St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-05
MAYOR AMES' EDICT!
He Issues a Characteristic
Election-Day Procla-
nation.
Saloons to Be Closed and
Kept Closed, Front and
Rear.
All City Employees to Be
Granted a Full Holt r,
day.
Unlawful Assemblies in the
Streets Guarded s1
Against.

On Saturday Mayor Ames prepared a
proclamation to the people. requiring
that all saloons be closed on election
day, as provided by law, and directed
that it be enforced to the letter-that
any person whose saloon was found
open contrary to law should be at once
arrested and promptly arraigned III the
municipal court. He did not stop at
the strict letter of the law, but went
beyond its requirements in the interest
of free ballot and good order, as will
be seen by. the following, which failed
to appear in the official paper ON Satur-
day:
THE PROCLAMATION.
MAYORS OFFICE, MINNEAPOLIS,
Mimi, Nov. 8, 1sSS.-To the people of
Minneapolis and all others whom it may
concern:
Whereas, Section seventy of an act
entitled IAN act relating to elections
and to repeal chapter one (D of General
Statutes of Eighteen Hundred and Sew
enty-Eight Qs78 and all acts amend
atory thereof reads as follows:
No spirituous, malt, or intoxicating liquor
shall be sold or given away, nor shall any
is sold or given away be open on any gen.
eral or special election day, from the hour of
five (5) o'clock in the forenoon to the hour
of eight (8) o'clock in the afternoon. Who
ever violates the provisions of this section
shall be fined not less than one hundred
GOO) dollars, nor more than three hundred
1900 dollars for each Offense. 1t shall be
the duty of the mayor sheriff, constable and
other officers and magistrates, to see that the
provisions of this section are enforced; and
nf
day preceding any election, to issue procla-
nation that the provisions of this section
will be strictlyenforced. In case the mayor
fail to perform the duties herein described.
he shall be subject to fine of one thousand
Q,OOO dollars, or imprisonment in the
county jail for sixty (60) days, or both. in the
discretion of the court
Now, therefore, | do publicly pro-
claim that the provisions of said section
will be strictly enforced, and ] hereby
direct, so far as have authority so to
do, that all officers of the law see that
the same is enforced.
HOLIDAY FOR CITY EMPLOYEES.
And, Whereas, 1t is important that
all labOrlng men shall have an OppOr-
tunity to cast their ballots as they shall
deem best, and desirable that they be
allowed plenty of time therefor, and as
an example to other employers in the
city of Minneapolis. being in full &C
cord with the majority of the city counr-
Gil y
l also direct that all city offices be:
closed and kept closed during said dayy
except as absolutely required to be kept
open, and that all city employees.
except policemen, firemen and others
whose services are required for the
good order and safety of the city, be
granted full holiday on the day OF
said election: and that ample time be
allowed to each and every policeman.
fireman or other employee so necessarily
engaged. to go to and from his election
precinct and cast his ballot therein, as
he shall deem best; and =
MAINTENANCE OF GOOD ORDER.
Whereas, 1t is desirable that good
order shall he maintained, and the
efforts of those who seek every oppOr-;
tunity to cast a reproach on the good
name of our city thwarted- g
l further direct, SO far as the legis-s
lature permits me to do so, that all
police and other officers of the city see
to it that all laws and Or
dinances for the maintenance of
good order be enforced to the
letter. without fear of one political
party or favor toward another, and es-
public parades or assemblies in the
public streets, of character to lead to
the congregating of large crowds, are
tolerated. Let all such gatherings on
the day and evening of the election. no
matter under whose auspices, be
promptly dispersed; but do not inter-
fere with assemblies at the polls further
than to see that order is maintained and
the rights of each voter to cast a free
ballot protected. A. A, AMEs, Mayor.
1t is to be hoped that every employer
in the city will give his employees a-full
holiday, without regard to political bias,
to the end that we may have a full and
fair vote and show outsiders how we
have grown.