West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1885-09-30
REMARKABLE PROCLAMA.
TION.
A Lawless City Council After the
More LawleSs SaI0OnistS.
Comment Unnecessary.

comment Unnecessary.
The Mayer of Council bluffs, hav-
ing found how difficult it is to deal
with the saloon business, and set
of rascals he has to contend against
who refuse to be taxed for the priv
ilege of defying the State law, has
issued the following
PROCLAMATION:
Reform is necessary"
Whereas, the Board Of Aldermen
of the city of Council Bluffs has
(since the pending prosecution in
stituted against certain saloon
keepers within said city have been
ordered to be transferred from the
district and circuit courts of Pot
tawattamie county to the federal
courts for the southern district of
the State of Iowa., passed and
adopted city ordinance whereby
said saloon keepers might be able
to continue the pursuit of business
under the protection of the lawful
ly constituted authority of the city
government; and
Whereas, Said saloon keepers
have nearly unanimously, failed
and refused to abide by the terms
of said ordinance, and have failed
and refused, and still refuse to pay
the amount of the license demand
ed of them by said city ordinance
for the permission of continuing
their, lines of business under mu-
nicipal authority; and
Whereas, Said saloon keepers not
only express dissatisfaction with
the action OF said board of alder
men in the passage OF said ordi-
nance, but are quarreling among
themselves concerning the best
method of resisting the constituted
authorities of the city and State
and
Whereas, Public sentiment has
changed from sympathy with a
class of men who were formerly in
the pursuit of a lawful calling, to
disgust with persons who refuse to
obey all law, and who openly defy
all authority that seeks to regulate
and control within reasonable
bounds the business in which they
are engaged and
Whereas, There are other lawless
pursuits followed by persons with
in this city as pretended business
avocation, which are destructive of
good order, and prejudicial TO well
regulated condition of society
therefore,
l, w. R. Vaughan, Mayor of said
city of Council Bluffs, do issue this
my proclamation, commanding
that all saloons and places Of bust
ness running in violation of the
city and State laws, including
gambling dens and houses of
prostitution, shall be closed and
kept permanently closed from and
after the hour of 10 o'clock, a. M,
Of Wednesday, Sept, 8, 1885, and
that from and after said day and
hour no saloon, gambling house, or
place of prostitution shall be main
tanned and kept within said city.
And I furthermore do order and
command the chief of police, the
captain of police and every men,
Der of the police force in and for
said city to see that this proclama-
ton is enforced and obeyed. 1t is
hereby made the duty of such Off
GERS to swear out search warrants
for the examination of ali houses,
rooms,or other places where unlaw-
tul stocks of goods or unlawful &C.
equations ncay be kept or practiced,
and all such stocks of goods shall
be seized, confscated and dealt
with according to the laws Of the
State of Iowa.
In making this proclamation and
commanding it's enforcement, the
undersigned is not following his
personal inclinations, nor declaring
a policy which meets the approba-
ton of his personal judgment; but
the saloon element having mani
tested determination to brazenly
resist the orders of the council and
the laws of the State, and major
ity Of the members of the alder