Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-12-14
The Notes Of Battle.

ne N0IeS OF batUe.
II order that our readers may
know exactly what the League oil
Freedom is intended to combat, we
give below the formidable circular
of Robert Thompson, Grand
Worthy Chief Templar, at No. rs
Montgomery street, San Francisco,
attested by George B. Katzenstein,
Grand Worthy Secretary, of Sac
ramento. We may add that the
Teutonic and Latin races are
aroused from one end of the State
to the other. Already the League
of Freedom in San Francisco has
a campaign fund of $50, 900, But
to the circular, which Is as follows,
Invested of sub-heads:
Your attention Is invited to the
following provisions of the Penal
Code of the State of California, In
relation to the criminal liability
and punish ment of all persons who
furnish or sell Intoxicating drink
to any habitual or common drunk
ard, or to Indians, or who sell or
give to minors under the age of
sixteen years, any beverage or in
toxicating drinks, or who violate
the Christian Sabbath by selling
liquors.
Section 397 of the Penal Code of
this State relates to the offeDse of
selling or furnishing intoxicating
drinks to habitual or common
drunkards. The exact language
Of the Code on this point is Ms fol-
lows, to wit: EVERY person who
sells or furnishes, or who causes to
be sold or furnished, Intoxicating
liquors to any habitual or common
drunkard or Indian, is guilty of
misdemeanor."- (See Section 397,
Penal Code of California.
The law against the selling or
giving OF intoxicating drinks to
any minor under the age of sixteen
years, was approved March 4, 1872,
and is entitled: Gan Act to prevent
the Sale of Intoxicating Drinks to
Minors" and 1t reads as follows, to
wit:
"Every person who sells or gives
to another under the age of sixteen
years, to be by him drank at the
time as beverage, any intoxicat-
ing drink, is guilty # misde-
meanor, ana punishable by q fine
htrr1ra1 II
lars, or by imprisonment in the
county Jail not exceeding three
months; provided that nothing ia
this act shall be deemed to apply
to the parent of such children, or
guardian of their wards, or physi-
Clans" -See Stats. 1912, p. 231.
The next law to which your at
tention Is invited is found in Cha.
VII of the Penal Code, on page
1873, under the head of: "Crimes
against Religion and Conscience,
and other ofienses against good
morals" 1t reads AS follows:
"Every person who, on the
Christian Saba tn, gets up, exhib.
its, opens or maintains, or aids in
getting up, exhibiting, opening
or maintaining, any bull, bear,
cock or prize fight, horse race,
circus. gambling house or saloon,
or any barbarous and noisy amuse-
mentor who keeps, conducts or ex-
hibits any theater, melOdeop,
dance cellar, or other pace of mu-
steal, theatrical or operate perform
ance, spectacle or representation,
where any wines, Liquors or intox-
icatipg drinks are bought, sold,
ueed, drank or given away, or who
purchases any ticket of admission,
or directly or indirectly pays any
admission fes to or for the purpose
of witnessing or attending such
place of amusement, spectacle, per-
Torrance Or representation, is
guilty of misdemeanor See Penal
Code of California, Sec 299.
1t will be found by reference to
Is California Reports. page 618, 10
Cal. Rep, p. 1870, 3S Cal. Rep, p
702, that the Supreme Court has
passed on the constitutionality Of
these laws, and has decided that
they are CONSTITUTIONAL, ant that
1t il competent for the Legislature
to enact taem, and the Courts to
enforce them whenever they have
been violated.
All violations of the above laws
are declared to be misdemeauors
aud pu unstable as such, under the
following section Of the Penal Code,
to-wit:>
Except in cases where differ
ent punishment Is prescribed by
this Code, every offense declared to
be a mIsdemeaEOr is punished by
i'm Imprisonment in the County Jail,
not exceeding six months, or by
fine not exceeding five hundred
dollars, or both. n-See Penal Code,
Sec. 10.
In this connection, your atteu-
ton is also called to the "Sunday
Law" of his State, as follows, to-
wit:
"Every person who keeps open
on sunday any store, workshop,
bar, saloon, clearinghouse or other
place of business for the purpose of
transscting business therein, is
punishable by fine not less than
five nor more than fifty dollars. -
See Penal Code, Sec. 800.
Whenever it has been found that
a person is d common or habitual
drunkard, the attention of any one
who has been in the habit OF cell
ing such person intoxicating
drinks, or who is liable TO do go,
can be called to 1t by the use of the
form on another page, filled in to
suit the circumstances in each par
ticular case.
IT after such notice as the one |
above is served, and the sale or
furnishing of intoxicating drinks |
to habitual or common drunk
ard is continued or repeated by any |
person receiving such u notice, u