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Show lEAIS DEATH TO I THE ROC CAME Governor Gillett of California Signs tbe Anti-Race Track Gambling Bill After Due Consideration. New Law Goes Into Effect on March 10, Violation of Which Is Punishable Punish-able by Imprisonment for a Period of Not Less Than Thirty Days. Sacramento, Cnl. Governor Gillett signed tho Wnlker-Otls antl-raco. track gambling bill on Friday, which will have tho effect of closing the big (racks at Emeryville and Arcadia. Tho measuro wns, sent to tho governor gov-ernor on February 10, after having: been passed by both houses with prac-; tlcally no opposition. Under the law' the chief cxccutlvo has ten dnys for consideration of all bills sent htm by tho legislature. Friday wis tho. ninth dny slnco ho received the Wnlker-Otls bill. Ho said thnt ho took tho bills In their order on his lllo ns Is his custom. The signing of tho bill by Governor Gillett sounds the final knell of tho pool selling at tho race tracks In California, Cal-ifornia, ns well as wiping out tho vnrlous pool rooms which have thrived both openly nnd secretly In all parts of tho state. Violation of tho new law, which goes Into effect ten days from dnte, Is punishable by Imprisonment In the county Jnll or prison for a period of not less thnn thirty days and not exceeding ex-ceeding one year. The bill passed both houses by overwhelming odds, the assembly voting vot-ing 07 to 10 for Its passage, whllo tho senate sent It to tho governor for slgnnturo with 33 nyes against but 7 noes. |