Any person convicted of incitement to begging shall be punished with the penalties herein above spelt out in the first sub paragraph. However, if the person incited to beg is a minor, the offender shall be punishable with imprisonment between three months to one year. ARTICLE 184: Any beggar, even physically challenged, who uses threats or insults or who enters without permission and against the wish of the owner or the occupants of the house, into a dwelling, an enclosure attached to such a dwelling, shall be punished with imprisonment of between fifteen days to six months. SECTION V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO BOTH VAGABONDS AND BEGGARS ARTICLE 185 : Any vagabond or beggar who is apprehended in any disguise in manner whatsoever, and with his/her instruments, either stealing , committing other felonies, obtaining means to break into houses, shall be punished with imprisonment of between six months to five years. Any vagabond or beggar who commits or attempts to commit any act of violence whatsoever towards people, shall be punished with imprisonment of between two to five years. Vagabonds and beggars sentenced to the penalties stated in this article shall receive a residency prohibition of at least five years and at most ten years. SECTION VI: BETTING ARTICLE 186: Lotteries or other games of chance, which create hope of a huge profit for a relatively low bet, shall be prohibited on the territory of the Republic of Mali, unless authorised by the law, which spells out its conditions. ARTICLE 187: Those who illegally install money or token-dispensing machines on the road and generally any machine that functions based on skill and chance and which are meant to generate a profit or a drink after a stake shall be punished with imprisonment of between six months at least to two years at most as well as a fine of between 50,000 to 500,000 francs. The same penalties shall apply to those who, illicitly, operate a game of chance house where the public is admitted, either freely or upon presentation by relevant parties or members. In case an offence is committed, the owners of the premises, administrators, directors, officials or servants of the institution shall be prosecuted. Offenders may additionally, as from the day where they have served their penalty, loss their civic and civil rights for at least five years and at most ten years. In any case, any money and objects that will be found displayed for games or lottery or raffle, furniture, instruments, utensils, equipment used or meant for use for games or lotteries or raffles, as well as moveables used to equip or decorate the premises shall be seized. ARTICLE 188: All those who engage in any kind of unauthorised games of chance on the territory of the Republic of Mali shall be punished with imprisonment of between six months to two years as well as a fine of between 50,000 to 200,000 francs or only one of these two penalties. In case the offender commits the same crime again, the penalty may be quintupled. ARTICLE 189: Individuals, whether or not they have a permanent residence, whose regular source of livelihood comes from practising or facilitating the practice of illicit games shall be punished with imprisonment of between one year to five years as well as residency prohibition of between five to ten years. SECTION VIl : STAGING OFFENCES ARTICLE 190: Whosoever reports a fake offence to authorities or manufactures false evidence relating to an actual or imaginary offence shall be punished with imprisonment of between one month to three years as well as fine of between 20,000 to 100,000 francs. 34

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