Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-28

he vigorously enforced. and 1t shall be
the duty of all persons, firms or cor.
pOratlOns permitted to sell cigarettes
within the State of Illinois, upon the
demand Of the Commissioner of
Health Of any city and the Sheriff or
Constable of any village or town; to
furnish to said Commissioner or said
Sheriff or Constable, for this inspec-
ton. samples of all cigarettes sold or
offered for sale by such persons, firm
or corporation.
Sec. %. Any person who shall here
after have or keep for sale or offer to
sell or give away any cigarettes at any
place within the State of Illinois, with.
ont having first procured such license
and have said cigarettes properly
stamped as above provided, shall upon
conviction be fined not less than fifty
dollars $50. and not exceeding one
thousand dollars for every violation of
this act. or by imprisonment In the
county Jail or bridewell for six months,
where such fine and costs do not ex.
coed fifty dollars; but where such fine
ana costs exceed fifty dollars by I'M
prisonmcnt In the State penitentlary
not to exceed two years.
Sec. 10. Every person. firm or cOrpO-
ration, on compliance with the afOre-
said requirements and filing of said
bond. shall receive q license under the
corporate seal of any city. signed by
the Mayor. and cOuntersigned by the
| Clerk, and under the corporate seal of
any village. and signed by the Prcsl.
dent and Clerk of the Board of Trus.
| tees. and under the seal of the Board
of Supervisors of any Town. which
shall authorize the person. firm or cor.
pOratlOn therein named, to expose for
sale, sell or offer for sale, cigarettes. at
the place designated In the license;
provided, that no license shall be grant
ed to sell cigarettes within two hun.
dred 900 feet of any schOOlhOuse. And
n further penalty Of twenty-five (S25)
fOr each and every day the person,
firm or corporation proceeds in v'Oia-
ton after conviction Of the first Of.
Tense, or by imprisonment In the coun-
~ jail until such fine and costs arc
paid.
Sec. II. Any person who shall here.
after have or keep for sale or offer to
sell any cigarettes at any place within
the State Of Illinois, to any minor.
shall have such permit revoked. and
shall be fined In n sum not less than
ten dollars and not exceeding one hun.
dred dollars for every violation OF ibis
act. or by imprisonment In the county
jail until such fine and costs are paid.
| One Of the many reasons why the
people of Chicago demand repeal of
the gas frontage law Is that It forever
prohibits competition ana prevents hun.
drcds OF thousands of people from hav.
Ing necessary lights. With the law re.
pealed. the City Council can grant fran.
chlses to dozen new companies II II
sees tit; the price Of gas will be re.
duccd at once, and gas mains will Ike
placed In streets where the monopoly
haughtlly refuses TO place them now.
Just think Of the Gas Trust having
the power TO defy the city government
and TO refuse to lny gas mains in streets
even after the people have paid for
them by special assessment!
Yet the Gas Trust does this every day
In the City Council proceedings OF
Dec. ID, 1893. page 400. a letter from
City Electrician Edward Il. Ellicott to
Hon. J. =. Shcahan, superintendent OF
the bureau Of special assessments, Is
published.
With this communication Mr.. ELL
colt returns long list of streets upon
which gus mains were ordered laid by
the city, with report that the Gas
Trust refused absolutely to lay the
mains. and that settled the matter.
The Gas Trust, and not the people, Is
boss.
The Gas Trust has no competition.
Therefore It can give the people light
where II sees fit to give them light, and
can leave them in darkness where II
sees fit to leave them In darkness.
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When the oas Trust stock went
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