The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1890-03-29
The whisky Law.

A number of citizens of Grant
parish having lately been senten-
ced to fine or imprisonment at
the term of our district court just
adjourned, and much surprise and
complaint having been expressed
by some of the offenders at what
they are disposed to call the harsh
ness of their sentence, we publish
the law on the subject. By read
ing the statutes it will be seen that
the judge has been altogether on
the side of mercy-in fact, proves
to have been excessively lenient in
not imposing the clause of impris-
onment for few days:
No. s2.1 AN ACT
To amend and re-enact section 90 of the
Revised Statutes of 1870.
Sec. l. Be it enacted, etc., That
section go of the Revised Statutes
of 1870 be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows Whoever
shall keep grog or tipping shop,
or retail spirltuous or intoxicating
liquors, without previously obtain
ing a license from the police jury,
town or city authorities, on convic-
ton shall be fined not less than
800 nor more than $500, and in
default of payment shall be inn
prisoned not less than thirty days
nor more than four months. Where
it is contended, in prosecutions for
violations of this section, that said
spirituous or intoxicating liquors
were prescribed and sold as med
icine, it shall be for the jury to de-
eide whether such prescription and
sale were made in good faith and
In case of sickness, or as mere
subterfuge, and with intent to evade
the provisions of this section.
No. sal AN ACT
To make it crime for any physician to
prescribe spirituous or intoxicating
liquors with intent TO evade the law. etc.
Section l. Any practitioner of
medicine who shall prescribe spir-
ituous or intoxicationg liquors for
any person, with intent to evade, or
with intent to assist others to evaue
the payment of any license re-
quired by any State law, or by any
parochial or municipal ordinance,
for the sale of said spirituous or
intoxicating liquors, or with intent
to evade, or with intent to assist
others to evade any such law or or
dinance prohibiting the sale of said
spirituous or intoxicating liquors,
shall be deemed guilty of crime,
and shall, upon conviction, be fined
not less than 500 nor more than
$500, and be imprisoned not less
than thirty days nor more than
four months.
The Supreme Court has lately
sustained the judgement of the
lower court in Lincoln parish
against VIM. Harper for violating
The prohibition ordinance adopted
by the police jury in January last
The judgement was rendered by
Justice McEnery as the organ Of
the court.
THE HOODLUM LAW.
The force and example of our
older hoodlums having lately de-
veloped into a prolific crop of |
younger villains, who appear to
AXE delight in making asses of
themselves and disturbing their
Detters, we also publish the hood
um act, 80 that blackguards and !
'owdies may see and understand
hat decent people have rights
which they can be forced to respect.
We hope our people will make use
If this Law to protect their congre- |
cations and families, as few les /
IONS in Grant parish will do great
good:
70. 81 AN ACT
Relative to disturbances Of the peace in |
public streets, on highways, in or near
private houses. etc.
Sec. l. Any person who shall go
nto any public place, into or near
my private house, or along any
public street or highway near to
my private house, and who shall
lse loud and vociferous or obscene,