The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-12-19
STATE PAYS MILITIA.
For Maintaining Order During
the Mining Troubles.
DECISION EY SUPREME COURT.
The CsastIes Are ses Eesp1nsibfs for
the Prssesv&fion % the PsblIe Psses
AID fhs Exeegsfsz Of the Lava


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EzlsIsss u 1lss-n242E az ENAl41STLZS1 armed
bodies. Tas zz5}sTi& RENAMED Z se-.Fs
ssrvioe sl.ogstssr from TIE 70 three weeks.
dong military s@rTleSr ard sgsfs sg- LED 70 pay
Tor agseA service. TIE psy rsis aid seeJzz.s 1ers
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zsdlL Aesztk1sfseze-&l y 5rien ssc-E.s1 test
tAs militia LAD bssu ssrglnE -:
so-disrs, bat 80 GsPlsg sAs@z.1ss, All EzEs. -
pad s0s u tie st&s@, Dsi " liz e9zzty. T1ls
-leE wAs 1sA1 ~ SgTexE2r Ferry All state
Agdssor Eses. tie ofhsr EEszb-rs q tas Kill
tart bo&ra. They sgDzazt:s4 :hs q1sstlSz -
AttD-zey General J0zss, yEo sE1slzlssG ftss.-
o-iEiga- The eoBntT oo1zEaszsi0zsrs declared
taat they would not sygroEs zay 1.1ls :o- re
ssTyzce Of It's militia sBe E1us 10 say oI ~
t.izg TIE question ssE2s4ns1 szespi a. sppsEl -
tie courts.
This difficulty czuse4 gsosrzl 3lssz;.s:2c.io,
among tvs E2sabsgs d Ike zalslIiz- waseA EasuI-
fested itseIf 81 meetings ED z seattle AL Ia
co-zs, AID IL lsrlEF o. &E:@a1z.ce =. dzaIL
Tbs Gas9tzat gsaeIGlr 81 GeooUu, C ia oo-
fgruetlys aaetao1s, became 3 particular Ossscs o.
dislike.
Il wa escldsd 70 5flaz the question 20 an
iss1s IL eOzri. gEd with Tia eE1 a. Tssx. Hsy-
IsA1 Chaplin. tie newlg essets2 p&ys2zstsr Of
tie regiment. presented The pay rolls 20 EIe n4I-
ftzrT board for audit Tie board r-f1se1 -
audit them Oh the grounds already stz.e1. al
Nj. Chaplin thsD D@zzn las31Eg1Es proceedings
In TIE supfsLze e0ur;. Co.oLea H&iaes acting a.
h!s attorney. The Gaze E&s argued ~ hlTa aid
tie sttornsy general Deoezaber ), AID Tzs
present decis.0a eicsss the p.ocss14Dgs.
The opinion - lsiegFspAs5 yesterday fro-
Olympia 70 ;he OsT-isTKLI9SgSCSE ree5s@s re
fEcts 81 s59Ts and argues tEs natter IS follows.
Proper psy rolls were Ezsds CO.. and presented
70 ths soGrd Of military Ezgss1-s g.. u. ysy o.
these fgooExy While II :ass .s-yso@ ty The LsgF-
Exssts-, eaf s113t Of Ire .g.s wEs refused oz tue
ground TIA: the TzssoEs u Whose osh&lf sssa
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seSs for which TIE. Gains were Pre-
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zE1assE4zFs Ezg.S1s.y o. Tar1zAt1pUs5F asssra-
bAs9, aSF s3sEles q i5s TszG=, sflerl5, deputy
s1s-aSs Alderman 9o1sJ1s4e o. Elkfs2sl .! the
ely ~ Eky0y i3sFsS:s sAEl - EzaoEg tie
f<fse-s - ssaSsZ 5le4s - Az 2sEr - then
as passib1s. ard sk.n Ee0--msnd then
IN tAe ns-e Of tie srzs2 %
Washington Immediately 70 dlsperss If ihe
yerEarx 80 asseub@1 10 n0I Immediately o.
p4rse, - s1&4 - 4AvtE1 ~ every E-es e1rce- -
command slr.e1sas al - SEIZE, ARES. saa se-
euse q cEsf1s.y e. s2e1 pers9-s, Gla, = lsces-
EAR, arwssf fgroe r1zy u called ou- ase s5.s4
cfsg tGs orders - GLg Eso q tie magistrates ..
cIslesss saK2i-ehs0 II thls SECTION. anc Z any
szca gers11s sAEli oe killed Or wounded by reA-
OF fEsgF r9s3siEng tze p@r4oas eadexYUylEg 20
GS.esse seize tEeIa- E- L4GgLs.Ek.eE q ui.lcrs
shall b Ae4a gg4sLLesA-"
In - fEf &s tia section authorizes The oEscers
L5@re3D u2eEftous1 o. f.sessrve the IeaCs u Is
iEE Arn.Sc ksklsiEaIs Z IS merely tie re-sEzct-
EASut Of th- common 4ET- i became the
statute Law o. thg territory il l-54, before Gay
organ iLatioa 81 tx militia pfovi4ea Tor.
X hEs alTays teen tie duty ~ ulzg xtrztag
and peace officers 70 preserve tns pubAe peace.
even ~ the sxtelt OF calling ~ their a. every
T%srE5n ~ Ltfal4 Ihe4E jurisdiction. za1 they are
a. common AN. ludlct2t.e i0r z4og dong - -
It's exisut q tnelT ability, sid Il a&s always
been equally oEeuss for any :erzgn Qua.la,.d
Tor The service 70 relGsS Tie demand u tx Oai-
ThAi tie force THUS ca ed ou.ahoald x armed
s. some way would seem T. 20 without saving
81 TIE Dy1y u dlst1Eaers Hsrs Large enough Or
defiant enough 70 require r. Therefore Iast
section 81 speaks 81 al armed force = 20. il
Our Judgment conclusive or convincing argu-
I4eEE tAat tDe active militia Of tae state, as q
military 0TEGG4L4t4OD, - thereby Intended.
Il would sCem - - a. asEwsrti state of a.
fsirs tAA} justice C rs 5-sce or Ile usagJr of
city shgolo sg5Geaiy assume control % com
nos ce - - order tfozl EEelr Superior Officer;
AAc observe Tat wherever SAGA "a f-s. az
y . proYi1e tasi lIan4el}Ats notice Of tae cali
Ia "lL ot tfaf - a-A+- u sGGt - kae governor.
Es-t NOTHING 90 tie md IS provided i3f Ie-e
sid " Z Wsr5 - D. admitted t-a, .eci.sil I'D
E1gAus sEe National Guard y asu e sAt= -.-g-.yI
force i must follow thai tie orders - Ire .scAL
o14Cers ue@d 81 10 Say - CgElFuLl Gated - tce
governor 9r @ar oth4f Nst.tNFy ol50l4i except
TIE immediate cofg tg!ers ~ tAe Ls=a re-
Quire1, and COMPANIES =. b sEe Z Col.4 .ast
vel have b@s1 seag D. GAe sheriff FROM -szt..e
- Gilman ~ ffaukllD, ~ where not, without
consultation W4th The colonel Of tue regiment as
wItA IT, ~u.u would EuE * & military system
Au1 vs. O. nUt sA2nK We mlst4ke when We say
tGHt H. .sg~y, the commander me h ef
~cul4 not haze tJ4rrAted such proceedings .or
I1oracut
We bold. therefore. ,hsithe officers mentioned
in section $50 cnala not directly require any
organized portion at the tlTst regiment 70
muster ist fae GILMAN service.
but, being tsere, .be uext question Is, were
not these men ia taV service OF the county If
they We're pafi 90. tle a1eEl1s Tpssr Sc and 30
authority t4r making teen! com VeuSa-pu 71- 90
TIE comfy treasury. Iae serve az the citizen
as mcmher of the Tn~s~ coYajtzt- ls one which
= based p4tgY cG patriotism aBd strict
aaaIy, an hes never, So far a an
investigation goes, teen compensated
service They were uoE 6cruty saeeirf. - %
must e appointed ia = particular way must
give bonds, Aru cannot oseatzg more numerous
than tbs commissioner previously decide
Moreover ga counties uE TIE state sre lsut F,-
spoGslbis tar the preservation ~ the public
peace and tae execution nj TIE lass The
oIncers are So s18 tbe counties arc. ~ law
required 20 com Eensate the tgccrs u the extent
Of thcls "a 8&Tges. Dut ttaG = a..
Every o1euss committed - against tee raacs
md dignity oi the state su1 3 - ia behalf 81
the state that al measures are taken q f-escrye
tne peace and cxecu-e yae laws Wien lie
statutes impose upon counties. or other utlalc.-
Ia bodies. certain duties and rN causes "a hat
heaali they are boGEd & assume theta bfr
whatever $ not thus imposed : uCt thus as
suued.
ennd, Therefore. thst these troops were en-.
gAccd 10 the states business, aad were. there
lore. IN the state service
IL The argument ~ tais case stress wNs tSiE
b. bath sides npon n critics. exam. nation -. lae
several kilograms which passed between tae
governor and the ColOaei % the fs-st regiment
Bat IA tae view We take OF the matter. i mat
tiers littie whether that u JUae "a from TIE
colonel De considered as request fer Atytcc OF
the commuaiCa cation Of fast, VIZ. tina. one r!ot
lad occurred aud more were tarvstsueit OF
whether HAT oi tie governor, q oats a. June