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arrested by any sheriff, deputy-sheriff, constable, or 

 other civil officer, and lawfully detained, by imprison- 

 ment in jail or otherwise, not exceeding twenty-four 

 hours, until a complaint is made against him for the 

 offence. 



Of the Suppression of Common Nuisances. 

 [P. S., chap. 101.] 



Sect. 10, The mayor and aldermen or selectmen of Booths, etc., 



"^ used tor 



any place, upon complaint made to them under oath that gaming, etc., 



'/'■''■ 1 ^ near public 



the complainant has reason to believe and does believe shows, etc., 



how removed. 



that a booth, shed, or other temporary erection, situated g. s.st, §io. 

 within one mile of a muster-field, cattle-show ground, or 

 other place of public gathering, is used and occupied for 

 the sale of spirituous or fermented liquor, or for the pur- 

 pose of gaming, may, if they consider the complaint well 

 founded, order the owner or occupant thereof to vacate 

 and close the same forthwith. If the owner or occupant 

 refuses or neglects so to do, the mayor and aldermen or 

 selectmen may forthwith abate such booth, shed, or erec- 

 tion as a nuisance, and pull down or otherwise destroy 

 the same in any manner they choose, or through the 

 agency of any force, civil or military. 



Of Offences against Public Policy. 

 [P. S., chap. 209.] 



Sect. 11. All racing, running, trotting, or pacing of Racing, etc., 



^' >■ ^ declared un- 



a horse or other animal of the horse kind for a bet or lawful. 



wager of money or other valuable thing, or for a purse or 



stake, made within this State, except trials of the speed 



of horses for premiums offered by legally constituted 



agricultural societies, is declared to be unlawful ; and 



any person engaged in such racing, running, trotting, or 



pacing, for any such bet or wager, purse or stake, or 



aiding or abetting the same, shall be punished by fine Penalty. 



not exceeding one thousand dollars, or imprisonment in {^ga 67^"'^^' 



the jail not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and 102, Mass. 405. 



imprisonment. 



