The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
Elkton, Maryland
July 8, 1925
TO THE PEOPLE OF CECIL


COUNTY:
The States Attorneys office is
being advised, from day to day, that
certain persons in Cecil County
have declared it to be their intention
to set at defiance the laws of the
State of Maryland relating to
gambling, and thereby impudently
say that when such law AFFECTS
them it is not to be enforced.
The laws relating to gambling on
the statute books, known as the Pub
| lie General Laws of Maryland, are
as follows:
ARTICLE 81, TITLE GRIMES
AND PUNISHMENTS"
The Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland
224. No person shall keep any
gaming table, or any house, vessel
or place, on land or water for the
purpose of gambling.
245. Every faro table, e. o. table,
equality, or any other kind OF
gaming table (billiard table ex-
cepted), at which any game OF
chance shall be played for money
or any thing, shall be deemed a
gaming table.
252. Any person who shall keep
any gaming table or other place OF
gambling in this State, or who
shall deal at any such gaming table
or other place for gambling in this
State, or who shall in any way man
age such gambling table or other
place for gambling in this State, or
who shall have any interest in any
gambling table in this State, or who
shall have any interest in any
gaming table or the profits thereof,
shall be deemed to be guilty OF
misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof shall be subject to fine
not exceeding five hundred dollars,
one-half to go to the informer, or
imprisonment in Jail for a period of
not less than six month nor more
than one year.
253. Any owner, tenant or oc-
cupant of any building, house, YES
sci or place, who shall knowingly
permit any gaming table to be kept
in such building, house, vessel or
place, or in any part of any build
ing, house, vessel or place owend or
occupied by him, or of which he is
tenant, shall be deemed guilty OF
a misdemeanor, and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be subject to a
fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars, one-half to go to the in
former, or Imprisonment in Jail for
a period of not less than six months
nor more than one year, or both fine
and Imprisonment in the discretion
of the court.
254. Any person who may lose
money at gambling table may
recover back the same as il it were
a common debt, and shall be a com
petent witness to prove the sum he
lost; but no person shall recover
any money or other thing which he
may have won by betting at any
game or by betting in any manner
whatsoever.
255. All games, devices and con-
trivances at which money or any
other thing shall be bet or wagered
shall be deemed gaming table with
in the meaing of sections 244, 245,
246, 252, 1858 and 254.
257. The Courts shall construe
the preceding sections relating to
gambling and betting literally, so
as to prevent the mischiefs intended
to be provided against.
| 25S. No person shall refuse to
testify concerning any gaming or
betting because his testimony would
implicate himself; but when any
such person is required to testify
in behalf of the State, he shall not
be prosecuted for any offense to
which his testimony relates.
| 259. All constanbles and police
officers are required to visit all
places where they shall have reason
to suspect gaming tables are kept
and to have prosecuted all persons
OFFENDING against the laws prohi-
biting gambling.
| Those who read this letter will
note that it is not only against the
law to gamble in the State of Mary
land but it is, also, unlawful for
any owner, tenant or occupant of
any building, house, vessel or place,
to knowingly permit any gaming
table to be kept in such building,
house, vessel or place, or in any
part of any building, house or place.
etc.; and the punishment therefor
is nne not exceeding five hundred
$4,000 dollars, or Imprisonment for
not more than one year and for not
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