CHAPTER 262

AN ACT to amend and reenact § 18-302 of the Code of 1950, relat-
ing to forfeiture of property used for certain illegal purposes.
[H 484]

Approved April 3, 1950

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

1. That § 18-302 of the Code of 1950 be amended and reenacted
as follows:

§ 18-302. Money, etec., drawn or proposed to be drawn in such
lottery forfeited to the State-—All money and things of value drawn
or proposed to be drawn by an inhabitant of this State and all
money or things of value received by such person by reason of his
being the owner or holder of a ticket or share of a ticket In any
lottery or pretended lottery, contrary to this chapter, and all money,
rambling paraphernalia, office equipment and all other personal
yroperty of any kind or character used in connection with the pro-
motion, operation or conduct of any lotterv or attempted lotterv
shall be forfeited to the Commonwealth and may be seized by an
yfficer and held to await proceedings for condemnation; provided,
hat such forfeiture shall not ertinguish the rights of any person
cithout knowledge of the illegal use of such property arvho has a lien
m the same which has been perfected in the manner provided by
au, The money or other personal property so forfeited shall be
lisposed of as provided by law.