The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-20
BLEEDING KANSAS.
of the Prohibition Law
in that State TO be Severely
Punished.

! The following proclamation has been
issued by j. y. 81. John, governor OF Kan
saS:
Whereas, There exists i'm the cities of
! Atchison, Leavenworth, Topeka. Kansas
City, Kan, Wyandottc, and Dodge City, in
! this state, a combination OF evil disposed
persons, who are outrageously and defiant
, ~ violating the provisions OF section 10 Of
article 10, Of the constitution OF the state oi
Kansas, and chapter Us, Of the laws of
1851, passed in pursuance thereof, being an
act To prohibit the manufacture and sale
OF Intoxicating liquors, except for medical,
, scientific and mercantile purposes, and To
regulate the sale thereof for such excepted
purposes /; and
Whereas, Section, 3 OF article OF said
constitution provides that the supreme ex-
ecurive power OF the state shall be vested in
a governor, who shall SEE that the laws are
faithfully executed;
Now, therefore, / John p ST. John. gov
ernor OF the state OF Kansas, by the authori-
~ vested In mt, promise, not only by
Sen,e vi duty, bat desire and determine
ton TO use all lawful means at my COM
mand, to suppress lswlessness, and bring TO
punishment all persons who SD defiant
" trample under foot the will of the
people, as expressed through the
constitution and laws of our state, do
hereby order the following reward.: For
the arrest snd final conviction OF each and
every person guilty OF selling intox icatins
liquors in violation of law in either OF the
cities above named, the sum Of 500; for
the arrest and conviction OF each and every
person or persons guilty OF maintaining a
COMMON nuisance and the final abatement
a. Il nuisance of the place So maintained
under the provisions OF section Is OF said
chapter l2s, 500; for the arrest, convic-
ton and removal from office OF the City |
Marshal Tor either OF the above-named
cities, Tor a failure 10 perform the duties |
imposed upon such officer under the pro-
visions Ui section II OF said chapter l2S. !
the sum OF $500; for the arrest. conviction !
ard removal from office Of each and every
policeman in either of said cities. for a
failure to- perform the duties imposed OH
such officers, under the provisions of said !
section l.. the sum of 500; for the arrest. |
conviction and removal from Office oi the
Sheriff of the counties I'm which either oi
said cities are situated, for failure To per- |
form the duties vi said section l., the sum
Oi Sl0U; for the arrest, cow ictiOn and re-
uIoval from office of each and every nder
Sheriff, Deputy Sheriff er Constable. in
either al said cities. for a failure To- per
lurm the duties imposed OH such off :
Ccr-- under said section, the sum Oi
$40; Tor the arrest, conviction and re-
muval from office of the County Attorney
ui Jle county IN which either oi said cities /
l. situated Tor failure To perform the
duties imposed un >ucl, officer under the /
provision eli said section L. the sum of
c:ittI; Tor the arrest and conviction of any
person or persons engaged in the manulac-
turc III Intoxicating liquors ut any dis
tilicrv or brewery in the state. in violation
81 the provisions oi said chapter LIS, and
Ih, abatement of such diStillery or brewery
- y nuisance the sum III 500; for the
arrest ami conviction of each and every
l".T>nn guilty OF perjury in connection with
any evidence n Il witness on the trial of /
any person prosecuted for violating the
provisions oi said chapter l2S. 5000;
claims Tor awards under the provisions
her, must be- verified by affidavit and be
accompanied by duly certified copy OF
Judgment of conviction. Upon examina-
ton. all claims found Ia he correct and in |
,iue form will be- approved and presented !
1" the Legislature, with a recommendation !
tina, an appropriation he made tn paw the !
same. In testimony whereof have here |
unto set my hand and afii xed the great |
seal of the state, at Topeka, this, the 10th |
Lay of Dec.mber, \. -. 1881.
l~igned.y JoHN l.. ST. JOHN,
Governor !
Attest I ,NpS SyYr,I S...ra,arv = S,,,