Racing Board: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Judiciary...on H.R. 10387

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Página 58 - Vice is a monster of such hideous mien, That to be hated, needs but to be seen; But seen too oft', familiar with her face, We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
Página 3 - ... or person designated as inspector of the work to be performed under any such contract, or to aid in enforcing the...
Página 3 - Commission shall also be authorized to visit, to investigate, and to place expert accountants and such other persons as it may deem necessary, in the offices, tracks, or places of business of any such person, corporation...
Página 3 - That any person who shall violate, or aid or abet in violating, any of the provisions of this act shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars or by imprisonment not exceeding one year, or by both such fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.
Página 2 - An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia", approved March 3, 1901, as amended (DC Code, sec.
Página 53 - ... authorize the fund; necessary to maintain the Lakehurst Air Station and activities theres second, funds to start the construction of two large airships which were authorized by this Congress in the last session; third, increase the supply of helium and provide better means of transportation for it. If there are any questions any member of the committee would like to ask about my observations while attached to the naval air station at Lakehurst, I shall be pleased to answer them.
Página 3 - That any person who shall violate or aid or abet in violating any of the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than...
Página 36 - Like all other passions which agitate the great mass of the community, it lies dormant until once aroused, and then with the contagion and fury of a pestilence it sweeps morals, motives to honest pursuits, and industry into the vortex of vice; unhinges the principles of religion and common honesty; the mind becomes ungovernable, and is destroyed to all useful purposes; chances of successful gambling alone are looked to for prosperity in life, even for the means of daily subsistence.
Página 3 - ... of the total amount deposited on the preceding day by the patrons so wagering; the said 3% per centum to be paid from the 10 per centum retained by the licensee as provided in this section.
Página 3 - ... may determine. (b) The pari-mutuel system, so called, shall not be used or permitted at any location other than the race track at which the...

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