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Dear colleagues, I have hit a bit of stumbling block in my research and was hoping some of you out there in the ether may be able to lend assistance. During the colonial period of British Columbia and Vancouver's Island (1858-1871) I can't find any laws passed in the colony relating to the regulation of gaming, yet I have records of numerous individuals being charged, convicted, and fined for gambling. I have looked through the Proclamations and Statutes for British Columbia and Vancouver Island and I can't find any mention of the subject. In other correspondence, I have found reference to the British Gaming Act of 1845 being used as justification for the arrest and prosecution of gamblers. I would appreciate some clarification on this... Under what circumstances were laws from the metropole implemented in the colonies? The reason I ask is that other "vices", most obviously the sale and consumption of liquor, were subject to multiple statutes passed in the colonies; a Proclamation had to be issued to put the English Sunday law into effect in the colonies, etc. Was the attitude that laws as passed in England applied in the colonies unless modified? Was this an official policy, common practice, or is this an example of a particular legal adaptation in British Columbia? You can reply on-list or directly to me at: chrisherbert18@hotmail.com Thank you, Chris Herbert University of Washington
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