The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1945-04-26
NOTICE

made to the Sheriff's office of
this County and the County At
torney'S office relative to the
recent Law enacted by the Leg
islature Of Montana relating to
the operation of slot machines.
Likewise, some complaints have
been made to these offices that
slot machines are in operation
in Big Horn County, Montana.
While ignorance of the law does
not excuse the prosecution and
conviction of persons violating
the law, nevertheless, in order
that there may not be any mis-
understanding, we have deemed
it advisable to publish this no.
tice as it is the intention of
both offices to enforce the gam
bling laws of this state in this
County.
The laws of the State of
Montana now provide that,
Every County Attorney, She
riff, Mayor. Constable, Chief of
Police, Marshall, or police Of
ficer who shall refuse or ne
elect to perform any of the
duties imposed upon him by
any of the provisions of this
act, shall he guilty of a mis-
demeanor and be punished by
a fine of not less than $4,000
nor more than So, 100, or i'm
| prisonment for not less than
six months nor more than one
year in the County Jail. A con-
viction under this section shall,
unless set aside, also work a for
| fixture of the office of such
officer and operate as a re-
moval from office"
The 1915 Legislature passed
House Bill No. 10, which be-
comes effective on July l, 1915,
and not before that date, which
law, among other things, pro-
vides as follows:
mo slot machine shall here
after be used, operated, kept or
maintained for use or operation
within the State of Montana
10y any person or persons whom
soever save and except in this
Act provided."- Z
Religious organizations, frat
! ernal organizations, charitable,
or nonprofit organizations, be-
fore using, operating, keeping
and maintaing for use, slot
machines, must first procure the
license and pay the license fee
provided by this Act, provided
however, that such religious
organizations, fraternal organ
izations, charitable or nonpro-
fit organizations are the sole
and complete owners of said
slot machines, and that the en-
tire profit, if any therefrom,
shall 60 to said organizations.
The State Board of Equaliza-
ton is hereby authorized, en-
powered and directed to collect
the license fees herein provided
for" -
"All licenses, both state,
county and city, provided for by
this Act, shall be issued, and
the license fee for same shall
be paid annually not later than
the fifteenth (15th) day of
January of the year for which
such license is obtained. Licen-
SeS for the year 1945 shall how
ever be issued on or before July
Is, 1945, and shall be issued for
the remainder of the year 1915
and at one-half Oh of the Ii
cense fees provided for by this
Act"
Section 5 of the act provides
Tor the issuance of the license
by the State Board of Equali-
cation for the state license, by
the county for an additional
county license and by a city or
town for an additional city or
town license.
Section 8 of the act provides
as follows:
mo licensee shall permit any
person under the age of major
ity to play any Slot machine
used, operated or maintained
by said licensee or to loiter a.
bout the premises where such
SLOT machine is kept Or opera
ted. Any violation of the pro-
visions of this Section shall
constitute g miSdemeanor and
be punishable as provided in
Section 10 Of this Act"
Section 8 Of the act, provides
among other things, that:
Each machine licensed I'M
der this Act shall at all times
have attached TO it an Official