412 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS. [ART. 27

1904, art. 27, sec. 284. 1888, art. 27, sec. 179. 1860, art. 30, sec. 114.
1860, ch. 388, sec. 6.

309.. If any person shall by printing, writing or in any other way
publish an account of any lottery, stating when or where the same is to
be drawn, or the prizes therein, or any of them, or the price of a ticket
or a share therein, or where any ticket may be obtained therein, or in
any way aiding or assisting in the same, he shall on conviction be sub-
ject to a fine of one hundred dollars, or to imprisonment for the term
of sixty days, at the discretion of the court.

Ibid. sec. 285. 1888, art. 27, sec. 180. 1860, art. 30, sec.,115.
1860, ch. 388, sec. 7.

310. If any person shall insure, or receive any consideration for
insuring, for or against the drawing of any ticket, or part of a ticket,
policy or certificate, in any lottery whatsoever, or shall receive any
money, property or evidence of debt, in consideration of any agreement
to repay any sum., or to deliver the same or any other property or evi-
dence of debt, if any ticket, or part of a ticket, policy or certificate, in
any lottery whatsoever, shall prove fortunate or unfortunate, or shall
be drawn or not drawn on any particular day or any particular order
or otherwise howsoever, or shall promise or agree to pay or deliver any
sum of money, property or evidence of debt, or forbear to do anything
for the benefit of any person, with or without consideration, on the hap-
pening of any contingency in the nature of a lottery, or shall publish
any notice or proposal for the purposes aforesaid, he shall on conviction
thereof be subject to a fine of any sum in the discretion of the court not
less than one hundred dollars nor exceeding one thousand dollars, or be
imprisoned not less than three nor more than-six months, or may be
both fined and imprisoned as aforesaid.

Ibid. sec. 286. 1888, art. 27, sec. 181. 1860, art. 30, sec. 116.
1860, ch..388, sec. 8.

311. Every grant, bargain, sale, conveyance or transfer of any real
estate, or of any goods, chattels, things in action, or any personal prop-
erty which shall hereafter be made in pursuance of any lottery, or for
the purpose of aiding or assisting in such lottery, are hereby declared
void and of no effect.

Ibid. sec. 287. 1888, art. 27, sec. 182. 1860, art. 30, sec. 117.
1860, ch. 388, sec. 9.

312. If any person shall be a second time convicted of any of the
offenses mentioned in any of the sections of this article relating to lot-
teries, he shall on conviction be confined in the penitentiary not less
than two nor more than five years; and any recovery of a penalty for
violating any of the provisions of this article relating to lotteries,
whether by indictment or action of debt, or before a justice of the peace,
shall be regarded as a first conviction under this section.