The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-21
THE NEW ELLSWORTH BILL
MORE COMPREHENSIVE THAN TIE
ANTI-olRTOoN MEASURE.

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It y. Ent,tiea ..An Act % Prohibit ana Parish
the r.s',cn,,on and DISSEMINATION Of Il,
centieus' lndeoont' asa peGrnaing PAPERS"
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ALBANY, jan, 80 oons.or "ho"otNn, =
Republican an leader IN tho Senate as, to-day Ia. intro intro.
80. - .pnina,;.n =, Moon,tors ,ndo.
oatioh anu oissemihauoh Vi noenS,ous' u
introdncod in tho Assemh,v Inv Mr.. Aids.
,na."uo" ~ ~ ~ ca. Tho no,,
bill IL is - much longer and more comprehensive
than senator Ellsworth's hill of last year. which
was known as the "%Anti-oortOOn bill" This
Ia the bill In full:
SECTION l. A person who, either II as ,s pFbtm %s,.
ness Of editing, publishing, printing, distrib-
uting, or circulating any, hcentious, indecent,
yyhicJhp c,orurooipnntns' Jnnra yes Scarpdcs or In Tnfnrcs.
or has n tendency To corrupt. deprave, degrade,
OF nn'rre inc h,ihS or rn m nnnnio Oh am sno pv wnnn r.
circulates' ia guilty of a misdemeanor, and
isSeed by q fne Of II not more than $1,000 or by
imprisonment for not more than one year, or
BY !. both o1.L such i 4 and im PRISON. m on for sn the
seouent offence shall he punished by imprison-
ment for not loss than ono year or more than
fendant and his agents and employees shall be
prohibited from tbereafter pubTshinr, print
mo sclling diatrihnting or circulntinp such
I nnSsr So or INV nsner of Tho semo Nance II the
defendant is n domestic corporation, its charter
shall he forfeited: If the defendant Is a foreign
snrt T. ssSs,iI b s nrohibited from further
| doing any business in this State; tho Judgment
upon a INV such eonyiction shall state the pro.
| the cierx Of the court in which tne trial takes
place shall enter tho Same upon the minutes.
A iudrment roll shall he made up, according 10
tho nrovisions Of The Court of Criminal Pro-
cedure and filed with tho Clerk OF the county in
with tho same eject as In a civil action. 4
transcript thereof may also BIO filed and dock
~ Who Violates any PROVISION Of any such
indu,nen. ia y,iltv al n civil contempt as to
the people Of the state Ito e. New o,vr YORK naca aad may ~
the provisions of the Code Of Civil Procedure
,eiating to civil contempts.
tribr n or circulataS in this State shall con-
tain a printed statement setting forth the names
of every owner. proprictor and publisher and
editor II the owner. proprietor or publisher
] of any such paper is a Corporation, such state
the : co mt or ' State N upder when It is or anized
and tho names Of tho President. Vice.Presidcnt
Secretary, Treasurer, Manager and other Off,
nencr so owned md published. Any person
who edits, publishes, prints, sells, distributes or
s5eagmch1 Sn9 vpo Iea convict .S su Of any such Of.
Tanrn sboii h. pUn;sbaJ Inv n fine OF not more
than n 900 or bv imnrisonment of not more
than ono Tu,'v ye,r or nv botS such fine and i'm.
fh or on ofrence I under tn the first hnt Section Of this oct,
. st ah IN nnv nancr thai the defendant is
- o,.nn rronr;o,ors p,hliaher n II odjtor thereof
% nn nrcsnn,,ntivn nvi dan Of rho fact 20 stated.
ID pr Saapp,nnS;E y tmanf Tor nnv violation of. a
on, n - - .ha Grsi sact;on of 'tbis act mny be
smuTHstontiaIiv IN nc words ~ tho statute and
S nnt ~ nr ~ Sortb any narticrlnr
aoeu muS eRoS Tn AZ nnn,bar of anv sIch naper
uoeuniont, % ~ nu n'a,tor cnntn;nsd tberein
hUt IhnSn iptn,a ths nnmch nv WHEN such paper is
oo " e n,a =, ~ ~ sheII otherwise describe or
GSantipn i nuS nhn state rho reriod of time
M;,hhiny ,Y I, Inv Tho dafendent ia Charged with
MIMI YIN carriod on the nrohibited business.
Tnsins ~ a., Dm ~ " mo mt in cvidenre
~ ~ Wv. . "a = for tis nar;ot nf time stated
- ~ in5;ctnaant n ~ for any nort Of said time.
.no nnn;a,Iar nc or p,,"bers thereof or
OF any partict thnro oSSues u, The iurv NAV fnd
any eNlraGts tnerear9n H. me Jury itt"S frnm
WI. u .no n ui,hn,t nronS That anv narticular
Sa eo ~ m IL nerSnna Ava hecnt corripteds de-
&c rna y Iopirnicd nv in iurcj On Tho trial of
ssc,ioh D, sn,s act 10 .s snItr r. cnn,niiIteb dnrinV
the whole or any part Of the period Of time set
W Src AZ ~ Tba nisi rict Attorney Of any county
SET. 4 aLo ISL. naa ~ ~ win, Tor N viola.
ton of the provisions OF ms 9ct sna,, laSS e pia ice
snalI "ppotuu 'no orNJaint non jnst Tho defend.
pant tn aaaist hin, in s,ich prosecution or trial,
plhho,i ~ naiS nv nv snch comn,s inant. and shall
not he a nmbiic charge.
: SEC g. !. Any offence committed in violation
orainst ond tho indirtnent shall he tried In
aS SH nnrn nv IN II Syhich the naper complained Of
~ ny, ~ "a No 80, y ,Son sLnIi hr romoved
clrcniaies, ana no suc nnn att oo ,5 !" p loun that a
foo;r onG ;,Uunrii,I trioI cannot he Ind in Ihe
county where tho Indictment is bending. But
- ~ nn sSnj1 hn ;nJictrd or tried In more
t r nne cn,,nfv for the snme offence.
SEC q, Whenever there shall have been two
or more convictions OF any person, or two or
for vioiations Mt different times Of section OF
the nuhlicaiion and circulation thereof. and of
any paper OF Inc s s5he man name n nlpliib DC n rim sell 81
my BsApoA "A' ."e.N NNf 1899