The Criminal Code Act 1899 - Ozcase Queensland Historical Legal ...

88 ss. 234-236 CRIMINAL CODE
Or he may be summarily convicted before two justices, in which
case he is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for one year, and to a
fine of two thousand dollars.
(2) Any person who, being the owner or occupier of any house,
room, or place, knowingly and wilfully permits it to be opened, ke
or used, as a common betting house by another person, 01 who has
use or management, or assists in con~ucting the business, of a common
betting house, is guilty of an offence, and is liable on summary conviction
to imprisonment with hard labour for one year and to a fine of two
thousand dollars.
As amended by Act of 1961, 10 Eliz. 2 No. 11, s. 4.
ecimal currency references substituted pursuant to section 7 of Decimal
Curretiicy Act of 1965.
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Any person who opens, keeps, or uses, any
carrying on a lottery of any kind whatever, is guilty of a m~sde~ea~o~r,
and is liable to imprisonment with hard labour for three years.
The term “lottery” includes any scheme or evice for the sale, gift,
disposal, or distribution, of any property depending upon or to be
dete~in~d by lot or chance, whether by the throwing or casting of dice,
or the drawing of tickets, cards, lots, numbers, or figures, or by means
of a wheel or trained animal, or otherwise howsoever.
This section does not apply to any lottery which has obtained the
sanction of a Crown Law OEcer.
Provided that where any lottery has obtained the sanction of a
Crown Law Officer, and such sanction has been granted provided certain
prescribed regulations, conditions, provisions, and/or st~~~at~on§ are
observed and obeyed by the person or persons having the manage~ent or
conduct of such lottery, the exemption in respect of such lottery shall not
apply in any case where the said regulations, conditions, provisions, and
stipulations are not observed and obeyed by the person or persons having
the management or conduct of such lottery.
As amended by Art Union Regulation Act of 1930, 21 Geo. 5 No. 11, s. 3.
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person who appears, acts, or behave
mistress, or as the person having the care or management, of any such
house, room, set of rooms, or place, as is mentioned in the four lase
preceding sections, is to be taken to be the keeper thereof, whether he
is QP is not the real keeper.
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ses. Any person who, without lawful
justification or excuse, the proof of which lies on him-
(1 ) Neglects to perform any duty imposed upon him by law, or
undertaken by him, whether for reward or otherwise, touching
the burial or other disposition of a human body or human
remains; or
(2) Improperly or indecently interferes with, or offers any
indignity to, any dead human body or human remains,
whether buried or not;
is guilty of a misdemeanour, and is liable to imprisonment with hard
labour for two years.