...whereby a party thereto, or any party for whom or on whose behalf such contract or agreement is made, contracts to have or give, to himself or another, t.he option to buy or sell at a future time any grain or other commodity mentioned in Section 3 of thia Act. U. That...

...words "sell or buy," used in section 13o of the Criminal Code, which makes it illegal for any person "to have or give to himself or another the option...buy, at a future time, any grain or other commodity," etc., mean "sell or buy," and will not be limited to the meaning of "deliver or receive." 5. SAME —...

...J. CONTRACT — GAMBLING — OFTIONS. — (1) Rev. Stat. 11l., 1883. ch. 88, § 130, provides that "whoever contracts to have or give to himself or another the option to sell or bny at a future time " shall be liable to a fine, and the contracts shall be considered gambling contracts...

...exceeding six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. 130. GAMBLING IN GRAIN, ETC.] § 130. had the party in his custody or control, influence the price of commodities therein, or corners the market, or attempts to do so in relation...

...Illinois, it was held that the statute of Illinois as to gambling in grain, which says "Who.oever cntracts to have or give to himself or another the option to sell or buy at a future time any grain, * * * shall be fined * * * and all contracts made in violation of this section shall be considered...

...(conclude as inform on page 35). 9. GAMBLING IN GRAIN, ETC. § 641. Provisions of the Statute. — ''Whoever contracts to have or give to himself or...forestalls the market by spreading false rumors to influence the price of commodities therein, or corners the market, or attempts to do so in relation...

...than one nor more than ten vears. [RS 1874, ch. 38, § 125, p. 371. 18. [GAMBLING IN GRAIN.] § 130. Whoever contracts to have or give to himself or another...forestalls the market by spreading false rumors to influence the price of commodities therein, or corners the market, or attempts to do so in relation...

...26 Sup. Ct 212, 50 L,. Ed. 433. In the Booth Case, the statutes of Illinois provided that: "WTioever contracts to have, or give to himself or another,...commodity, stock of any railroad or other company, or gold, to forestall the market by spreading false rumors to Influence the price of commodities therein," etc.,...

...included a wager that rendered it illegal. § 542 a. [There is the following provision in Illinois : " Whoever contracts to have or give to himself or another...commodity, stock of any railroad or other company, or gold, .... shall be fined, &c and all contracts made in violation of this section shall be considered gambling...

...subject of your ordinary deliberations, I wish to call your attention to one which I will now read: " Whoever contracts to have or give to himself or another...stock of any railroad or other company, or gold, or fore^ stalls the market by spreading fajse rumors to influence the price of commodities therein, or...