Page:1864-65 Territory of Dakota Session Laws.pdf/124

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PENAL CODE.

1. Within any building, or the appurtenances or grounds connected with any building in which any court of justice usually holds its sessions; or any building, any part of which is usually occupied by any religious corporation, or any incorporated benevolent, charitable, scientific or missionary society, or any incorporated academy, high school, college or other institution of learning, or any library company, or building and mutual loan company;

2. Within any building or the appurtenances or grounds connected with any building, while votes are being received or canvassed therein at any election for any officer of this territory, or of the United States; or while any public meeting is being held therein;

3. Within the distance of one mile from any grounds upon which any training, review, drill or exercise of any military organization created or permitted by the laws of this territory is proceeding, or upon which any public fair, exhibition, exercise or meeting is being held or conducted, in the open air.

4. Within any vessel lying in, or navigating any of the waters of this territory ; or owned, or navigated by, or for account of any corporation created by the laws of this territory.

Sec. 386. Every person who knowingly violates the last section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 337. Every article or apparatus.maintained or kept in violation of section 385, is a common and public nuisance.

Sec. 388. Every person who, by any fraud, cheat or false pretense whatsoever, while playing at any game, or while bearing a share in any wagers played for, or while betting on the sides or hands of such as play, wins or acquires to himself, or to any other, any sum of money or other valuable thing, is guilty of a misdemeanor.

Sec. 389. Every person who exacts or receives from another, directly or indirectly, any valuable consideration, by reason of the same having been won by playing at cards, faro, or any other game at chance, or any let or wager whatever upon the hands or sides of players, forfeits five times the value of the consideration so exacted or received, to be recovered in a civil