Power to demand security for good behaviour.

Whenever a district magistrate or any magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the Chief Commissioner, receives information that any person living in the local limits of his jurisdiction earns his livelihood by or in part by promoting or assisting the promoting of, or by gaming, he may deal with such person as nearly as may be as if the information received about him were of the description mentioned in section 110 of the Code and for the purpose of any proceeding under that section the fact that a person earns his livelihood as aforesaid may be proved by evidence of general repute or otherwise.