The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1916-01-30

assist said person from arrest or con-
victon for a violation of any of the
provisions of this article, or who shall
! issue, deliver or cause to be deliver
ed to any person or persons, any Ii
cense, permit or other privilege, CIV
ing or pretending to give, any au-
thOrity or right to any person or
persons, to carry on, conduct, open
or cause to be opened, any game or
games which are forbidden or pro-
| hibited by any of the provisions of
this article shall be deemed guilty of
felony.
Can Compel Witnesses.
Sec. II. 1t shall be the duty of any
! Judge of any court of record, upon
the written request of the county at
| torney, or upon the sworn complaint
of any other. person, to issue sub
pOenaes for any witness that may
have knowledge of the violation of
any provision of this act, and such
! judge shall have the power and it
shall be his duty to compel such wit
ness to appear before him and give
| testimony and produce any books or
papers that will aid or assist in the
prosecution of such investigation and
inquiry into any violation of the pro-
vision of this act: but no person shall
! be prosecuted or subjected to any pen
| atty or forfeiture for, or on account
| of any transaction, matter or thing
concerning which he may so testify
or produce evidence. The testimony
of each witness shall be reduced to
writing by said Judge, or by some
person designated by him, and the
same shall be signed by such wit
ness. No person shall disclose any
evidence so taken, nor disclose the
name of any person so subpOenaed
and examined, except when lawfully
required to testify as a witness in
relation thereto; and the unlawful
disclosure, by any person, of any such
| evidence, or of any matter or thing
concerning such examination shall be
| misdemeanor Should said judge
be unable to hold and conduct such
| inquiry and investigation for want
of time, he may appoint a special
judge, who shall possess the qualifi-
cation and have the power in respect
TO such matters as the judge of the
county court. Should any witness
refuse TO appear before such judge
in obedience to such subpoena, or
refuse to produce any books or papers
when lawfully required so to do, or
having appeared, shall refuse to an
swer any proper question, or sign
his testimony when so required, it
shall be the duty of such judge to
commit such person to the county
| Jail until he shall consent to obey
such orders and command of such
| Judge in the premises, and in addi-
| tiOn thereto such person may be pun
ished, as for contempt Of court. in
| accordance with the constitution and
laws of this state. The special judge
appointed under the provisions Of
this section shall take the oath Of
the constitution for state officers, and
shall receive the compensation al
/ lowed by law for notaries public for
| taking depositions, and be paid by the
county in which such proceeding is
had, upon the order of the Judge who
appointed him. When it is shown
upon the taking of such testimony
that there is probable cause to be-
lieve that any person has violated
any provision of this act, the county
attorrcv shall Immediately prepare
an information charging such lttsol
with such offena" and file such infor-
nation in some cccr, Of competent
jurisdiction.
Sec. -. Persons jointly charged for
the violation of any of the provisions
of this act shall be tried together,
provided the court for good cause
| shown may grant a severance.
Accomplice Testimony Allowed.
/ Sec. 13. Any person charged with
a violation of any of the provisions
of this act may be convicted on the
uncorroborated testimony of any ac-
complice and the judgment thereon
shall not be set aside or reversed
by reason of the fact that such con
viction was based on the testimony
Of an accomplice.
Sec. Il. Secs. 2l9S, 2i99, and 25o7
of the Revised Laws of Oklahoma,
1910. are hereby repealed.