San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-03-24
sUNDAY:LAw MEETING.
Speeches and Resolutions made at
the Opera House Last Night.

Speeches and Resolutions maze al
the Opera House Last Night.
About three hundred people met
at the opera house last night
pursuant to the call for a meeting
for the enforcement of the Sunday
law. 1t was supposed that it was
a mass meeting but those who
sought admission were told that
the meeting was only for those in
favor of enforcing the Sunday law,
therefore it was not a mass meet
ing.
Ed. Haltom was temporary
chairman and G.. Simmons both
temporary and permanent secre-
tary. Judge j. r. Fleming was
permanent chairman. The speak
ers were, DR.. PEBBLES, }. n. GrOeS-
beck, DIR. Bleim, Mr.. Finley, and [.
O. Mcclure.
The meeting adopted the follow
ing resolutions, offered by Mr.. Me-
Clure:
Whereas, The Sunday law has
heretofore been diregarded and
openly and continuously violated
by many of our fellow citizens; and
Whereas, The false opinion that
the law could not be enforced in
our city and county by reason OF
it's supposed unpOpularity has lead
our prosecuting and peace officers
to ignore the violations of said law
in the past; therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the opinion
of this meeting that the laws of
this state can be enforced in our
city and county, and that all laws
of our state ought to be enforced,
and that open violation Of the Sun
day law must cease.
The following resolution was then
introduced by j. y. Groesbeck:
That whereas, All laW-abiding
men are under moral obligation
to secure, as far as in their power
lies, an enforcement of all laws
upon the statute books of the state;
and
Whereas, 1t is the legal duty of
every sheriff, constable and police
man to report to the proper magis-
trate all violations of law coming
under their observation, so that
proper action may be taken; and
further,
Whereas, Our law Isets forth in
the penal code, article 253, the fol-
lowing: "If any justice of the peace,
sheriff or other peace officer shall
wilfully neglect to return, arrest or
prosecute any person committing
a breach of the peace, or other
crime, or misdemeanOr which has
been committed within his view or
knowledge, or shall wilfully and
knowingly absent himself from any
place where such crime or miSde-
meauOr is being committed, or is
about to be committed, for the pur-
pose of avoiding seeing or having
a knowledge of the same, he shall
be guilty of a misdemeanOr, and on
conviction shall be fined not less
than $500 no more than $5OO.OO":
therefore be it
Resolved, That it is the sense of
llllS IllbtIlDS Jlldl We wv iOI up
prove at this time of system of
espionage upon the part of the en-
ecutive committee in regard to the
law breakers to secure the enforce
ment of the law, but that we re-
commend that said committee
shall proceed to hold the proper
officials responsible for the non
execution of the law; and further,
that every citizen pledges himself
to report to such officials any ViO-
latiOn Of law coming under his OBJ
serVatiOn; and if such official shall
fail to take action in the matter,
then to report that fact to the eX-
ecutive committee, who are then
authorized to proceed to institute
legal proceedings against such Of
ficer for the neglect of his duty.
A resolution was adopted to
memorabilia the legislature to so
amend the law in reference to
saloon keepers bonds as to have
stipulated therein in that they
should close their saloons on Sun
day, and a committee is to be
selected to go to Austin and lobby
for the change.
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