CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 116

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they commit another. They should be sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour.

AL may or put in the stocks as a public example. They may perhaps be deterred thus.

6. If a gambler is brought to trial and found guilty, he should be imprisoned with hard labour for months (for a first offence), for years for a second offence, and for a further offence should be deported to his native home and handed over to the District Magistrate. The latter should hand him over to the charge of his relations on their going security for him. He should not be allowed to return to the colony.

7. Swindling dens (Pin sz suk, alias Fin sz Kut) are carried on in a rented house, which has the outward appearance of a regular place of business, or in a flat only. Their real purpose is to swindle people at gambling and their only prey are travelling merchants and strangers. Those in charge of these dens employ gangs of three...

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17 115 they commit another. They should be sentenced to imprisonment with hard labour. AL may or put in the stocks as a public example. They may perhaps be deterred thus. 6. If a gambler is brought to trial and found guilty, he should be imprisoned with hard labour for months (for a first offence), for years for a second offence, and for a further offence should be deported to his native home and handed over to the District Magistrate. The latter should hand him over to the charge of his relations on their going security for him. He should not be allowed to return to the colony. 7. Swindling dens (Pin sz suk, alias Fin sz Kut) are carried on in a rented house, which has the outward appearance of a regular place of business, or in a flat only. Their real purpose is to swindle people at gambling and their only prey are travelling merchants and strangers. Those in charge of these dens employ gangs of three...
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17 115 they commit another. They should be sentenced to imprisonment with hard AL may or put in the stocks public example. They perhaps be deterred thus 6. If a gambler gambler is brought to trial and found guilty. he should be photographed imprisoned with hard labour and for mouths (for a first officer), for years for - a second offence. and for a further offence should be deported to his native home and handed over to the District Districk Magistrate, solar wied, elev him to the charge of his relations on their brim. going security for He should not be allowed to return to the colony. 7. Swindling dens (Pin sy suk, alias Fin sz Kuth) dz Kut] are carried ow in a rented house, which has this outward appearance of a regular place of business, or in a flat only. Their real purpose is to sevindle people at gambling and their only game are travelling merchants and pr who- carryow about in strangers (Those these dens) g gangs of three
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17

115

they commit another. They

should be sentenced to

imprisonment with hard

AL

may

or

put in the stocks

public example. They

perhaps be deterred

thus

6. If a gambler

gambler is brought to trial and found guilty. he should be photographed imprisoned with hard labour

and

for mouths (for a first officer), for years for - a second offence. and for a further offence should be deported to his native home and handed over to the

District

Districk Magistrate, solar wied, elev

him to the charge of his relations

on their

brim. going security for He should not be allowed to return to the colony.

7. Swindling dens (Pin sy suk,

alias Fin sz Kuth)

dz

Kut] are carried ow in

a rented house, which has this outward appearance of a regular

place of

business, or in a

flat

only. Their real purpose is to sevindle people at gambling and their only game are travelling

merchants and pr

who-

carryow

about in

strangers (Those these dens) g

gangs of three

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