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1 f f e n U r r TEXT OF THE TENNESSEE BILL. — The text of the anti-betting bill which was introduced iu the appec house of the Tennessee Legis-; lature by Senator Lou Faust, of Hamilton County, last Wednesday, is as follows: . "A bill to be entitled An act to prohibit gambling on horse races. "Section 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of the state of Tennessee, That any person or per-[1 sons, or cori orations, wbe, as owners, lessee or otherwise, shall keep or have under his, their or its ; control or management, any room, hall or house, or a track, path, road or course, whether within or without an inclosure, for the purpose of encourag-t ing, promoting, aiding or assisting in any betting or wagering upon any ktad ot ~jT horse race, or where I ai any al any :" or OT of of « * in in nor W " so si ji ai Bl W in !■ at e " P • or ■ » ■ a t " 1* in * iu ,: s ° i « r l ct or wager is permitted to be made upon horse race or races, whether by bookmaking, auction pools. French pools, or in any other manner by any other device BthalBWMH. shall be guilty a felon . and u|mui conviction In a court of competent jurisdiction, shall lie fined not less than 8259 nor more than 8099, and. in the case of a natural person so convicted, shall also tie Imprisoned the penitentiary Cat a atrlod of not less than one more than three years, and iu ease the peraM convicted shall be a corporation, in addition to such tine its charter shall be by such court ad Judged to be forfeited and its corporate existence and right to do business iu this state shall cease ami determine. "Sec. 2. Be it further enacted. That any pi rant who. either as owner, agent, officer or employe, drill any loom, ball, house, or in any inclosure or up m any track, path, load or course, whether within or without an inclosute. iu this stale, engage in encouraging, promoting, aiding or assisting in the opera Hon of a betting liook, or a French mutual pool device, npoo any kind of I horse race or races, in selling auction pools UMin any horse race, or shall in any other way encourage, promote, aid or assist any person or peraona to bet. or wager upon horse race or rai-ws, run or trotted or paced within this state or elsewhere, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than 00 nor more than $."iOl, and Imprisoned the i-oiinty workboose for a period of not less than six nor more than twelve months. "Ste. 3. Be It further enacted. That any person Hiis state who shall make any bet or wager u|kiii the result of any horse race or races, whether said race be run, paced or trotted within this state or elsewhere, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall lie fined not less than ?"i0 nor more than 69, and imprisoned in the county workhouse for a period of not less than three months nor more than twelve months. Sec 4. Be it further enacted, That this act take effect from and after its passage, the public welfare requiring it."
