Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-06

From q Caricature.
notices, art school notices. sheriffs' sales,
legal notices and the like. with the theatri-
cal posters of the opera and state theaters)
may be printed on white paper, and reg
ulsrly are. All other posters, of private
people, must be on colored paper. But
those which are hand-written may be on
white paper. 1t Is forbidden to issue ad-
Vertisements of secret remedies, ie., Of
which the formula does not accompany the
article (this bars out most all American
patent medicines), 1t is forbidden to ad-
vertfse (unauthOrized) foreign lotteries or
advertisements containing illegal scales of
weights or measures, or outrages to good
manners. The officer on the beat is respon-
sible for the "signalizing'' of all infractions.
AS health officer, the common Paris DO
iicerlan Is bound 70 irform his commissary
tcommittee magistrate of the districD of
the buying, transporting or selling of
oysters less than FIVE centimeters in
diameter, and of the raising Of rabbits.
Chickens or pigeons in the city limits He
must signalize the throwing of straw.
paper or refuse on the public streets Spe-
cial Inspectors take charge of the salubrity
OF the markets. But the policeman on the
beat must signalize the dirtiness of butcher
shops. cheese shops and all the rest. The
cherishing of insalubrious animals within
the city limits also falls under his notice
rigs, cows. goats and the like are forbid
den. 1t is forbidden for a man. living even
IN MS private house. to keep a number of
dogs or cats. 1t Is also forbidden to have
In ones possession or to show On the street
lwithout express authorization of the pre-
feco such ferocious animals as monkeys,
snakes or wolves. ''Signalize to the COM
missary of police the proprietors who do not
conform themselves to these dispositions"
NO child under the age of twelve years may
De employed in workshop or factory. Be-
tween the ages Of twelve and fourteen no
young person may be permitted to bear
upon head or back. q burden weighing
more TWENTY 60,
teen TO sixteen years q burden weighing
more than thirty pounds. Boys from
twelve to fourteen years and girls from
twelve to sixteen years are forbidden to
drag burdens or pull them in carts or
wagons on the public street. They may be
used for such work in private workshops
or factories, on condition that the dragging
or pulling shall be only on a horizontal
plane. and that the weight shall not pass
2oO ponds. the vehicle included. 1t is for
hidden to allow children to play. unaccom-
panied, upon the public streets. These reg
uiations will Indicate the minuteness with
which the French law goes into all the
actfVlties OF the cittaen. But what atten-
ton Is especially called to Is the one fact
tnat all attractions of such rules must be
denounced by the policeman on the beat
They must not wait until COMPLAINT Is
made" by private parties.
The police have other duties to the state
government as distinct from the munich
pality and the guarding Of the peace. The
national nag may not be used in connection
win any advertisement, not even q print or
picture Of the flag. "Signalize 1t to the COM
missary and take Instructions" Unfortu-
nately this does not apply to the flags of
other nations. The American flag Is repre-
sented by a colored poster in all the public
urino.rs OF Paris, singing between its stripes
the praises of a certain american" remedy
1t Ia the business of our ambassador to stop
this degradation. The ribbons and buttons
OF the Legion OF Honor may not be borne
by any one on whom they have not been
bestowed. Nor. where they have been be-
slowed, may they be made to serve as an
advertisement for a commercial enterprise
fIctures OF the cross of the legion may not
be painted on shop windows; but a deco
rated shopkeeper may have the image
stamped on his letter paper on condition
that 1t bears his name only and not that of
vention."
Deserters from the army found or sus-
pected to be in the district OF any police
man must be arrested. A reward of IS
apiece Is given for such arrests. Finally in
his duty to the state, the common Paris DO
Hcenan must keep his eye on public re-
unions coalitions, rebellions and the crters
of seditious cries. Seditious cries are those
which glorify regime which is passed.
such as the empire or the monarchy The
guardian of the peace should Immediately
arrest the crfers of such cries. The late
laws concerning anarchy have widened the
police powers and duties wonderfully in this
respect. To say even at a hotel dinner table,
In conversation with your neighb0r that the
anarchists are theoretically right mot In
throwing bombs, IL is understood hut I'm
their social principles} may bring YOU into
trouble If your neighbOr chooses to denounce
You as a defender of anarchy A drunken
man. who, out of mere braggadocioism or
silly perverseneSs. cries "Viye Panarchie' or
says Caserio was a brave fellow will be ar
rested and lie in Jail month awaiting
trial Rebellion includes any violent at
coalitions are permitted freely. but the coa-
lition becomes criminal when 1t is carried
on by the aid of violence. blows. menaces or
fraudulent maneuvers.'
1t Is the duty of the policeman on the
beat to inform the commissary of incipient
strikes or talk of strikes. Public reunions
lnieetings) are declared free by the law Of
June 3. 1881. But In every case such meet
ing must be preceded by q declaration as
to its character and object, made to the
police commissary twenty-four hours pre-
vious to its taking place. This delay Is re-
duced to two hours in the case of election
meetings. Each public meeting should have
a committee of three, charged with the pre-
servation of order &c. The policeman on
the beat must demand of this COMMITTEES a
copy OF the receipted declaration. II 1t be
refused or the committee do not have one
It Is his duty to inform the commissary.
Such are few Of the duties of the Paris
police apart from their regular work OF
guarding the public peace, arresting drunk
en- men, capturing dogs without muzzles.
regulating traffic In the streets settling
disputes between cabmen, listening to COM
plants of citizens and preserving the quiet
and decorum of the thoroughfare They
the cafes and the theaters, billiard
rooms and lotteries. immoral pictures and
prevent boys throwing snowbaiis
and prevent boys making slides. It must
be admitted, however, that the most curious
duty Of the common Paris policeman is at
the other end Of the scale Of human con-
duct. "Actes de devouement' are acts OF
courage accomplished by citizens in expos
ing their own safety or comfort for the
nj ba
dian of the peace who IL q witness to such