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 ired and iorty-me, no rerlon or rtrlons, or what Condition k:c P J Pl(tf« iur lace fo.- playing, or permit or fuft'er any Perfon or Perfons P ,a y ,n l R°Jjy- i, or Place, to play at the laid Game of" Roulct, otherwife Came°Hkii lrds or Dice, already prohibited by the Laws of this Realm 5 Cards or Dice- A. D. 1745.' Anno decimo o&avo Georgii II. C. 34. 635' CAP. XXXIV. An Aft to explain, amend, and make more effectual the Laws in Being, to prevent exceffive and deceitful Gaming; and to reftrain and prevent the exceffive Increafe of Horics Races. ' W7 ^ EREAS notwithftanding the many good and wholefomc Laws now in Being, for preventing jr„ ' W exceffive and deceitful Gaining, many Perfons of ill Fame and Reputation, who have no vHTble «ft ' vers young and unwary Perfons, and others, are drawn in to lofe the greater! Part, and fometimes all ttcj/'z^c of, May it pleafe your Majefty that it may be enacted ; And be it enacted by the King's moft Excellent Majefty, by and with the Advice and Confcntof the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this prefent Parliament affcmbled, and by the Authority of the fame, That from and after the twenty- No P«ifon (hall fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and forty-five, no Perfon or Perfons, of what Condition ll:c P j Pl*u« •<* foever, fliall keep any Houfe, Room, or Pla whatfoever, within any fuch Houfe, Room, Roly-poly, or at any other Game, with Cards and in cafe any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever fhall keep any fuch Houfe, Room, or Place for playing, or permit or fuffer any Perfon or Perfons as aforefaid to play at the ("aid Game of Roulet, otherwife Roly- poly, or at any other Game, with Cards or Dice, already prohibited by Law, fuch Perfon or Perfons d p . . fo offendkig fhall incur the Pains and Penalties, and be liable to fuch Profecution as is directed in and ( 12 Geo. 2' -by an Act made in the twelfth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An Acl for the more c. 2S. ejfeiiual preventing exceffive and deceitful Gaming. II. And be it further enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That if any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever Perfons playing fhall, after the faid twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and forty-five, play at the fliaii incur the faid Game of Roulet, otherwife Roly-poly, or at any Game or Games with Cards or Dice, already pro- Pena| t»:s of hibited by Law, every fuch Perfon or Perfons fo offending fhall alfo incur the Pains and Penalties, and 12Gco ' 2 - c - a8 » be liable to fuch Profecution, as is directed in and by an Act made in twelfth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, An Acl far the more effectual preventing exceffive and deceitful Gaming. ' III. And whereas in and by a certain Statute, made in the ninth Year of the Reign-of her late Majefty 9 Ann. c. 14, s Dice, Tables, or other Game or Games whatfoever, or by betting on the Sides or Hands of fuch who ' in the Whole, the Sum of ten Pounds, and fhould pay and deliver the fame, or any Part thereof, the ' Perfon or Perfons fo lofing, or paying or delivering the fame, fhould be at Liberty within three ■* recovered by Action of Debt, founded on the faid Act, to be profecuted in any of her then faid Ma- •*,of Parliament, or more than one Imparlance fhould be allowed, with further Directions, as in the faid ' won, and to be fued for as aforefaid, it is by the faid Statute enacted, That all and every Perfon or twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven hundred and forty-five, in cafe any Bill or Bills fhall be where .1 Bill (hall brought, exhibited and filed in any Court of Equity, againft any Perfon or-Perfons, for any Sum or Sums be filed f°rany of Money won by any Perfon or Perfons after the faid twenty-fourth Day of June one thoufand feven Su ™ won > ma y hundred and forty-five, contrary to the true Intent and Meaning of the faid Act, it fhall and may be law- DecTeeVs in' ful for fuch Court, wherein fuch Bill fhall be brought, exhibited, and filed, to proceed and decree there- other Caufes. upon, and enforce fuch Decree or Decrees, as fhall be made in purfuance thereof, in the fame Manner, as is practifed and ufed in other Caufes, upon Bills and Anfwers depending in the Courts where fuch Bill fhall be fo brought and exhibited. IV.. And .for the more eafy Conviction of Perfons offending againft this or any other former Act, for On Information preventing exceffive and deceitful Gaming ; Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That it fhall and for any Offenre ' may be lawful to and for fuch Perfon or Perfons, who have Jurisdiction to hear and determine Informa- againft this Act, tions, upon the Statutes againft exceffive and deceitful Gaming, upon any Information exhibited before or 1*0=0. 2. them, for any Offence committed againft this Act, or againft the Statute made in the twelfth Year of his |jy * '„ prefent Majefty, intituled, An Acl for the more effectual preventing of exceffive and deceitful Gaming ; or c. jg. againft one other Act made in the thirteenth Year of the Reign of his prefent Majefty, intituled, ' An ' Act to reftrain and prevent the exceffive Increafe of Horfe Races, and for amending an Act made in the 4M2 'laft
 * Means of Sublicence, do keep Houfcs, Rooms, and other Places, for playing, and do permit Periods ' ,/ ' r '<!',"■ *•
 * therein to play at Cards, Dice, and other Devices, for large Sums of Money, by Means whereof di- '{f*i. '
 * their Subftance ; and it frequently happens they are thereby reduced to the utmoft Neceffities, and be- 9 ^f. w .' r . ii. '
 * take themfelvcs to the moft wicked Courfes, which end in their utter Ruin: And whereas a certain s cv>. 2. c, 28.
 * pernicious Game called Roulet, or Roly-poly, is daily practifed, and the Laws now in Being have, llC «' -• '-it.
 * by Experience, been found ineffectual to put a Stop to fuch pernicious Practices :' For Remedy ivheVe-
 * Queen Anne, intituled, An Aif for the better preventing exceffive and deceitful Gaming, it is (amongft
 * other Things) enacted, That from and after the firft Day of May one thoufand feven hundred and
 * eleven, any Perfon or Perfons whatfoever, who fhould at any Time or Sitting, by playing at Cards,
 * do play at any of the Games aforefaid, lofe to any one or more Perfon or Perfons fo playing or betting,
 * Months then next, to fue for, and recover the Money or Goods fo loft and paid, or delivered, or any
 * Part thereof, from the refpective Winner or Winners thereof, with Cofts of Suit ; to be fued for, and
 * jetty's Courts of Record; in which Actions or Suits no Effoin, Protection, Wager of Law, Privilege
 * Act are particularly fet forth: And whereas for the better Difcovery of the Monies, or any Thing fo
 * ' Perfons, who by virtue of the faid Statute fhould or might be liable to be fued for any fuch Sum or
 * Sums of Money, or valuable Thing, fhould be obliged and compelled to anfwer, upon Oath, fuch Bill
 * . or Bills, as fhould be preferred againft him or them, for the Difcovery of the Sum or Sums of Money
 * . to be won at Play as aforefaid ; but no Provifion is made, or Authority given to any Court of Equity
 * to decree the fame to be paid ;' Be it enacted by the Authority aforefaid, That from and after the faid Court of Equity,