In re Rowland

Citations

• 8 Idaho 595
• 70 P. 610
• 1902 Ida. LEXIS 53

Syllabus

<p>Gambling — Playing Game of Cards — Misdemeanor.—Under the provisions of the act approved February 6, 1899, one who engages in a game of cards by playing therein, in which game money, property, or other thing of value is won or lost, is guilty of a misdemeanor.</p> <p>Statutory Law — Misdemeanor.—The act approved February 6, 1899. making gambling a misdemeanor, provides the minimum punishment therefor, while the maximum punishment is provided in section 6313 of the Revised Statutes.</p> <p>Jurisdiction — Justice of the Peace — Misdemeanor.—Justices of the peace have jurisdiction of offenses arising under the act of February 6, 1899, prohibiting gambling.</p> <p>(Syllabus by the court.)</p>