New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1921-03-18
ANTI-CAMBLINC ACT
PLAYS NO FAVORITES;
PROVISIONS ARE RIGID

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PROVISIONS ARE RIGID
The new anti gambling act. under
proper enforcement, it is claimed, will
stop all gambling. ihe DILL vas draf-
ted and introduced in the senate, and
amended by the. house so as to be
me more drastic. No favorites are
played. for one thing. Home gamb-
ling IS just as much a violation of the
law as running a bank game, wide
open, for profit.
The text OF the bill follows:
BE it enacted by the legislature
OF the state OF New Mexico:
Section /. 1t shall hereafter be
unlawful to play at, run, or operate
any game or games OF chance such
as keno. faro, monte, passfore, pass
monte, t~wenty-one, roulette, chuck
a-luck, hazard, fan tan, poker, stud
poker, red and black, high and low,
craps, blackjack or any other game
or games of chance played with dice,
cards, punch boards, slot machines
or any other gaming device by what
soever name known, for money or
anything of value, in the State of
New Mexico.
Section 2. Any person who is the
owner or possessor OF any game men,
toned in Section |, or any person
engaged in operating any such game,
or knowingly supplying any such
game with cards or dice or other
device, or who is in actual possession
and control as owner, lessee or 9TH
erwise OF the premises upon which
any such game is run or operated,
or who shall knowingly lease pre-
! misses so to be used, or who having
leased such premises knowingly per-
mits the same to be used, shall be
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction thereof, shall be punished
by a fine of not less than $500, o
more than 81 1000, and shall be i'm
nrisoned in the county jail for not
less than three months, nor more
than six months, or by both such fine
and imprisonment.
section 3 ANY person, or the
members OF any organization or club
who manages, controls, banks any
such game, or who takes or receives
any money or thing of value or any
thing representing value for himself,
themselves or such organization or
club, or for any other person from
such game to buy drinks, cards or
for expenses of the game or for run
ming such game, or for any other
like or similar purpose shall be de-
emed an operator of such game.
Section 4. ANY person who shall
play at any Of the games of chance
mentioned in section | OF this act
shall be punished by a fine of not
less than SIS nor more than $500, and
shall be imprisoned in the county
jail for not less than 30 days nor
more than six months, or by both
such fine and imprisonment.
Section s. 1t shall be the duty Of
all district attorneys TO institute pro-
ceedings by information against any
and all persons charged by affidavit
with any violation of this ac, and
all district courts to especially charge
the grand jury at each term of court
where n grand jury is empaneled to
Investigate all violations thereof for
the purpose of returning indictments
ADl Aut NllAdliOu VI IT'S DlONlNlDlss
Section 8. The habitual use, or the
actual, threatened or contemplated
use, OF any premises, place. building
or part thereof, for the purpose OF
gaming, or OF running, keeping or
exhibiting games prohibited by the
laws OF this. state as herein provided,
shall be enioined by the district
court az the suit of the state or any
citizen thereof; and any person who
may so use or who may be about
to use, or who may aid or abct any
other person in the use OF or who
may be the owner or lessee OF any
thereof for such use, shall be made
a party defendant in such suit and
enioined as provided herein; and such
premises, place. building or part. Of
building so used or threatened or
contemplated TO be used for any
purpose made unlawful BY this act,
shall be closed by order of said court
until bond shall be furnished payable
to the state of New Mexico in such
sun as said court in is discreet or
shall by order and judgment provide,
conditioned that such premises, place
building, or part OF building will not
be used as a place for gaming or in
which the provisions OF this act will
not be violated.
Section z. The attorney general
and the several district attorneys shall
institute and prosecute all suits und-
er section 6 hereof. in the nane OF
the state Of New Mexico as plain
tiff. that said attorney general OF
such district attorney may deem ne
cessary for enforcing its provisions :
Provided, that such injunction shall
not issue at the suit OF any citizen
of this state who may sue in his
own name, and such citizen shall not
be required to show that he is per
sonally injured by the acts complain
ed of.
Section g. Upon filing with any
district judge having jurisdiction, OF
an affidavit in writing made by any
citizen that gaming as prohibited by
this act is being conducted in any
building, room. premises or place
describing the same sufficiently for
Identification. il shall be the duty
of such officers with whom affida-
Wit is filed. to Immediately issue ?
warrant commencing the peace Of
ficer to whom the same is address,
ed to forthwith enter and search sucf
building. room. premises or place,
and in the event il is being used fo-
purposes prohibited by this act, he
shall arrest without a warrant the
parties therein or making their es-
cape therefrom. who would be sub
ject to arrest with a warrant. and
take possession of any gambling par
aphernalia, device or equipment
found therein. and shall hold the
same until deprived of the posses
sion thereof by law. and it shall be