The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1891-01-30

The adjourned meeting was held at the
same place January 9th.
In the absence of Mr.. Wamberg, Rev. NJ.
L. Stmson was made secretary.
Mr.. G. G. Boise read the report OF the COM
mttce on Resolutions The report was taken
up for consideration paragraph by paragraph,
and discussed by G. j. Paul, Iaor King, j. G.
Lang, NJ. L. Stmson, E. D. Wallace, E. H.
Badger and II. D. Carpenter. Tho report as
amended was adopted.
f. H. Badger, J. c. Lang and E. D. Wallace
were appointed committee to secure sigma
lures TO the petition and present it to the
town trustees.
A PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED BY
A MASS MEETING OF CITIZENS OF HOPE, n. D.,
AND VICINITY, JAN 26:h, 1890.
WHEREAS: We, citizens of Hope township
in Mass Meeting assembled This 26tl day of
Jan. 1891, are alarmed at the recent increase
of drunkenness among us, and in the present
condition of legislature on the subject of the
sale of Intoxicating liquors are helpless to en-
force the intent of the State Constitution.
Therefore.
RESOLVED: That We DO earestly pray the
Honorable the legislature Of the State of North
Dakota, for the immediate ro-enactment Of
prolibitOry laws in accordance with the intent
herein of the State Constitution, with penal
ties affixed sufficient to uphold the dignity Of
the law.
RESOLVED: That we request tho Hon. W.
j. Skinner, our Representative in the State
Legislature, to present this our desire and
prayer with the Preamble thereto, TO the Hon.
the House OF Representatives now in session.
RESOLVED: That we do urge our State Sen
ator, the Hon. T. G. Eager and our Represen-
tatives, the Hon. W. j. Skinner, and the Hop.
W. I. Mccullough to use their utmost endeav-
0rs and influence TO hasten the re-enactnent
by the State Legislature of Prohihitory Laws
in accordance with the will of the people as
expressed in the Constitution Of the state.
RESOLVED: That the chairman and secretary
OF this meeting are hereby instructed to sign
and forward copies Of these Resolutions to tho
Hon. +. G. Engcr, the Hon. W. 7. McCulloch
and the Hon. W. }. Simmer at Bismarck, N.
D.
PETITION.
10 the Trustees Of tie Tom of Hope, Greet
ing:
We tho undersigned, citizens of Hope and
vicinity. believing that the moral welfare a
the community demands the enfOrcement1f d
ordinances as described below, aN6stAat no
honest interests Of its citizens will besQnposed
or hindered thereby, respectfully re1te1 sthe
Trustees of the town of Hope, North Dakota,
to pass and enforce ordinances to the iutent:
FIRST: That saloons, billiard halls and all
places where liquors are or shall be sold be
closed to business from 10 o'clock p. III.
daily until O'Clock a. IN. of the following
| day.
SECOND: That keepers of billiard halls,
| saloons aud all places where liquors arc OF
| shall DC sold be requested to remove shades,
and colored and ground glass from the lower
| half of all windows next to public highways
and all screens or similar objects within doors
or windows which obstruct tile view OF the
| interior OF their places Of business, and thai
they be requested to conduct their business ir
the same open and public manner as il
commonly done by all traders which arc ua
deniajly useful in community.
THIRD: That all places where liquors art
or shall be sold be closed on Sundays.
FOURTH: That proper and sufficient or
dinance be passed to punish any person o
persons who shall sell Or give to or in all.
way procure intoxicating liquor for an, minor
and to prevent any minor or minors frequent
ing any saloon, billiard hall, or other plac
where Intoxicating liquors are sold.
FIFTH: And the enactment of any othe
ordinance within the legal powers of til
Trustees which shall abolish or diminish til
evils of intemperance and gambling in ou
town.
Mr.. II. D. Carpenter read the report Of tn
committee on temperance organization.
The report was accepted and it was vote
to consider the proposed Constitution para
graph by paragraph.
1t was voted to consider the pledges frs
adopted he passed fer signatures and thos
signing be IN embers to vote on the adoptio
OF the constitution. The following pledg
was adopted and signed by seventeen persons
We the undersigned realizing the terrib
and growing evils Of intemperance and gamb
ing in our midst and believing the time {
come when something must be done for the
suppression, and believing that such work ca
best be accomplished by united effort do her,
4 by pledge ourselves to each other and to Goo
FIRST: To work with united effort for IL
suppression Of these vices.
SECOND: That we solelnnly promise we wi
not make, buy, sell, or use as beverage al
Intoxicating drinks including wine, beer, al
) cider.
THIRD: That we will not buy or sell chance
or indulge in any form Of gambling.
1t was voted that the chairman and secretal
OF this meeting serve in that capacity in Il
Temperance society until tho constitution
adopted.
, On account of the lateness of the hour
was voted TO adjourn until Monday, Feb.
at ? O'Clock, p. NJ.
NIL. SIIMsoN, Sec.