The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1910-09-24

was passed Dy the last Legislature and
which goes into effect on the night Of
October is certainly very sweeping
one. and will not only close up all the
gambling houses in the State and put
all slot machines out OF commission, but
1t will put an end to all society five
hundred and bridge games and make
all solo and frog fiends and back room
poker enthusiasts liable to arrest II
they play for drinks, prize, or any.
thing else. The new law will make it
felony to even shake dice for drinks or
to play friendly game of billiards
where the loser pays for the game, or
for church social to conduct a grab
bag. Following is what District At.
torney Reeves Of White Pine County
hiss to say concerning the law:
Opinion of District Attorney
To The Public
As this Office has been requested by
so many persons for an opinion in re-.
gard to the gambling law" passed by
the last legislature aud approved March
81, 1909, have examined into the law
carefully and find the same to go into
effect on the FIRST day of October. 19lC,
at midnight on that day.
Section reads: This Act shall be
in effect from and after the first day of
October, 1910" Gtmbling may be
conducted until midnight of the first
day of October. bat not upon the I'd
OF October.
| Gambling is prohibited In all forms.
Section says: ut shall be- unlawful
to deal. play or carry on. open or con-
duct in any capacity whatever the
games Of faro, roulette, lausquente,
rouge ct noir. rondo. tan, fan.tan. stud
horse poker, seven and half. twenty
one. hokey pokey, craps. klondike.
poker, Whist. bridge whist. five hun
ired, solo. frog or any other card game
or any banking game played with cards,
dice, OF any device. for money. prop
erty. checks. credit or any representative
value; or any gambling game in which
any person keeping. conducting. man
aging or permitting the same to be car
rIed on receives directly or indirectly
any compensation 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; or to play. maintain
or keep any slot machine played for
money or for checks or tokens redeem
able in money; or buy, sell. or deal in
pools or make books on horse races"
Covers Slot Machines
The clause which reads: "Or any
CANT bling game in which any person
keeping. conducting. managing or per-
mitting the same to be carried on re-
ceive, 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" covers every game Of
chance, and cigar slot machines played
for reward, is gambling; any game
played for a representative Of value. or
any game of chance, whether payable
in merchandise or payable in money or
in ything of value, is gambling under
the statute aud the penalty is State
prison offense. of not less than one year
or more than five.
Section 2 prohibits games or slot ma.
chimes to be kept in the house rented by
the owner, knowing the same to be used
for gambling purposes. The owner Is
as liable as the one who operates the
game.
Section prohibits the keeping, ex-
hibiting or having in his possession any
cards, gambling tables. checks. wheels,
slot machines, or gambling devices OF
any nature used or kept for the purpose
of playing any of the games mentioned
in Section / ; or any person who shall
aid, assist or permit others to do the
same Is uhUlo uuuoi bho 6olDAAAo A~".
Must Make Raids
II is the duty of all peace officers who
know that any person is in possession
of any cards. tables, checks. balls,
wheel or slot machines or any gambling
device OF any nature to seizs the same
and to take the same before the magis-
trate in whose township the said device
may be found, and to destroy the same
ty order OF the court. Officers are an.
tborized to break down the doors and
enter places for the purpose of obtaining
obtaining possession Of any such gamb-
ling devices that are in the house or the
building. and any person found with
any of the devices in his possession shall
be arrested and taken Immediately be-
fore the committing magistrate.
This law exempts from prosecution
all persons who testify to the act or
violation of this law.
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