Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-03-21

Mar-hail. Police Judge and police off,
Ger Of any CITY or town, having notice
or knowledge IF any violations If the
law, TO notify the COu. " Attorney of
such violation, and "a furnish the name
OF any witnesses within hls knOWl, dye
by whom such violation can be proven.
A failure ,'f duty on the part of such
officer, lays him liable TO fine and tor
feiture OI his Office.
Under tins acI it is the duty of the
County AttOl ney, when mott I'D of the
quire into the case, and for this purpose
he may subpoena witnesses 70 appear
before him and compel them to answer
all questions touching such sale, and
when the County Attorney finds
prob bic case OF violation OF the law,
his filing Of B statement Of the case, to-
gethtr with his complaint, VsriIed up
ON information and telief. shall be SUI
hclenJ to Institute proceedings
W lille this provision paTt4kes of the
nature of a grand jury, IL will undpubJ-
eddy ObViate the useless commencement
Of actions where no convictions could
De had, and thus avoid unnecessary ex-
penses.
There is a seizure clause IN the law,
and the officer making the arrest is au-
thOrlzed to seize the liquor found on the
premises Of the defendant, holding it
su oject to the order of the court, and If
the Court finds that it is being used
for unlawful purposes ne shall order the
anne publicly destroyed.
This provision Of the law does away
with the dodge, that, when one man is
arrested aud On trial, any jack-lrg bum
mer may stand behind the self-same
bar and continue TO deal out the same
liquors.
The law is very mandatory upon
county attorneys, and if they neglect or
refuse to perform their duties they lay
themselves liable To both fine aud I'M
pIisOnm6nU and a forfeiture of their
offices.
Ibis is especially a prudent proYis-
ion , as there is no Disgusting the fact
that some county attorneys are elected
with the tRcit understanding that they
will not enforce the law. This places
the power of enforcement ultimately in
the hands Of the people, and makes the
cnuuty attorney but an executive instru-
ment,
Whenever a relative of any person in
forms any druggist that such person
naming him, uses iutOXicunt liquors as
a be, erage, and shall forbid such drug
gist from selling 6artering or giving
such person any intoxicating liquors, it
is unlawful for such druggist, after such
notice, to let any such person have any
Intoxicating liquors upon any terms or
conditions whatever, under penalty of
fine and imprisonment.
The law also prohibits common car
riers from carry ing or delivering any
intoxicating liquor knowingly TO any
/ person to be used unIawfully, under
penalty of both fine and Imprisonment.
Any person may en- 10y an attorney
to assist the county attorney in prOSecu-
tions, and the case cannot be dismissed
over the objection of such cO-cOunsel
until fully argued and understood by
/ the court.
/ Altogether the law means business.
and is a very strenuous and we'll guard
/ ed act. To law ab ding citiZens it has
40 terrOrs, but to the evil dOer it says,
''ihe way Of the transgI essOr is hard &,
beware!''
We would advise ever reader of the
HERALD to carefully peruso the entire
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