The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-09-17
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LAWS IN FORCE
GOVERNOR CRUCE ISSUES PROC
LAMATlON WHEREBY GAMB-
LING LAWS OF LAST LEGlSlA-
TURE BECOME OPERATIVE.

Oklahoma City, Sept ia procla-
nation was issued by Governor
Cruce Wednesday morning declaring
the two stringent anti-gambling laws
passed by the last legislature and
referred to the August primary, to
be in full force and effect. The Of
ficial returns of the vote on botn
measures showing that they had been
sustained by large majorities were
certified to the governor Wednesday
by the state election board.
No time is specified in the proc
lamaton at which the laws are sup
posed to have become operative, the
proclamation simply declaring them
to be in full force and effect"
Proceedings were instituted some
time ago to have the election on the
measures declared invalid because of
alleged irregularities in the election.
A temporary injunction was granted
in the Oklahoma county district
court by Judge G. w. Clark restrain
ing the state election board from
certifying to the returns. The in
junction was dissolved and the cleo
ton declared valid by District Judge
James w. Steen of Enid, in the dis
nj
McAdams Silent.
Whether further proceedings to
contest the election are contemplated
could not be learned Wednesday, f..
G. McAdams of the law firm of Nc
Adams and Haskell who represented
the cigar men in the contest pro
ceedings, would not say Wednesday
what the next step if any would be.
Probably the most noticeable effect
of the new general antigambling law
will be the absence in the future OF
slot machines, punch boards and dice
shaking from cigar stands and other
places. The new law provides that
every person who operates, either as
owner or employe, any kind of gam
bling device for money or checks, or
any kind of a game of chance shall
be deemed guilty of a felony and
upon conviction shall be fined not
less than $4,000 and sent to the
penitentiary for a period of not less
;han one, or more than ten years.
Persons convicted of playing at any
of the prohibited games, shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and
fined not less than $25 and sentenc-
ed to ioil for a term of not
less than one or more than
thirty days. Owners of property
which is used for violating any OF
the provisions of the act are made
liable to a penalty of not less than
800 or more than $1,000 for each
offepse proved to have been commit
ted in their places.
AS to Horse Racing.
The other statute prohibit, betting
or gambling in any form whatever
on horse racing either through book
makers or machines 1t also prohib.
its the operation of pool rooms for
the taking and placing OF bets on
horse races or any sporting event.
The laws have been declared to
be the most stringent anti-gambling
measures written on the statute
books of any state in the union.
County Attorney d. X. Pope stated
Wednesday that he would give all
cigar men, and others reasonable
time in which to rid their places of
the different slot machines and gam
bling devices prohibited under the
statute, and after that time he
would wage wholesale prosecutions
against those who violated the law.
Mr.. Pope was not specific as to
what he regarded as reasonable
time"