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• 166 and haunters of unlicensed places of entertainment and houses, and also the gaming! At the discretion of the Police in the prevention, discovery, and suppression of crimes - Now whereas the approved means - sufficiency of the absolute prohibition of the practice of illicit gaming to suffer: "its pernicious consequences, or to prevent the resort of robbers and enemies of the nest to the houses where in such practice is carried on: hath made it necessary to adopt measures suitable to the peculiar circumstances of the Colony, whereby such practice may be