1867: Act EH.] Public Gambling. 479

PUBLIC GAMBLING ACT, 1867.]

CONTENTS.

PREAMBLE.
SECTIONS,

1. Interpretation-clause.

2. Power to extend Act.

3. Penalty for owning or keeping, or having charge of, a gaming-

house.

4. Penalty for being found in gaming-house.

5. Power to enter and authorise police to enter and search.

6. Finding cards, etc., in suspected houses; to be evidence that

such houses are common gaming-houses.

7. Penalty on persons arrested for giving false names and

addresses.

8. On conviction for keeping a gaming-house, instruments of

gaming to be destroyed.

9. Proof of playing for stakes unnecessary.

-.0. Magistrate may require any person apprehended to be sworn
and give evidence.

11. Witnesses indemnified.

12. Act not to apply to certain games.

. 13. Gaming and setting birds and animals to fight in public streets.
Destruction of instruments of gaming found in public streets.

14 Offences, by whom triable.

15 Penalty for subsequent offence.

16. Portion of fine may be paid to informer,

17. Recovery and application of fines.

18. [Repealed.]

2Act No. Ill OF 1867.

[25th January, 1867.]

An Act to provide for the punishment of public gambling and

1 Short title given by the Amending Act, 1897 (5 of 1897).

1 For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gazette of India, 1866, p. 976;
for report of the Select Committee, see Gazette of India, 1867, Supplen
p. 44; and for Proceedings in Council, see Gazette of India, 1866, p. 662,
Gazette of India, 1867, pp. 48 and 52.