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as stakeholder The statute law Of this state renders
entirely nugatory all wagers the event Of any
election, and gives the party the right to recover
the money they may have depsscd with the stakehol
der, whether the stakeholder has retained it in his
possession net.


We find the law so on the statute book, and so loHg
az il remains there the Courts will enforce IT, With
out doubt il was passed. for the purpose Of securing
the purity Of elections but the objects Of the Legis
lature were entirely unimportant, for we have mo-
thing to do with the policy of the law but TO obey it.
II the plaintiff has made appear your satisfaction
that he deposited the money with the defendant ON
an event dependant the last election, he has rgs
to recover Il with interest from the time the Piain
be for the plaintiff you will have right to say whe-
ther any such affidavit was necessary to make the
wager valid, as the counsel read TO you.


The Jury returned verdict for $l,0O damages
but gave interest costs, the plainth,s coun-
sci had said he did not ask for them.