The South western news., 1888-01-11
THE BLACK LIST,
The New Ordinance Passed by the Atlanta
City Council.

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passed by the old council, has gone
into effect, and is now a law.
This morning in the police court
eight cases of drunkenness were
disposed Of, and every time a de-
fendant stood before the judgement
seat, shaking and pleading, the re-
corder entered a fine 1915, and
then made this little speech:
"My friend, this little drunk
places voa on Chief ConnolIv's
black list for twelve months. Un>
der the new law the chief of DO.
lice must keep record of every
man convicted of drunkness in this
court, and if he is convicted Sec
ond time thin his name will be
sent to every saloon keeper in
town, and if another drop is sold
to the black listed person, then
the saloon keeper will pay a heavy
penalty. mention this little fact
because you have had your first
drunk, and ifyou come here again
you will be made a teetotaler per
force. Now if YOU don't want your
toddy cut off, keep sober"
The above we clip from the At
lanta Journal and recommend that
our mayor and aldermen adopt an
ordinance of a similar character for
Dawson. Prohibition has not
proven a success anywhere, and
all right thinking meu will admit
that whiskey is a curse to the ma
jority of the human race who in
dulge in the habit Of imbibiug it.
This being the case It bchooves the
authorities, in towns where it is
sold. to make such laws as will re-
strict and place it in bounds where
it will do as little harm as possible.
Make such laws as Mill..xt,dudi as a
sSat diSn a3d a protection to The
poor inebriates who are .hot able to
resist the temptation of drinking to
excess, and saddle some OF the
blame on those who4 sell thewhis-
key to make, theta drunk. The
law that would make the second
drunk in a year the dead line and
then plake the saloon man respopsi
BILE tor the next is what Atlanta
has adopted and we .be!is,ge il VII
work well. The d a
this law is intended Eject is
class of men that DO saloon mar
cares to have in his place of bust
ness and will therefore prove bene'
fetal to all concerned. The law
will work better here than it will
in Atlanta from the simple fact
that the saloon keepers will aof
have such a long black list to cons
tend with.
We clip from the Constitution a
case where the Recorder has al
ready found a white man, Peter
Dunlap, guilty. the second time:
care You guiltyPP asked Judge
Anderson.
81 guess | am" he answered.
"That is the same old story" re.
marked the judge yawling, $50
Peter you can pay ten dollars and
cost, or give the city eleven day;
on the rock pile"
"Guess l WILL" answered Dun.
lap. And as the defendantstar ed
TO the rear Judge Anderson turned
to the clerk of the court saying:
"Mr. Carlisle. you will please
notify Chief Connolly that Peter
Dunlap has been convicted twice
of drunkenness since the adoption
of the new ordinance and say that
/ desire him to intruct the saloons
not to sell or give him any liquor
during the present year"
Dunlap heard the judges remark
and as he entered the prisoners
room said:
81 don't care for the sentence,
but to be put on the liot-oh, Lor,
dy."
Immediately after the court adj
journed MIR Carlisle informed
Chief Connolly of what had trans,
spired, and the chief Immediately
sent out the following notice:
Police HEADQUARTERS ATTAIN.