The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1912-02-17
PROVISIONS OF THE new LAWS
New Statutes Are More Drastic
With Many Changes Made
By the Legislature

issued in printed form and which Will
not be available in this form for at least
another month. The Goldfeld Tribune
says the following excerpts from the
judges charge will serve to point out
the most notable changes in the laws
and the most salient features Of the new
statutes:
Every person convicted Of crime in
which intent to defraud 10 an element
or OF petit larceny or who shall have
been twice previously convicted OF a
crime which, under the laws OF this
State constitutes q felony, shall be ad-
Judged an habitual criminal and shall
be imprisoned in the penitentiary for q
term not less han ten years. Any per-
son having been convicted five times OF
a crime in which fraud 10 an element
shall be punished by imprisonment for
life.
One clause Of the new law provides
penalties for any officers who offer to
appoint any other officer for any con-
sideratiou of salary or pay. 1t is IN
lawful for any officer to accept a rebate
or division Of the salary Of another
officer on account of procuring his ap
pointment to office. 1t is a gross mis-
demeanor to solicit the placing OF any
name on q jury list, or to endeavor TO
influence the action of any public off,
Ger in the performance of his duty.
Under the amended statutes con-
tempt of court is defined as disorderly,
contemptuous or insolent behavior
in the immediate view and presence OF
the court, tending to interrupt its pro-
ceedings or to impair the respect due
its authority, behavior of a like char
acter in the presence of a referee or a
jury, breach Of the peace. noise or
other disturbance tending to interrupt
the proceedings of a court, resistance to
the process or mandate of the court.
contumacious and unlawful refusal to
be- sworn, to answer auy legal and prop
er interrogatory. publication of a false
or grossly inaccurate report OF its pro-
ceedings and assuming to be an attorney
or officer of the court or acting as such
without authority.
The act of disclosing the fact that a
presentment has been made to OF an
indictment found by the grand jury be.
fore the person involved shall be in
custody is characterized as a misde-
meanor. Section ia says, "Suicide is
the intentional taking of ones OWN
life" Punishment is provided for at
tempted suicide under q charge OF muir
der. 1t is provided that any person who
shall wilfully advise, encourage, abet or
assist another in taking his own life
shall be deemed guilty Of manslaughter.
Heavy penalties are provided for the
crime of preventing natural propaga-
tion. Any physician, who administers
a poison while intoxicated and causes
death, although without design. is
guilty of manslaughter.
A person killing another in a duel is
guilty of murder in the first degree.
Punishment is provided for white slav-
cry and vagrancy of greater severity
than in the past. Any person who shall
cause to be published in any paper,
poster or card a notice Offering to pro-
cure a divorce or Offering to act as at
torney in any such case is guilty OF a
misdemeanor. II is unlawful to conduct
any lottery rattle or gift enterprise in
which property is disposed of by lot or
chance. Another section provides that
it is unlawful to give or sell to any
minor person any cigarettes, cigars or
tobacco in any form. A person con-
victed Of giving tobacco to a minor shall
pay an additional fine of $50. which
shall be presented to the person giving
information of the ~offense It is also
unlawful to give liquor to minor or to
employ q minor as q bartender. Punish
ment is provided for person who per-
NIT minors to play billiards or pool in a
puDllc nall OF Saloon.
1t is unlawful for a person to open or
conduct any game of faro, monte, rou-
lette, lasquenet. rouge ct noir, rondo.
tan. f~antan, stud-horse poker, seven-and
a half, t%weDty-one, hokey-pokey, craps.
klondy Ike. poker, or any banking or per-
centage game. played with cards. dice,
or any other device, for money. prop
erty, 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 any compensation.
or to keep and maintain any slot ma.
chine played for money or checks or tok-
ems redeemable in money. or played for
chance, or TO buy. sell or deal in pools
on horse races.
Any person communicating any con-