The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-01-02
How They Are Regard
ed By the Laws of
the State.
Minors Must Not Frequent
traces where intoxicating Liquors
Are Soda Nuisance Not 10 be
MISUNDERSTANDING


law and police officers permit in Fro,
street to the Disgrace of themselves an
the place. the News has received a lett,
from saloonkeeper, asking whether tt
people OF this community wish 10 see tb
saloons in the village conducted in a d
cent manner or turned into hrothels
which be claims many of them now are
ana gentleman representing the better
part OF the Italian colony called at Oh,
NEWS office and stated the great majority
OF the Italians in this neighborhood were
most heartily ashamed of the conduct OF
those OF their fellow countrymen who had
so debased themselves as to conduct these
dance houses, and that the Italian COLONY
would only be too glad to themselves
cake steps to remove this blot from their
nationality, but they could not see how
20 move IN the matter, as it was under
stood that the marshal and officers had
oeen instructed by some law official Ia he
very careful ana go slow in the matter M
nothing could be done, seeing that the
young girl before alluded TO in these col
umns was accompanied by her parents
As the NEWS sees it, these parents them |
selves, as well as the proprietor are act
ually liable to arrest. So that the Ital-
ian colony and the public generally NAV
fully understand the matter we below
glYe the law, as we read it, on the III
Jeet. 1t Is difficult To know what the law
really is, owing TO the frequent repeats.
amendments and many OF the sections
having been declared unconstitutional
out from 1T we think they will readily
agree with the News that the council and
their officers could, if they choose. easilv
put stop to these dance houses, even if
they could not put a stop, at present 70
the employment Of these female beer {
slingers: a
aeetion 3 of the act saws: at shall y
nor ne lawful for any person IL
70 seils furnish or give any spirituous
-hait orewed, iermeHted or yinous Io'
%iors' or any BEVERAGE liquor or liouids
csuhtainlDg any splrtuOus, mslt, brewed
1eruiehted, or Ylnous liquors 10 any min. W
Or etc' IA some OF the girls are under re
age, It would look AS fthe marshal wonld g.
have very little difficulty in procuring evi-
ED Va '"'' punt ce
section / D says: ut shall not be Ia w. IN
'ui tor any MINOR TO Visit or remain i'm
any room where such liquors are sold mr.
kept TOT sale unless accompanied Inv his To-
Ut her father or other legal guardian af
Lhe TACT that the girls referred Co are
lotto 10 relate, accompanied by their -, =.
paIeuts "oulo, perhaps. allow the pres. III
'Hce Oh the Two elder ones, bur not the Fl
gunner az VIII he shown after, underline
aw; but, even then. there would no ma ,
authority TO supply them with iDtoy;cat,
ng liquors, which, IA we are informed 10 do
openly done. The girls in all the nIacas Ge
tre not accompanied by their parents sa
ID.l
Section 16 says: It shall not no Iaw-
al Tor any person to sell, offer to seIl fur-
iisn, give, or have in his possession anv
d the liquors mentioned in this act. in 'a'
my concert hall. variety show, theatre no
" obHer pace OF amusement, nor i'm anv res
ION in any building opening into whore ;o,,
uch concert hall, variety show. theatre
,r other place of amusement NAV ha },
Inc editor, at first. had some doubts as
o whether these saloons where dancing pc
> allowed would properly come under the tn,
'eao OF places OF amusement but, fortu- da
lately, the act, passed for the protection -.
u epndren, which will he hereafter '''
uo,eo' denominates these dance houses
g places OF amusement
in 1881 ian act to PROV ide for the pro- fro
ection OF children" was passed. section bu
OF which says: toI
no minor child under 16 years of are
naii DE permitted to remain in any an.
'on, oar-room, or other place where anv
pirituous or intoxicating liquors or apv cut
Inc or beer or any beverage. Iiouor or
quids containing any spirituous or in
'xicating liquor, beer, or malt LIQUOR. 10
'lu, given away or furnished for bev- =
age; OF In any places of amusement the
low as dance houses, concert saloons. tisi
49,, .oaes Any pro- fun
'letor; Keeper, or manager of any such
~ way such child to enter such pIace mr.
remain therein shall be deemed guiItv the
msdemeanor and on conviction the,
ereof shall be punished by a fine of nor
70 tnan S25 nor more than $50. or nv M
'prisonment IN the county Jail not Iess .u.
an ten days nor more than thirty davs n"o
{ ooth noe and imprisonment IN the irIeI
scretion OF the court)." From this II
'uid appear that il the attendance of CT
parents oil the girls at the saloon met
ould cover the presence, not the drink $50,
7, oil the two elder girls. it would Ger. 'ou'
my make the parents liable to the "A
owe penalties, Tor they. judging from
cir attendance, must have enconra s.d Rya
younger girl. who is under is. To re. terd
iin IN the dance house, which is desio-
ted rs a place Of amusement. Nj
{ Is to be hoped for the good name OF New
g place that the president and other Line
icials will put the powers they possess
der the above In force and at once, and MI
make the Front street OF the village fit spen
decent females to pass through, with 500
having their modesty shocked. as We FL
ar 1t often now is. Bloc