The nine laws for regulating the game of draughts are as follows: -

740. Each player takes the first move alternately, whether the last game be won or drawn.

741. Any action which prevents the Adversary from having a full view of the men is not allowed.

742. The player who touches a man must plny him. 715. In case of standing the huff, which means omitting to take a man when an opportunity for so doing oc curred, the other party may either take the man, or insist upon Lis man, which has been so omitted by his adversary, being taken.

744. If either party, when it is his turn to move, hesitate above three minutes, the other may call upon him to play; and if, after that, he delay above five minutes longer, then he loses the game.

745. In the losing game, the player can insist upon his adversary taking all the men, in case opportunities should present themselves for their being se taken.

740. To prevent unnecessary delay, if one colour have no pieces, but two kings on the board, and the other no piece but one king, the latter can call upon the former to win the game in twenty moves; if he does not finish it within that number of moves, the game to be relinquished as drawn.

747. If there are three kings to two on the board, the subsequent moves are not to exceed forty.