Birmingham age-herald., 1895-06-30

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 Sec. 604. Any person who keeps open on
 Sunday any billiard saloon, or any place
 in which billiards, ten pins, or other like
 game is played, must on conviction, be
 fined not less than $1, nor more than $l0O
 Sec. 609 Any person who does any
 worldly business or labor on Sunday, or
 who compels any child, apprentice or
 servant to perform any labor on Sun
 day, except the customary duties or daily
 necessity or comfort, or works of charity,
 or who keeps open on Sunday any store,
 warehouse or any other building in
 which business is transacted or goods of
 any description are kept for sale, or who
 sells or offers for sale on that day any
 goods, wares or merchandise druggists,
 bakers and cigar dealers being excepted,
 and news dealers being allowed to keep
 open to 12 m) must lon conviction be
 fined not less than $1 nor more than $1Q0.
 Sec. 610. Any person who engages in
 any sport, game, public exercise or ex-
 hibition on Sunday, must on conviction
 be fined not less than $1 nor more than
 $100.
 Section 3S, page 101, new city charter. enacts, That every officer of the city and his assistants, before entering upon the duties of his office, shall take an oath before some person qualified to- admins ter the same, that he possesses all the qualifications prescribed for his office by
 this charter; that he will support the constitution of the United States and of the state of Alabama and the charter and ordinances of the city of Montgom-
 cry. and that he will faithfully demean himself in office
 Section 7S of the city charter requires that no officer or patrolman shall be ap- pointed on the police force of this city unless among other things he is of good
 moral habits and character.
 Section so of the city charter requires that when any officer or patrolman or po- lice shall have good reason to believe, and does believe, that an offense has
 been or is being committed against the
 laws of the state or the ordinances of the city council in any house, yard or
 building, and that the proprietor thereof
 or any fugitive from justice is concealed in any house. building or yard, and shall also have good reasons to believe that such offender against the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city may make his escape unless immediately ar- rested, he shall have authority to enter any such house, building or yard, and forthwith to arrest such offender without | any warrant issued therefor.
 Section 230 of the city code makes it | the duty of the marshal and of every po- | liceman to arrest without warrant all | persons found disturbing line public | peace by disorderly conduct, and re- quires said officers Ito enter any house. inclosure or other place in which they
 have good reason to believe that any | person is committing CT about to commit | a violation of the city laws"
 Certainly there is no ambiguity in | these provisions and requirements Of the | law The officers of the law are sworn l to enforce the laws just as they stand | upon the books. They have no discretion | Tn the caSe--no right to sit in Judgment | on The law--no right to show favor ar | quarter to any offender. be he who he may.
 May we not join the council in the hope | that our calling the attention of the po- | lice and the people to these laws may re- | suit in a more hearty and cffectual effort on the part of the officers of the law | and Of our whole people to secure their Impartial enforcement?
 GEORGE B. EAGER, President Ministers Union. NEAL L. ANDERSON, Secretary. No Peabody Fund tor Alabama. Superintendent of Education John O. Turner has received from Dr. J. l.. M l Curry the general agent of the Peabody | fund, the final announcement that there
 is no more money available for Ala bama, Inc lstter IS as follows:
 Richmond, Va, June l. lYg5-IIon John c. Turner, Superintendent of Edu- eaton, Montgomery, Ala.--My Dear Sir: Having just returned from Europe I hasten to reply to your letter of the 27th Instant, thsJking you for your prompt and satisfactory diSbursement Of tnt. money forwarded you. 1 have received the Educational Exchange to which you refer but as 1 have stated in former let tefs, shall have no more money avail
 abie for Alabama. Yours very truly, J. l.. NJ. CURRY. Per M. l. This vii, indeed be sad news to the teachers of Alabama. The superiniend- cnt writes as follows:
 III answer to very many inquiries
 relative to the congressional institutes for the state, l publish the letter from | I1r. Il |. M ,l tl,.. Peabody fund, from which our state has hitherto received aid for this purpose and upon which the aid from our own state was hinged. This letter of Dr. Garry S states that he will have no more money available for Alabama, a fact wEich he has stated in former letters l beg to state that the letter hereto at tached of June is the first intimatien l have ever had that the fund would not be available this year as heretofore I am quite certain had known this earlier l would have taken steps to try to con tinue the institutes regardless of the fail ure to receive the Peabody support Of course, the teachers and school officers and the general public will ever feel grateful to Dr. Curry and those in charge of the fund for past favors. and l. as their representative, feel that I voice the sentiment of our entire people in returning sincere thanks for the same. Nevertheless we can but regret this withdrawal in this our time of great need when the fund would accomplish probably the best re- suits. Very truly,
 JOHN o. TURNER. Superintendent of Education. How the Negro Got Pardon.
 One of the most annoying experiences a man has while governor of a state is in connection with the pardoning power
 that rests with him. He is continually
 being pestered by people seeking pardons for conyicts for even the slightest of
 lenses In that connection Ex-Gov.
 Thomas Jones tells a good story. "On
 one occasion 1 remember an old negro
 shufIled sadly into my office Mars
 Tom, said he, Tze in heap CT trouble
 dat's what I iz You knows. Mars Tom,
 dat my boy Zirkle air in jail?'
 Yes 1 know that replied; but you
 see, uncle, he has been declared guilty.
 and don't see what can do for himp
 The old negro was apparently lost in
 thought for few moments, and then he
 looked up quickly with a new light of
 hope on his sable countenance.
 Mars Tom he began solemnly, 'd1es
 yo' member de day when you warnt knee high how you went in Washin, in de