Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1913-03-21
THE MBLI LAW
UP TO THE GOVERNOR
New Law Makes 1t Misdemeanor to Play
Stuff or Any Other Game of
Cards for Money.
Draw and Stud Poker Also to Be a Misdemeanor When No
Played on Percentage--Any Game Played on
Percentage or Where There isa
Rakeoffto Be Felony.

Carson City, March Is. By a
vote of 80 to l3, four absent, and
n not voting, the assembly today
passed a substitute gambling bill.
Ii will be rushed to the senate
this afternoon. where it seems as
sured of passage. No opposition
was offered to the bill passed this
morning as the anti-gambling
workers considered that the ojec-
tiOnable failures of the other bills
had been removed. The bill was
drawn by Forman and offered by
the judiciary committee. 1t makes
playing of slot machines for trade,
solo. poker and other popular card
games, when not played on a per-
centage basis. a msidemeanor, and
permits all games to be played
socially or for drinks and cigars
or for prizes of a value not to ex-
coed 50. Books on horse racing
are prohibited.
at shall be unlawful for any
person to deal. play or carry on,
open or conduct in any capacity
whatever any game Of faro, monte,
roulette, lansquenet, rouge ct nUir,
rondo, fantan, seven and a half,
twenty-One, hockey pokey, craps,
klondike, or any banking or per-
centage game played with cards,
dice or any device, for money. pro-
Derty, checks, credit. or any repre-
sentative Of value. or any gambling
gam in which any person keeping
conducting, managing, or permit
ting the same to be carried on re-
ceives directly or in directly, any
compensation or reward, or any
percentage or share Of the money
or property played for. keeping,
running, carrying on or permitting
said game to be carried on; or to
play, maintain or keep any slot
machine played for money, or for
checks or tokens redeemable in
money, or played for chance; or to
buy, sell or deal in pools, or make
books on horse races; and any
person who violates any Of the
above provisions, shall he guilty of a
felony and upon conviction thereof
shall be imprisoned in the state
prison for a period of not less than
n year nor more than five years.
Every person who shall play at any
game whatsoever, other than those
h~ereinabove mentioned, for money,
property or gain, with cards, dice
or any other device which may be
used in playing any game of chance.
or in which chance is the material
element, Or shall bet or wager on
the hands or cards or sides uf such
as do play as aforesaid, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdcrneanor:
provided, however, that nothing in
this paragraph shall be construed
as prohibiting social games played
only for drinks and cigars served
Individually, or for prizes of value
not to exceed So"
Bachenburg offered a joint resolu.
ton which was referred to a com
mittec providing that all contracts
be let, if possible, to Nevada con.
tractors and that Nevada laborers
have the preference in all work
done for the state at the Panama
and San Diego expositions.
Both houses passed a large mum.
Der of bills today and both files
are full. Indications arc that night
sessio S will be the order until
the end Cf the session. The as,
sembly worked last night until