Extreme Steps to Stop Oaklawn: Senator Amis Would Make the Sport of Horse Racing Illegal in Arkansas, Daily Racing Form, 1907-03-22

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EXTREME STEPS TO STOP OAKLAWN. I Senator Amis Would Make the Sport of Horse Racinq llleqal in Arkansas. Little Back, Ark.. March 21. la disuvt nt conditions extetteg at Hoi Springs ami disgruntled at the failure of the aullioriiies to etiloi.-e the reccnily enacted law agatest betting on broac races, I Siiiilor Ami--, the author of the auli helling hill, this alien I ]uesentcd to Hi,- legfefaltare a nicas | are lateaded to wipe oal raciag eatireij in ihis state. The hill reada: ] An act, entitled .in act to make it unlawful to , race hoi an aa Bag coarse in ihi- state. Be it ea i acted: Sc lion 1. Be il unlawful to race any horse in Ihis slate aa any :a e course la Ihis slate. Sec II. Any person violating the provisions of Ihis act shall, upon coin iction. he lined ill any sum ii.. I leaa than $.". ยป in.r more than Ht lor the lirsl otlciisc: and for ill -uh eipu lit offenses, upon FOB idioii. shall be punished hy inipiNoiiiucnl in Hie counts Jail for n"i less than thirty days, nor more than si inoiiths; and each race shall he COaaideted a aeparate offense. Bee, in. Thai act shall he in force froa its


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