Chap. 583.—An ACT to amend and re-enact the first and second sections of ar
act approved February 25, 1892, entitled an act to prevent and punish bet
ting, gambling and the making, writing or selling of books or pools or mutu
als on the results of any trotting race or running race of horses, or race 0!
any kind, oron any election or contest of any kind, or on any game of base

all.

Approved March 8, 1894.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That sec-
tions one and twoof an act approved February twenty-fifth, eighteen
hundred and ninety-two, entitled an act to prevent and punish bet-
ting, gambling and making, writing or selling of books or pools or
mutuals on the results of any trotting race or running race of horses,
or race of any kind, oron any election or contest of any kind, oron
any game of base-ball, be amended and re-enacted so as toread as
follows:

§ 1. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons or associa-
tion of persons, corporation or corporations, except upon the grounds
owned or contrelled by any agricultural association or county or city
fair heretofore chartered under chapter forty-seven of the code of
Virginia or by the general assembly of Virginia, and except, also,
upon any grounds owned or controlled by any driving club or driving
park heretofore chartered under chapter forty-seven of the code of
Virginia or by the general assembly of Virginia; to occupy any
room, shed, tenement or building, or any part thereof, or to occupy
any place upon any grounds, other than above specified, with books,
apparatus or paraphernalia for the purpose of recording or register-
ing bets or wagers, or of selling or making books, pools or mutuals
upon the result of any trial of speed or power of endurance of
animals or beasts, or being the owner or lessee or occupant of any
room, tent, tenement, shed, booth or building, or part thereof, at any
place other than above specified, knowingly to permit the same to be
used or occupied for any such purposes, or therein to keep, exhibit
or employ any device or apparatus for the purpose of recording or
registering such bets or wagers, or the selling or making of such
books, pools or mutuals, or to become the custodian or depository
for gain, hire or reward of any money, property or thing of value,
bet or wagered, or to be wagered or bet, contrary to the provisions of
this act, or to receive, register, record, forward or purport or pretend
to forward to, or for any race-course other than that of agricultural
associations, county or city fairs heretofore chartered under chapter
forty-seven of the code of Virginia or hy the general assembly of
Virginia, and driving clubs or driving parks heretofore chartered
under chapter forty-seven of the code of Virginia or by the
general assembly of Virginia, any money, thing or considera-
tion of value offered for the purpose of being bet or wagered
upon the speed or endurance of any animal or beast; or to
occupy any place or building, or part thereof, other than that
owned or controlled by agricultural associations, county or city
fairs heretofore chartered under chapter forty-seven of the code of Vir-
ginia or by the general assembly of Virginia, driving clubs or driving
parks heretofore chartered under chapter forty-seven of the code of
Virginia or by the general assembly of Virginia, with books, papers,
apparatus or paraphernalia for the purpose of receiving or pretend-
ing to receive, or for recording or registering, or for forwarding or
pretending or attempting to forward in any manner whatever any
money, thing or consideration of value, bet or wagered, or to be bet
or wagered, by any person, or to receive or offer to receive any money,
thing or consideration of value, bet or to be bet, contrary to the provi-
sions of this act, or to aid or assist or abet at any race-track or place
other than the grounds of any agricultural association, driving club
or driving park heretofore chartered under chapter forty-seven of the.
code of Virginia or by the general assembly of Virginia, in any man-
ner, in any of the acts forbidden by this statute.

§ 2. That any person or persons or association of persons, corpora- °
tion or corporations violating the provisions of this act, shall be fined
not less than two hundred nor more than five hundred dollars, one-
fourth of which shall be paid to the informer, and be imprisoned not
less than thirty days nor more than ninety days.

2. This act shall be in force from its passage.