| CHARLES RIDGELY, OF HAMPTON, ESQ. GOVERNOR.
custody, of said wheels, and use such precautions in keeping said
wheels as they shall deem necessary, so as to avoid mistakes or
improper practices with respect to the same; and whenever the managers
shall notify said commissioners that they are ready and desirous
to commence the drawing of any lottery, the commissioners
shall prescribe the days and hours of drawing, and the number of
tickets to be drawn each day of drawing; shall attend constantly
said drawings, except in the cases herein before provided for, and
call the numbers, blanks and prizes, as drawn, or cause the same
to be done under their inspection and direction; shall cause the
wheels to be opened and closed at the commencement and termination
of each drawing, in their presence, and have the wheels carefully
locked up and under their care till the next drawing. |
1817.
CHAP. 154. |
8. AND BE IT ENACTED, That said commissioners
in regulating
the days of drawing, and number of tickets to be drawn at each
drawing, shall act with just regard to the representation of the
managers, and grant all indulgencies required by them, provided
that the drawing of every lottery shall be finished in six months
from the day fixed for the commencement of the drawing. |
To grant indulgencies
in drawing. |
9. AND BE IT ENACTED, That said commissioners
shall not be
concerned directly or indirectly in any lottery scheme, nor shall he
purchase, own, or be interested, in whole or in part, in any lottery
ticket in any lottery in this state, under the penalty of five
thousand dollars for each and every offence, to be recovered by
action of debt in Baltimore city court, in the name of the state, one
half thereof to belong to the informer, the other half to the state
of Maryland. |
Not to be concerned
in any lottery
&c. |
10. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in all cases where
the managers
are authorised by law to raise a sum of money by drawing more
lotteries than one, and the managers shall propose a scheme of a
lottery purporting to raise a less sum of money than they are thus
authorised to do, the said managers shall not have a right to propose
and draw any other lottery until all other lotteries authorised
by law shall have had an opportunity to be drawn. |
What lotteries are
to have preference
in drawing. |
11. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no person shall
be authorised
or permitted to divide tickets, and sell shares thereof, without permission
of the managers, and having the said shares signed by authority
of the managers as whole tickets are signed, and surrendering
to the managers the whole ticket so divided into shares, to
be cancelled and destroyed; and any person who shall sell shares of
tickets contrary to this act, shall forfeit and pay the sum of five
hundred dollars for each and every offence, to be recovered by action
of debt in Baltimore city court, in the name of the state, one
half thereof to the informer, the other half to the state of Maryland;
Provided, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to
prevent the appointment of any manager of any lottery now authorised,
as lottery commissioner. |
Tickets not to be
divided without
permission of managers.
Proviso. |
12. AND BE IT ENACTED, That before the said
commissioners,
or any of them, shall proceed to act under and by virtue of this
law, he shall take an oath before some justice of the peace of Baltimore
county, well and faithfully, without favour, partiality or
prejudice, to perform the duties required under this act, and in all
acts required to be done by the commissioners, a majority of them
shall be sufficient to do and perform the same. |
Commissioners to
take an oath. |
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