GAMBLING.
No. 2 of 1891.
347
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11. Where any cards, dice, balls, counters, tables, lottery tickets, books or other implements of gaming or gambling or betting slips are found in any place suspected of being a common gaming house and entered under a warrant issued under this Ordinance, or about the person of any of those who may be found therein, it shall be evidence (until the contrary is made to appear) that such place is used as a common gaming house, and that the persons found in the place where such implements of gaming or gambling or betting slips have been found were gaming, gambling or betting therein, although no gaming, gambling or betting was actually going on in the presence of the constable or officer entering the same under a warrant issued under this Ordinance, or in the presence of any assistants by whom he may be accompanied as aforesaid; and it shall be lawful for the magistrate before whom any person may be taken by virtue of the warrant to direct all such implements of gaming or gambling and betting slips to be forfeited or destroyed.
12. Every person who-
(1) wilfully prevents any justice of the peace or officer authorized by warrant under this Ordinance to enter any place from entering the same or any part thereof; or
(2) obstructs or delays any such justice of the peace or officer in so entering; or
(3) by any bolt, bar, chain, or other contrivance, secures any external or internal door of or means of access to any place so authorized to be entered; or
(4) uses any means or contrivance whatsoever for the purpose of preventing, obstructing, or delaying the entry of any constable or officer authorized as aforesaid into any such place or any part thereof,
shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
17 & 18 Vict., c. 38, s. 1.
13. Where any officer of police authorized under section 10 to enter any place is wilfully prevented from or obstructed or delayed in entering the same or any part thereof...
* As amended by No. 5 of 1936 (31.1.36).
GAMBLING.
No. 2 of 1891.
347
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11. Where any cards, dice, balls, counters, tables, lottery Evidence
of gaming. tickets, books or other implements of gaming or gambling or 8&9 Vict. betting slips are found in any place suspected of being a c. 109, s. 8. common gaming house and entered under a warrant issued under this Ordinance, or about the person of any of those who may be found therein, it shall be evidence (until the contrary is made to appear) that such place is used as a common gaming house, and that the persons found in the place where such implements of gaming or gambling or betting slips have been found were gaming, gambling or betting therein, although no gaming, gambling or betting was actually going on in the presence of the constable or officer entering the same under a warrant issued under this Ordinance, or in the presence of any assistants by whom he may be accompanied as aforesaid; and it shall be lawful for the magistrate before whom any person may be taken by virtue of the warrant to direct all such imple- ments of gaming or gambling and betting slips to be forfeited or destroyed.
12. Every person who-
Penalty on person
(1) wilfully prevents any justice of the peace or officer obstructing authorized by warrant under this Ordinance to enter any place from entering the same or any part thereof; or
(2) obstructs or delays any such justice of the peace or officer in so entering; or
(3) by any bolt, bar, chain, or other contrivance, secures any external or internal door of or means of access to any place so authorized to be entered; or
(4) uses any means or contrivance whatsoever for the pur- pose of preventing, obstructing, or delaying the entry of any constable or officer authorized as aforesaid into any such place or any part thereof,
shall upon summary conviction be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for any term not exceeding six months.
entry of justice, etc.
17 & 18 Vict.. c. 38, s. 1.
13. Where any officer of police authorized under section 10 Obstructing to enter any place is wilfully prevented from or obstructed or entry of
* As amended by No. 5 of 1936 (31.1.36].
constable,
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