STATUTES. 



497 



2. If any person or persons whatsoever shall after the said 

 twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand seven hundred and 

 forty-five, play at the said game of roulet, otherwise roly-poly, 

 or at any game or games with cards or dice, already prohibited 

 by law, every such person or persons so offending shall also 

 incur the pains and penalties, and be liable to such prosecu- 

 tion, as is directed in and by an act made in the twelfth year 

 of the reign of his present majesty, intituled " An Act for the 

 more eiFectual preventing excessive and deceitful Gaming." 



4. And for the more easy conviction of persons offending 

 against this or any other former Act, for preventing excessive 

 and deceitful gaming, be it enacted by the authority aforesaid, 

 That it shall and may be lawful to and for such person or 

 persons who have jurisdiction to hear and determine infor- 

 mations upon the statutes against excessive and deceitful 

 gaming, upon any information exhibited before them, for any 

 offence committed against this Act, or against this statute made 

 in the twelfth year of his present majesty, intituled " An Act 

 for the more effectual preventing of excessive and deceitful 

 Gaming ; " or against one other Act made in the thirteenth 

 year of the reign of his present majesty, intituled " An Act to 

 restrain and prevent the excessive Increase of Horse Races, 

 and for amending an Act made in the last Session of Parlia- 

 ment, intituled ' An Act for the more effectual preventing 

 excessive and deceitful Gaming ; '" to summon any person or 

 persons other than the party accused, to appear before them 

 at a certain day, time, and place, to be inserted in such sum- 

 mons, and to give evidence for the discovery of the truth of 

 the matter in the said information contained ; and in case of 

 neglect or refusal to appear, or if upon appearance such person 

 or persons shall refuse to give evidence, or shall give any false 

 evidence, every such person or persons so offending shall 

 forfeit and lose the sum of Fifty pounds, to be levied by distress 

 and sale of the offender's goods and chattels, by warrant under 

 the hands and seals of such persons issuing such summons as 

 aforesaid ; and in case such person or persons not appearing, or 

 neglecting, or refusing to give such evidence, or giving any 

 false evidence, shall not have sufficient goods and chattels 

 whereon to levy the said sum of Fifty powids, every such 

 person or persons shall be by such person or persons having 

 jurisdiction as aforesaid committed to the common gaol for the 

 county, city or place where such offence shall be committed, 

 there to remain for the space of six months without bail or 

 mainprize. 



5. No person or persons other than the parties plaintiff and 

 defendant in the cause shall be incapacitated from being a 

 witness, touching any offence committed against the laws for 

 preventing excessive and deceitful gaming, by reason of having 



O. K K 



Persons 

 playing shall 

 incur the 

 penalties of 

 12 Geo. 2, 

 c. 28. 



On informa- 

 tion for any 

 offence 

 against this 

 act, or 



12 Geo. 2, 

 c. 28, or 



13 Geo. 2, 

 c. 19, 



persons may 

 be summoned 

 to give 

 evidence. 



No person 

 incapable o 

 being a 

 witness, &c. 



