, 1879-02-26

b. fssd q od ta sum NIL 'esl tan so nor exceed
minors sso perittod d rink ,ate1.satna dfnks
q my klnd, Of game or play with dice don,noea.
less thc parent guardian of suci M,nos sball io
Present a. tho timo Of auch drinking. gam
9os eeaya eaa gfs sss Ssssn ntefy sope
who're snc'' drinking: ea,nlns. II. PLAYING shalt
of itceptng dsorderly house hrortsa,, be snbjoct-
ea 70 !no ot net o1casnE sao, and fui tho re-, C.
sha,l bo. prohibited irnm nfterwafd obtaining any
license for anch pusposc In this city.
These provisions were what tho Committee Of
81 Mayor Colv'n and the Peoples ticket, the
Council 40 changed these provisions as TO
MARE rlIEN HEAD As FOLLOWS:
grnnt licenses for tho salo Of sptrituons, stnops
appy 10 IN w1nr, upon NJ :aS aS. psso III rasb Ill.,
tng sufficient evidence 10 satisfy him that to sbc
:" Ell o III; s sses 5 soSa s"s sf
y Last two anloes, to he approYel BY tho Mayer,
n The penal Anm q 5000, conditional that THO
oratnancca now In force, Or hcrcaicr 10 he paatca
CURING TIC psf1d 81 such lieanse ana thas he wii
| opening upon any :, street from snch bar
| vidca with blinds. shuttcss. OF curtains on sun.
days. 20 as 10 obstrnct tho vIow from such streets
1s a paSs 1 G ss vi f ely
requirements tcenae slinlI be ssucd to tho appii.
can't hinder the corporate seal. sienea oy The Mnyor
thorlxu thu porson or pcrsons therein named 10
nsll, barter, give away, Or deilsor wlnta and
sss c,, ao e ons ss sson oF II e. nses
| designated n tho appllcation; provided, 81 u.
censsa issued IN pursuance hereof shall expire on
| SEC. 2. II any person ntnl1 Keep q common. III.
governed, or 1aorderly t,eusr, Or suilor any per.
T. I s sfa e h. e
prrson, on conviction, shall be 1nod In sum Of
not lcss Than IS nor mora thnn s1oo.
So It will DC seen That, as far as the city ordl.
saoou-kecpers Is that they shall keep their front
| doors md windows 50 shut that people passing
along on the etrrets may not see what Is going
on within, and also, of course, tlat there shall
long rs they adhere to thts-and It Is
believed that they do pretty Rcncrnlly--
thcy arc not obnoxious to the city ordinances
which express, or did express In 1873 at least,
the decided opinion Of the large majority Of the
1 votcrs.
But these temperance people fall back upon
the State law, which says:
Whoever kceps open any tippling houtc or place
where itlnor L sold Or Eiren away upon tho 1rss
Sc dned in not exceeding sso3, 'A s'A-"'' 'AA''
| Sunday shall Include tho tiu1e from midnight to
midnight.
And now the question arises as to Just
WHAT Is THE POSITION or TlIH MAYOR
and the City Govcrnn,ent In rc!at!on to State
laws. The police force Of tho city Ia called into
existence pri'narity for tic pnroosc Of suppress
lux those gsayer crimes against the community
which TIC individual whose life or property Is
mcnaced is unnbte to protect himself agatnst,
and. sccontlarilY, for tile general purpose OF
| preserving peace and order throughout tho city
md enforcing Its local regulations. Il is the
duty Of tile police, under the State law, to arrest
oil thieves, burglars, or murtlesers, md 1t Is
nlso their duty to enforce the mutttarfous city
ordinances. But there arc other ofIenscs ol mora
triflirg character where there is no fgar Of the
escape Of thc alleged criminal, where The citizen
may take the lnatter into his own hands. and
himself prosecute Il. For It Is the duty Of q
citizen when called on by police officer TO- as'
m tn making a. arfes 4 ,a s a'so his aaty
the necessary complaint. In order that the Of
fender may be punished II any citizen sees
that saloon is open Sunday, tn violation Of thc
State law, there is no need In calling IN police
officer for tie purpose Ut nrEcetiDE the saloon.
keeper. There need DO M fcar OF bis
rununy nway. "A citizen, whether It be- Mr..
0oodspecd or Mr.. Cru.n, can 70 to Justice Of
the Peace ou tbs following day, swear out
warrant, lavo the offender arrested, examined
before tho maGfstrato, bound over to .awatt the
action OF tho Grand. Jury. there Indicted, mud
then tried in 1.-The Criminal Court, 1t s ,.ot the
chief or only , ! business % o. the Mayer whose M
tho municipal officer. who has upon his shoul
dcrs the finances Of the corporationt The care q
the streets, Of the rivers, Of tho Fire md Health
Departments, and OF hundred other thinEa. t.
attend to these minor matters, which citizen
can hlnlsslf look aftcr The polica force, Bmnl
~ II ie, Inns quite enough on its liun1a to Copt
with n,urdercrs an1 burglars. without the uso-
lcss labor Of arrcstng somo 2, GOO or 0o0saloon'
keepers.
AS REGARDS MUSIC
IN the saloons, tha provision Of tho city ortlt
uanco on that snbject WA as follows:
No person or pssx9ps shall 10 allowed to SIR
conectta and exitbitons ot any kind In any Il
ccnsed anloon OF grocery, or In any place tho eli
trance Of which shall be through sal6on or gro
Gerry, within tho city Of Chicago; md any pcrso,
shuii bp lined in i snn, not less than Is. nor c1
cooling $50, ana shall have his or her license ro
voikcd. Ia the ascrution Of the Mayor.
But Judge AlcAll'ser decided Inst August. II
tl,a rottgicsor cnso, tlnt that c1anse was worth
lees, and NJ nctfon has got been takc', to an,cnt
1t, aud the Council a,la the Mayer appear Il
huvo suttlcd down TO the conclusion that thers
Is no l,aTm lit music In q sa!oon, provided I'll!
place IL an orderly one; TINT musIc Is good
wherever people bel!aVo ,t1ecently, and bat
wherever they behavo in dlsordcr'y manner.
As regards the
SALE OF LIQuon 70 MINORS,
tt,cro WIS city ordinance on the subject
matter catne up bcfore Judge AcAllistcr, VIII
decided the ordinance worthless. md no nc,
ono has vet BEEN passed. Thu only city oral
nance In relation to tho subject Is ths following
which applies simply to gambling by minors:
SECTION ]. Ha !! ordained. etc. AL thu saloon
or plAccs whcro Intoxicating llqNota nra sold, q
Which nnets ars permitted to plGy With ,.lG, diSs
Sa sam,ns esHs Hpasns :Sai sas fof il