The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-02-13

head. Complaint was made by a regis
tered barber and the matter was car
ried into court Conviction was imme-
diately secured and the delinquent face
p mower was brought to time.
At Duluth another case of a similar
nature was brought to the attention of
the beard. Conviction was also secur-
&c in this case. The offending barber,
j. r. Woodley, was fined $16
This Man Showed Fight.
The next case cropped out at Man
kato and was the most aggravating of
all. Three BARRIERS, Henry Alden, Chris
Arnold and L. Polchow, refused to COM
ply with the law and carried the mat
ter into Judge Schisslers court and
contested the constitutionality of the
law.
This was the first time the validity of
the law had ever been questioned. The
board fought the case and it dragged
along for some time. Judge Schissler,
Of the municipal court, rendered quite
a lengthy decision. The decision is
quite comprehensive and a portion OF
it is here published.
1T Is the province of the courts to de-
termine whether statute purporting to be
an exercise CT police. power of the state, but
taking away the property or personal lib
eIly Vi ClllZeu, Is dl dppIOpIIdl6 iuSooulC
for the promotion of health comfort and
safety of the public, but If such a statute
has some tendency to promote public health
and safety-that is, has some relation to
the welfare of society, the courts will not
determine it unconstitutional.
The legislature is the sole judge of the
necessity Of such statute, and it is only
in cases of glazing abuse of the power that
the courts step in and declare such statutes
invalid.
1T is we'll known rule of the con-
- rtat AInf hntlhf
Of the constituionality of a statute must be
resolved in favor of the validity Of the
law.
Does chapter 1856 Of the Laws of 1897 tend
to protect the public health and safety
against existing evils? Does it have the
same relation to the welfare to society?
If it has, it is the duty Of the court to
hold it valid, leaving the question OF its
necessity and proprety to the legislative
discretion alone.
The law under discussion has for its
purpose the better protection of the public
health against certain diseases and Attic
tons that are well known to be created
and disseminated by the lack Of skill OF
many BARRIERS in the care and use of bar
bers' tools and instruments, through the
lack of proper education of BARRIERS, reia-
tive to the cause of these diseases and af-
hlctiCns and the means OF creating their
creation and spread. All skilled BARRIERS
will admit that men are often innoculated
with foul disease because OF the mlscel-
ldn6CuS Shaving VI ptOpIS Will CuS oSIlAC
instruments in the hands of ignorant and
unskilled workmen.
"This being true, it seems to the court
that chapter 1856 Of the Laws OF 1897 tends
to protect the public health against these
diseases, and has the same relation to the
welfare of society.
The court, in it's decision, follows up
the points made by the defense, and
declares the law, in his opinion, to be
perfectly valid, for the reasons just
cited.
After this, a number of convictions
were secured. The law has in all cases
been upheld by the courts.
The board then got after BARRIERS
whose shops did not come up to the
standard. The case of Henry E..
Krohn, the ST. Paul barber, whose Ii
cense was revoked by the board last
week, is fresh in the minds of the read
ers of The G o b e. The license was
revoked on the grounds that Krohn's
shop was uncleanly. The complaint
seven persons had become inoculated
with sychosis.
Earbers' school Rules.
Perhaps the most salutary effects of
the bill will be brought out by the
rules which have been adopted .regulat-
ing barber schools.
Heretofore the students were rushed
through the school in a few weeks, and
given college Diplomas" and were
sent out to compete with old-time bar
hers, expecting to receive standard
wages and standard prices.
The following rules have been adopt
ed by the board to protect the trade
from being flooded with incompetent
Workmen. and regulating the length of
term of the college,
Rule Every barber school or college in
the state of Minnesota SHALL within thirty
days after the publication of these rules,
ME with the secretary Of the BARRIERS state
board OF examiners the name of each stu
dent, the date of his Tor herr admission to
said school or college, his Tor herr age and
the length of time each student or appren-
tice has served at said school or college.
Rule Livery barber school or college
In the state of Minnesota must furnish with
IN five days after the admission and de-
parture OF student, to and from said school
or college, the name, the date of his Tor
her) admission or departure the age and
length OF time each student has served in
said school or college
Rule S-No person under sixteen years
of age shall be admitted as a student to
any school college.
Rule Each student shall devote the
nrst three months of his apprenticeship to
e9e preparation of tools, lathering boards,
ana preparing them for shaving: SHAMPOO
ing and dressing hair and boards. and a
proper observance of the methods neces-
sary to prevent the aggrevation and spread
of disease.
Rule 5-The next six months shall he do
voted to shaving boards, cutting and SINCE
ing hair, in addition to the instructions
provided for in Rule 6.
Rule 1.-THE next three months shall ba
devoted to a careful study of the disease
OF the hair, scalp, face and beard: their
cause ana treatment, in connection with the
WORK as provided in Rule and Rule s.
voted to a continuation of the study and
practive, provided In Rules 4, 5 and g.
Rule Each and every barber school or
college must provide competent Instructors
who have first passed a practical examination
before the BARRIERS state board of examiners
ana peen granted certificate by said board
one sucn instructor shall be provided for
lege. o0i VI eoi-
Rule 9-Every barber school or COLLEGE
must be open for inspection during It's
S pusihe SIS h9urs 10 members of the BARRIERS
state board of examiners, so as to enable
them to enforce proper observance of these
rules and regulations.
Ruie 1o-All barber schools or colleges
must De conducted in a proper manner
with good sanitary conditions, kent clean
ana guarded against any germs of disease.
equipped with proper ARRANGEMENTS for
ste[il.zlng TOOLS and implements used by
supply or hot water and clean towels tn
guard against the spread of disease
ine pu ne m NO barber school or college fail
tons will be considered by the har6ars,
state board Of examiners competent to teach
ene harber trade and no student who has
acquired MS Tor herr knowledge of the +raSe
at such school or college will he ersntoS
certihcate by said board
RUE II. the course of study and the
length OF time allotted to the Varioms
branches in the above rules NAV no varjo5
TO suit the wishes and convenience of the
s soSooi rs ana managers of the BARRIERS