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ACT VIII.
[A.D. 1844.
Preamble.
Lotteries declared
illegal.
Penalty for keeping
lotteries without sanc-
tion of Government.
Punishment for acting
in aid of lotteries.
Half of Ane to Go-
vernment and half. to
informer.
A.D. 1844. ACT V.
AN AcT ybr A^pp7'7?,S'.S'2022 o/ o// 720^ G/ Go'T07'72772 072G-
PASSED ^7/ A?2qA^ AA7720227'0^A ^0 Go2767-7207'-Ge7267'72^ q/* 772^272 272 Go2272-
cz/, 0% ^6 2//^ 1844.
WHEREAS great mischief has been found to result from the existence of
lotteries:
I. It is hereby enacted, that in the territories subject to the Govern-
ment of the East-India Company, all lotteries not authorized by Govern-
ment shall, from and after the 31st day of March, 1844, be deemed, and
are hereby declared common and public nuisances and against law.
II. And it is hereby enacted, that from and after the day aforesaid, no
person shall, in the said territories, publicly or privately keep any office or
place for the purpose of drawing any lottery not authorized by Govern-
ment, or shall have any such lottery drawn, or shall knowingly suffer any
such lottery to be drawn in his or her house; and any person so offending
shall for every such offence, upon conviction before a justice of the peace
or magistrate, be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand rupees.
III. And it is hereby enacted, that from and after the day aforesaid no
person shall, under any pretence, device, or description whatsoever, agree to
pay any sum, or to deliver any goods, or to do or forbear doing anything
for the benefit of any person, whether with or without consideration, on
any event or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any
ticket, lot, number, or figure in any such lottery, or shall publish any pro-
posal for any of the purposes aforesaid; and any person offending in any
of the matters mentioned in this section shall for every such offence, upon
conviction before a justice of the peace or magistrate, be punished by fine
not exceeding one thousand rupees.
IV. And it is hereby enacted, that every fine which shall be incurred
under the provisions of this Act shall be applied one half to the use of
Government and the other half to the use of the informer or informers.
A.D. 1844. ACT VIII.
AN ACT ^0 022^0^2^0 fAc Gor7?702772 672G q/* Ao7^ 777 A?072q%/, Ao7^
77 G7o7Y/6 %72G? A?0772^07/, A? 7T7722WO A^A'O G^2C07'3, Tb/tADw 2X726? AWo26'62\S,
2772^7*2307206? 2X72&7* /S072?072C0 q/'a Co222'? Af%7'A%%, jO*0772 0727? /b'23072 ?0 62220?Ao7'
PASSED G/ jRxiqA? Afo720227*2X^A (r02'67*7207*-G07207*2Z? q/" 7722^222 272
Co2X72C2?, 072 9?A M^77*2?, 1844.
[Repealed by Act VII. 1850.]
ACT VIII.
[A.D. 1844.
Preamble.
Lotteries declared
illegal.
Penalty for keeping
lotteries without sanc-
tion of Government.
Punishment for acting
in aid of lotteries.
Half of Ane to Go-
vernment and half. to
informer.
A.D. 1844. ACT V.
AN AcT ybr A^pp7'7?,S'.S'2022 o/ o// 720^ G/ Go'T07'72772 072G-
PASSED ^7/ A?2qA^ AA7720227'0^A ^0 Go2767-7207'-Ge7267'72^ q/* 772^272 272 Go2272-
cz/, 0% ^6 2//^ 1844.
WHEREAS great mischief has been found to result from the existence of
lotteries:
I. It is hereby enacted, that in the territories subject to the Govern-
ment of the East-India Company, all lotteries not authorized by Govern-
ment shall, from and after the 31st day of March, 1844, be deemed, and
are hereby declared common and public nuisances and against law.
II. And it is hereby enacted, that from and after the day aforesaid, no
person shall, in the said territories, publicly or privately keep any office or
place for the purpose of drawing any lottery not authorized by Govern-
ment, or shall have any such lottery drawn, or shall knowingly suffer any
such lottery to be drawn in his or her house; and any person so offending
shall for every such offence, upon conviction before a justice of the peace
or magistrate, be punished by fine not exceeding five thousand rupees.
III. And it is hereby enacted, that from and after the day aforesaid no
person shall, under any pretence, device, or description whatsoever, agree to
pay any sum, or to deliver any goods, or to do or forbear doing anything
for the benefit of any person, whether with or without consideration, on
any event or contingency relative or applicable to the drawing of any
ticket, lot, number, or figure in any such lottery, or shall publish any pro-
posal for any of the purposes aforesaid; and any person offending in any
of the matters mentioned in this section shall for every such offence, upon
conviction before a justice of the peace or magistrate, be punished by fine
not exceeding one thousand rupees.
IV. And it is hereby enacted, that every fine which shall be incurred
under the provisions of this Act shall be applied one half to the use of
Government and the other half to the use of the informer or informers.
A.D. 1844. ACT VIII.
AN ACT ^0 022^0^2^0 fAc Gor7?702772 672G q/* Ao7^ 777 A?072q%/, Ao7^
77 G7o7Y/6 %72G? A?0772^07/, A? 7T7722WO A^A'O G^2C07'3, Tb/tADw 2X726? AWo26'62\S,
2772^7*2307206? 2X72&7* /S072?072C0 q/'a Co222'? Af%7'A%%, jO*0772 0727? /b'23072 ?0 62220?Ao7'
PASSED G/ jRxiqA? Afo720227*2X^A (r02'67*7207*-G07207*2Z? q/" 7722^222 272
Co2X72C2?, 072 9?A M^77*2?, 1844.
[Repealed by Act VII. 1850.]