Garland Novelty Co. v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Garland Circuit Court. Alexander M. Dueeie, Judge. STATEMENT BY TI-IE COURT. In- January, 1901, the judge of the Garland. circuit court issued to the sheriff of that county the following warrant, to-wit: “The State of Arkansas to R.> L. Williams, Sheriff of Garland County, Arkansas: “Whereas, the undersigned has reasonable ground to suspect that there is in a saloon at No. 198 Central avenue in the city of Hot Springs, owned by E. A. Smith, a certain gaming…
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Appeal from Garland Circuit Court. Alexander M. Dueeie, Judge. STATEMENT BY TI-IE COURT. In- January, 1901, the judge of the Garland. circuit court issued to the sheriff of that county the following warrant, to-wit: “The State of Arkansas to R.> L. Williams, Sheriff of Garland County, Arkansas: “Whereas, the undersigned has reasonable ground to suspect that there is in a saloon at No. 198 Central avenue in the city of Hot Springs, owned by E. A. Smith, a certain gaming device, commonly called a “slot machine/ kept there contrary to the statute in such cases made and provided; you are…
1Opinion of the Court
Riddick, J.,
(after stating the facts.) This is an appeal from a judgment of the Garland circuit court directing the sheriff to destroy a certain slot machine, which the court found to be a gambling device and owned and operated.as such. The Garland Novelty Company, the owner of the machine, having brought this appeal, now contends that the judgment of the court was without authority of law, and should be reversed, and that is the question we are asked to determine, and which we will now consider.
Our statute declares that it shall be a misdemeanor to set up, keep, or exhibit any gaming table…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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