The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-30
Privilege Or Dlly?.
The Duty of the Mar
shall in Regard to
the Saloons.
The Privilege" of a Citizen
Because the citizen Does Net Exer-
else HIS Privilege. should the
Marshal Evade His Dutyf

This morning on his way to the Office
the editor saw Marshal Ward and an
other eonservator of the peace and, ac-
costing them, ioeosely remarked what
mischief they were connecting and in
reply was told they were talking about
the town and the absence OF disturbances
in il. The editor doubted whether it's
quietness was caused by the way the Of
fees did their ddty. the marshal appar-
emily thinking that his presence was
sufficient TO cause the peace TO be kept,
and asked, il that was not so, what be
did, and was told in reply that il was
generally supposed he spent most OF his
time keeping tab on the justice offices for
the purpose OF serving their garnishee
and other papers. This appeared to rile
the gentleman, and he said il the editor
knew so much about the opening and
closing OF saloons, why did he not make
complaint himself. and was told that
there was a difference between a
privilege and duty-because the edi-
tor, in common with other citizens, does
not choose to avail himself OF this priv |
ege can certainly be no reason why the |
marshal should eyade his duty in the |
matter, which is clearly pointed out in
the following language;
'All saloons, restaurants, bars, inns,
tayerns, or elsewhere, and all other places
except drug stores, where any of the liq-
uors mentioned in this act are sold or
kept Tor sale, either at Wholesale or re-
TAIL shall be closed on the first day OF the
week, commonly called Sunday, on all
election days, on all legal holidays, and
until o'clock OF the following morning;
and on each weekday night from and
after the hour OF 8 O'CLOCK until o'c.ock
OF the succeeding day this time, by viii
lage ordinance, ha-, according to
law, been extended so that
the saloons may now be opened at 6
O'Clock in the forenoon ann To remain
open not later than IL o'clock in the (
afternoon, and no longer, OF any week
night. except on election days and holi-
days And IL shall be the duty mot
privilege Ofsherfffs marshaB. cOnstables
and police officers TO close all saloons. | I
houses or places that shall be found open |
In violation OF the provisions OF this ,
section and TO report forth with all ,
such violations TO the prosecuting
attorney whose duty il shall be TO immed- /
lately prosecute for such violations. The
word closed in this section shall be con-
s.rued TO apply to the back door or other {
entrances as well as to the front door. 7
And 10 prosecutions under This section 1t !.
shall not be necessary to prove that any
liquor way sold" I
This surely should be enough to show c
Marshal Ward the difference between the
words duty and privilege, but, il is not,
Section II OF the ga ne act should, for
that says, "Ia case any assessor, COUNT
treasurer. prosecuting attorney or other
officers whose dutyit is to see that the q
p DIVISIONS OF this act are faithfully en- q
orced, shall willfully neglect or refuse to i
perform his duty under the provisions OF Q
his act he shall be liable TO penalty of u
're hundred dollars for each and every e
'ffense, etc, etc"
IL the marshal is determined 10 carry
'ut'the bicycle ordinance, why cannot \
le carry out his duty . TO closing up the 7,
aloons at 1 o'clock at night which is n
III the News, in the interest Of our rising G
population and the drinking people and d
heir families, has asked him to do. Who v
an deny that IL O'Clock at night is late
enough Tor saloons to be opened? at any
ate IN a community like this is, made up a
mostly OF working people. Il