Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-03-26
new LAW MAKES i
CRIME TO SHAKE
BONES WITH
BARKEEP
Attorney General Clancy In
terprets Celebrated Act of
Late Legislature to Include
Pitch for Drinks.
UNLAWFUL TO TAKE A
CHANCE ON ANYTHING


n'ron the Santa 20 New Mcxicau)
Drink--tiquid to be swallowed. any
fluid Co Doe taken into the stomach for
uucnching thirst or for other pur-
poses such az water. coffee. or dccou-
lions; "a beverage.
give nae some drink. Titnius."--
Shakespeare.
So speak Webster ana tho great
pu,t. nov comes forward Attorney
General Frank ". clancy and says
that shaking dice and playing cards
for druks is u violation Of the new
1nt-gamhling act.
iu other words l1,, abiding cit.-
zcn- with thirst viii SAY with the
Bard of Avon. GIVE ne some drink,
TtinIus. or Mr.. Bartender" aud not
Lets throw dice letters Tor little
Vuouchcr,'
II would seem that the death knell
of that very popular and amusing
game "vhiskov poker" has been
sounded too. u would seem that The
days ct the Dutch treat regime are
10 hiussum forth again. fucetluus
! newspaper man of san Francisco
once declared that work is the real
curse To- the drinking classes"
But what ho viii say when ho
| comes 90 NcW Mexico and finds that
I hc must mot play cards or shake The
/ dotted worries Goo determine who shall
I hD,. remains tu Bee heard.
Mr. Cnu,, also ta:,s % shot Jt
! puui-pIatiuE and hr gives % rap tu
I card players The attorney general
/ b. human enough tu admit however.
/ that certain games Of pool may ba
games cot skin and not mere luck ana
! therefore may not be- violations ul the
/ law when tho low man" pays
I Certain it b.. those who have been
! tvlttod about their inability to play
! puul or cards wVy turn up their noF's
I now and Hit "M,r, luck that's an
! ASK M clancy"
Things uf value
/ How win opponents ui alcohol and
! ,r.ur- against tho use ot tea ana col
! i.c Wow ih" opinion ot Mr. CLANCY
that after an is said drink be-
! thing pI value" on q very hot day
however the average human may
uEr,, Win M. ATTORNEY general Tor
there are drinks ANA drints. accord
up Geo the dictionary man.
THE Icttcr~,
Th" following are tho opinions Of
Mr. Clunos as outlined in tvs" letters
which gt, s,u-CNplauaturN.
March 2sud. "ta.
mir Tuuk Henson. o. len. y. ~
"uyur Sir Your letter cot tho ism
r,t. was received pu the goth. but [
h,t, had boo uppor'uuuy G." examine
/ rh, anti. gambling law until today. /
Uu NOT lind tnat There was ans amend
[ .II +.
ing die, for drinks or playing pitch
I'M. statute makes Do unlawful for amy
person Co play ans game OF ohdrD s
tor 1000. MONEY or other thing oi NI'u'
Drinks lr. Things cot value aud fhdh-
ing dice aud pu>iu cards must h'
! considered ts gomos OF chance Nuuts
truly. FRANZ ". CLANCN,
Attorney General
10 Mr. Pace.
March .2ud. 1873.
AR r. = Pace, Ahmusordo, y ".
"u.ar Sir. have today. for th'
nr.i time seen tho rNart language 'i
the uuu gambling law, which mako,
b. unlawful tor amy pctsuu to play Ton
m.uv, ur other thiug ul ,ylu, ni amy
| gum, uI ,hHup,. ami also makes % au
ut,usp tor amy person 60 permit surn
PLAYING ou 'h promises which ht
own. ur controls
"lu YOUR recent letter 20 me. N"u
ask whether 30 Was "a violation oi tht
uW tu pi8y puul, the lowest man Q,
pay Tor the game. rho answer Go thr
depends upon whether the gam ' 30
PLAYED Js tu uv 90 game ut chance AZ
u understand SOME games ut pool d'
have au element cot chance iu th" die
tr.uutiuu among the pial o. ui mu
ll,s with numbers marked cher "u
/ those numbers Co Dee added tu Ga,
core made 30, the PLAYER makes o.
certain amount hr win. % seems %
u, that this KIND cot pool b. game
ul chance ~ tu other forms ol poo
rlwr-. % Is doubtful whether court
would consider tncw guutrs ut rhnu'
co games of SKILL Z am Informed lUt
courts in other states have hHld hutl
ways aud we can not Ice sure vha
view our courts would take.
"Nuu further ash whether ID Uoul,
b, % violation eft thr law To- engage d
lauc eff cards, the loser To- pay 10
the drinks Tor IA party. and tiE
whether u Isa violation to shake uic
Tor thr drinks. Shaking dice tu
PLAYING cards are Kyuruily ,ouD'dv
Geo hr games uf chance and tn" drink
ar, things OF value. su that heuo'
that such playing b. forbidden ty th
new law.
You also ask whether 10 o. mhN
m Co take chances ON any thing whvt
" YOU punch hoard and draw uuu
10 hor. the lucky man getting % prlA
.r n u b. matter ul chanc" and M,
lc skill az to the uuinnrr which Oh
f. player gets. I believe that ais" WuW
.. tan within tho prohibition OF an
J. statute. Yours truly,
10 PRANK W CLANCY.
10 Attorney General
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