The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1879-11-13
A JACKSONVILLE ORDINANCE"
RosEBCEG, Novembar 4, ISIS.

RosEBURG, November 4, ISIS
To THE EDITOR OF 1HE NEW NORTHWEST;
/ recently passed through the town Of
/ Jacksonville in pursuit Of my avoca-
I tion, selling laces Of all kinds, and while
there I met with an experience both
novel and unusual. After I had been
there for several days, and had visited
nearly all the private residences in the
place, was waited on at my hotel by
parties representing themselves to be
the Marshal and the President OF the
Board Of Trustees Of the town, who in
formed me that ! must either pay ped
dier's license Of $40 or be placed under
arrest. The Marshal at the same time
assured me, between hiccoughs, with as
much dignity aud Importance IS his
condition would permit, that he tCOuid
not require his fee Of me. 1 told the So
called representative of the people that
| was of course unacquainted with the
special ordinance that had uuwilliugIy
/ trausg gres-ed, aud, after my explanation,
/ the d.guiiied and courteous representa-
/ tive Of the Board concluded TO remit
/ che license, on condition that 1 coufipe
my sales TO the hotel. I duly appreei-
ated the courtesy Of this gentleman, as,
being sober he was IN a fit condition %
discharge The Important trust delegated
TO him 10y the people he claimed TO rep
resent; but, from what I saw Of mis-
official associations, I am inclined 20
thiuk he is in the unhappy position Of
poor Tray"
Shortly after the interview termi-
mated, / learned that there had been no
attempt to enforce this ordinance against
men, who bat recently had been selling
statuary, plated ware, etc, from house
% bouse aud on the streets, and from
this I am led TO think that these Off
cials were either ignorant OF their own
law until some irate local dealer had
called their attention to it, or this was
was an &C post factO law, passed for my
especial benefit; or il might have been
a premium on sex that this famous city
sought TO impose on me.
IL such au ordinance had existed as
was claimed, what right had the Presi-
dent 90 the Board to exempt me after
having demanded the license as "a re-
guiremeut 81 law ? y womau's idea OF
iaw is that it Is immutalle, unchanged
ble, sud operates against all tTausgress-
ors without The distinction of seE, aud,
bad the Board required an persons 90
pay this license in accordance with this
special ordinance, do not think that
even / would have been exempted.
Another fact I noted was that tile
daaim0Hdc flourish on the principal
street Of this town, notwithstanding
that they violate AN ordinance in doing
so.
Perhaps 10 would be as well if the
authorities were TO hunt up their "Book
of the Law" and expuuge the noxious
matter that they have forgotten i'm their
zeal to advances Ihe Interests Of local
dealer. hat was supposed 90 De inter-
fsriug with.
Iu conclusion, viii say that have
never before, during the six years T
have followed the same business Oh thi-
coast, been asked o. pay license, aud
wonder as the disposition manifested
in Jacksonville TO deprive a woman Of
The means OF earning an honest aud re-
-pecisble livelihood. Has woman no
rights that appeal TO the Justice and
honor of men?
Yours for "a just enforcement Of law.
LADY.