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Act No. 1757 Section 5

Act No. 1757 Section 5

Section 5

SEC. 5. Any person having charge or being in the possession or buildings in general, control of any building, structure, or vessel, or any part thereof, who permits any gambling game to take place therein at which game a charge of any kind is made for playing or for the use of the premises or apparatus, or for which game any percentage is taken or collected, and any person having charge or being in the possession or control of any gambling house shall be punished as provided in section three of this Act: Provided, however, That nothing in this section contained shall be construed to repeal the provisions of Act Numbered Fifteen hundred and thirty-seven or the existing law as to cockpits.

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CitationAct No. 1757 Section 5 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

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