384 RACING, WAGERS AND GAMING. 



(iuoits, Curling, Putting Stone, FootLall or any hoxa fide 

 variety, or any aimilar description of these sports, pastimes 

 and games [d) ; no common informers, but only the actual 

 loser, or his representatives, were to commence any proceed- 

 ings for penalties under 16 Car. 2, c. 7 ; 9 Anne, c. 14, or 

 any other Act, for playing at, or betting on, any of the 

 sports or pastimes above enumerated [e). And if such 

 proceedings were in the nature of an indictiuent, the 

 consent in writing of her Majesty's Attorney- General 

 must first have been obtained (_/'). 



These Acts were to continue in force until the end of 

 that Session of Parliament. Before the expiration of 

 that time, however, 8 & 9 Yict. c. 109 was passed, in- 

 tituled " An Act to amend the Law concerning Games 

 and Wagers," and received the Poyal Assent on the 8th 

 of August, 1845. It recites that " The Laws heretofore 

 made in. restraint of unlawful Gaming have been found 

 of no avail to prevent the mischief which may happen 

 therefrom, and also apply to sundry Games of skill from 

 which the like mischiefs cannot arise." It repeals so 

 much of '6'6 Hen. 8, c. 9, whereby any Game of mere skill 

 is declared unlawful, or which enacts a penalty for play- 

 ing at any such game, or for lacking Bows or Arrows, 

 or for not making and continuing Butts, or which regu- 

 lates the making, selling or using of Bows and Arrows, 

 and also so much of the Act as requires the Mayors, 

 Sheriffs, Bailiffs, Constables and other head officers within 

 every City, Borough and Town in the Realm, to make 

 search weekly, or, at the furthest, once a month, in all 

 Places where Houses, Alleys, Plays, Places of Dicing, 

 Carding or Gaming shall be suspected to be had or kept, 

 and also so much of the Act as makes it lawful for every 

 master to license his servant, and for every Nobleman or 

 other person worth 100/. a year, to license his servants or 

 family to play {(j). It repeals the whole of 16 Car. 2, c. 7, 

 and so much of 9 Ann. c. 14, as was not altered by 5 & 6 

 Will. 4, c. 41, and also so much of 18 Geo. 2, c. 34, as re- 

 lates to 9 Ann. c. 14, or as renders any person liable to be 

 indicted and punished for winning or losing at play or by 

 betting at any one time the smn or value of 10/., or within 

 the space of twenty-foui' hom's the smn or value of 20/. [h). 



{d) 7 & 8 Vict. c. 3, 8. 1. {g\ 8 & 9 Vict. c. 109, s. 1, Ap- 



{e) Ibid. s. 3. pendix. 



(/) Ibid. s. 4. [h) Ibid. s. 15, Appendix. 



