambling as defined this act. he
shall b. deemed "A common gambler.
and. upon conviction thereof. shall l..
punished by a fine of not less than one
hundred dollars nor more than one
Thousand dollars, or 10y imprisonment
III the county Jail not less than one
month nor more than onc year or 10y
both such fine and imprisonment.
Sec. 1. 1t shall he the duty Of all
Shcriifs. Cunstablcs. police and other
peace officers whenever it shall come "a
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 at any of the games
mentioned in Section ! Of this Act, or
that any cards. tables. checks. balls,
wheels. slot machines. or gambling
devices used or kept for the purpose,
aforesaid may be found in any place, "a
seize and take such cards. tables. checks.
balls, wheels, slot machines or other
gambling devices. and convey the sam,
before the District Judge Of the county
i'll which said devices shall be found.
and it shall be the duty OF
such Judge to inquire Of such wit
ness rs he shall summon or rs may ap
pear before him in that behalf, touching
the nature Of such gambling devices,
II if such Judge shall determine tina,
the same are used or kept for the pur.
pose Of being used ut any game or game
of chance described in Section | Of this
Act. il shall Re his duty to destroy tho
same. II shall h. lawful for officers in
executing the duties imposed upon them
by this section tn break opcn doors for
the purpose of obtaining possession of
any such gambling devices: aud all
persons having such possession Of any
Of the articles aforesaid. shall ba con.
vcycd before the District Judge Of such
county and held or committed for AZ.
pcarancc 10 answer any complaint.
which may b. preferred against them
for violation of any of the provisions Of
this Act.
Sec. > No person, otherwise com.
p"tent as witness. shall I've exempt
from testifying as such concerning
offcnsrs Of gambling. as SGT forth in this
Act, on the ground that such testimony
may c%rirninatc himself; but no prosccu.
ton a afterwards IL had agaims, him
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