Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1895-09-13
CURFEW BELLLAW.
Copies Of It Being Sent to I'LL
nois municipalities.
ASKING FOR ITS ADOPTION
Drift OF the Provision and Some StasiAtics
Minnesota Cities and Others are Adopt.


Minnesota Cities and Others are Adopt.
ing It.
Letters have been received by the
MAYORS Of Illinois cities from AleXan-
der Hogeland, 1.-THE newsboys'
friend" as he is popularity known,
inclosing a copy of the '.Curfew Bell
Law" as passed by the Legislature
of Nebraska and approved by NUM-
CAPABILITIES in other western and north
crn states. In a note accompany
ing the same, Col. Hogeland ex-
presses the hope that the mayor and
council addressed will see their way
clear to adopt the law as an ordi-
nance, even though some of ITS pro-
visions may be modified.
In speaking of the Importance of
the reform he is seeking to accom-
plish, Col. Hoseland quotes from
police reports, the correctness OF
which have never been assaulted, as
follows:
Some Statistics.
"In eleven cities in 1892, $4,000
policemen arrested 10000 men,
women and children at an expense
Of 1920, 100000. In an equal num-
Der of population among farmers. the
same year, there were not 500 arrests.
Of the $4,000 boys and girls in re-
form schools in 1890, SO per cent
went from cities, towns and villages
and from one-third of the popula-
ton, as two-thirds reside or farms"
Copy of the Law.
In introducing the "Curfew Bell
Law" to the mayor, Col. Hogeland
| writes:
1.-The following is a copy OF the
ordinance known as the .Curfew,
and which has during the past few
years been enacted and enforced in
many of the northern and western
cities with results the most crafty
ing in the lesseniDg of crimes among
the youth of the cities by compelling
their presence in their own homes
after late hours Of the night"
Then follows the law, which is
short and to the point. 1t reads:
Sec. l. 1t shall be unlawful for
any minor under the age Of II years
to be found upon any public street
or alley at night after the hour of 8
O'Clock, unless accompanied by par
ent or guardian. or unless upon some
errand or lawful business.
Sec. ?. 1t shall further be unlaw-
full for any minor to visit, frequent.
or to be found in any booth, arbor,
bar room, tent or place where malt.
spirituous or vinous liquors are sold
rs beverage.
Sec. 8. 1t is further ordained that
it shall be unlawful for any owner 81
keeper of any saloon or place where
liquors are sold to permit or allow
any miner to frequent or remain in
their place of business. Exceptions
to this would be members of the fam.
lily of the proprietor or proprietors OF
such places.
Sec. 4. Any person who shall vic.
late any of the provisions Of this
ordinance shall upon conviction
thereof be fined in any sum not ex-
eeeding $25. and shsll stand com.
mitted until said fine and costs arc
paid and expense of prosecution.
| Other Cities Acting.
The city of Winona. Mimi, ha:
adopted the law-but the mayor has
vetoed it fixing the time limit at p
III. and the age limit 10 years. Quincy
acts upon it Monday night, and Roci
Island may hear from it at any time
Mayor Knox stated today, how
ever. that he had received no com.
munieation on the .'Curfew Bell'' law