The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-03-05
Change Title to Read Law to
Permit Gambling Demands
Tharp; Would Take Down
Bars on Games Of Chance.
OF
LAW NOW. Is DECLARED
Gao Rule Helps in Passage of
Huge Mass Of Indiscriminate
Legislation at Long After
noon Session.
Estate Capital bureau
tof Evening Herald.
III dc Nargas Hotel.

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santa Fe. y. NJ. March t-If tho
senate concurs IN the. action OF the
house yesterday afternoon New Mex
leo soon will have o. new law 10
prohibit gambling which. Il was de-
clarod on the floor Of mat body by
AR. Tharp. during e moment when
the gag was lifted. should be entitled
AN act 60 permit gambling Mr..
Tharp offered an amendment TO
make such change which the house
solemnly laid on the table.
The biz was introduced by Repre-
sentative Fleming 90 Gallup and IT,
purpose frankly was explained as de-
signed Go render less strict the state
law against gambling, which judge
Mann. the majority floor leader. de-
clared was now SO strict that it could
not be- enforced. Public sentiment.
he said. was against its enforcement.
That the Law against sambling ~
not being enforced is well known.
Persons who know declare that in
oyr-y large town in tho state, not cx-
ccpting the state capital. poker
games are running. in which the
house" has an interest and from
which u receives 20 profit THIS cyn-
icaIN indifference to the law WIS
pointed out in the house by both
friends and opponents OF the bill.
Mr.. Tharp pointed out that the bin,
IN repeating the penalty clause
against officials who fail Go enforce
the gambling law loo effect repeats al
gambling Avs in this state.
Judge Mann. in reply. tacitly
agreed that this was the effect ct the
bill. since he said the present law b.
So strict that u cannot Dee enforced Do
II prohibits the ladies from pliyiug
bridge for prizes. he said; and that u
was go rigid that public sentiment
was against its enforcement
Dr. Dow quoted section Q of the
present law regarding thc duties oi
! officers 10 enforcing the law, which
Ee said would. if omitted from the
pending bill practically permit gam
bling as in tho daya ~ old.
Mr.. Bryant declared that public
sentiment ls with me laws re e stands
but that "thc present bunch of ufl-
cials participate I'D the sport n de-
not want Go enforce 10. u BEL the ya''
with some officials Zoo my district .
he declared
The q roller moved along and
the bin passed hy "a vote uf % Co e.
The text of the proposed now lifa
ON gambling follows.
An act 90 prohibit gambling.
BE n enacted OBS the legislature 81
tho state at Now Mexico
section T.. 10 shall ho unlawful a.
run or operate any banking game. OF
game uf chance. played with dice
cards or In amy other ANN of
which money or other valuable thinl
Is bet or Wag"red or ls cor may be
won or lost.
Sec. g Any person who owns ans
Of suid games. or actually engages if
the running, or is iu tho actual pos.
session or control of tho premises or
which the same are run or operated
shan be punished by "a fine Of MOI
less than onc hundred nor more thar
five hundred dollars or imprlsuuc,
In the county jail not more than si'
months.
Sec. g. An acts and parts OF act
In conflict herewith. ANA particularly
the act Of the first state logislntur'
entitled AN act 10 prohibit gam.