The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-08-05
SOME QUEER LAWS.
Curious Legislation in Some of the
Western States.
statutory EAaeaments co Promote
sObPiety and Morality which
Are Peculiar 20 That POr-
aion OF the Country.

For many years the two western
states which have enjoyed generally a
virtual monopoly of peculiar legislation
few western states which have not, at
some time or ether. and do not now,
from time TO time, adopt statutes which
seem unduly radical in conservative
communities in the east and south.
The withdrawing" law. a statute de-
signed by the Carson legislature TO
ahate the evils of intemperance in Ne
yada, dill not work well in that state
and was repealed.
Recently there has been presented at
I the Michigan legislature a proposition
intended to promote the cause of So
briefly in the Wolverine state by n
statutory enactment of Il somewhat
similar kind. 1t proposes 90 decrease
the number of customers of liquor sa-
looms by taxing each individual drink
er. Cities and towns may issue Tip
rling licenses" at uniform price of
five dollars head. The name and num-
her of every license must be published.
80 that the thirsty ones in each com
munity may be known to the general
public if they are not already known
No dispenser of drinks may sell man
any spirituous beverage until he pro-
1uces his license. and no license is
transferable.
The constitution of Idaho excludes
from the rights of citizenship the per-
sons following: Anyone under guar
1ianship. idiotic or insane, or who has,
at any place, been convicted of treason.
felony, enlightenment of the public
funds, barrering or selling or offering
to barter or sell his vote, or purchasing
1r Offering TO purchase the vote of an
other, or other infamous crime, and
who has not been restored 10 the rights
Of citizenship, or who, at the time of
Snch election, is confined in prison on
conviction of criminal offense, or who
bigamist, or is living what is known
as a patriarchal. plural or celestial mar
riage, or in violation of any law of this
state or OF the United States forbidding
any such crime; or who, in any manner
teaches, advises, counsels, aids or en-
ccurages any person to enter into big
amy, polygamy, or such partriarchal,
plural or celestial marriage, or TO live
in violation of any such law, or to COM
nit any such crime; or who is mem
Der of or contributes to the support, aid
or encouragement OF any order, organi-
1ation, association, corporation or Sc
,iety which teaches, advises, counsels.
encourages or aids any person to enter
INTO bigamv, polygamy or such patri-
archal or plural marriage, or when
/ teaches or advises that the laws OF this
state prescribing rules of civil conduct
are not the supreme law of the state:
nor Chinese or persons of Mongolian
Descent"
! Inlowa license is required bya house
movers. In Florida there is license
fee of s25 imposed on all persons who
are not citizens of the United States
who engage in the culture of sponges.
In Missouri there is a law against the
maintenance of saloon within SEQ feet
IF any of the principal parks of St.
Louis, and also against display of any
oil painting deemed to be of an immoral
chaTacterin any liquor saloon. In Geor-
Zia it was rnisdcmcanor. under law
passed in 1897, TO shoot any firearms on
m excursion train or at Dicnic-ex-
'ept in self-defense. In Virginia there
was fine imposed for profanity. out.
+. side OF the cities and Incorporated
towns. In Kansas, prohibition state.
wine or cider from fruits grown by tho
maker for his own use" Tor that OF his
family do not come within the inhibi-
ton against spirits, since ISIS. In
Idaho the sale of liquors within one
mile Of any camp meeting is prohibited,
under penalty of $500.
BY Virginia law articles fer use in
billiards or pool are not to be let or sold
to college students under 2I. Under
the Idaho constitution three-quarters
IF the jury may render verdict. and
the legislature is authorized TO provide
that in cases of misdemeapor five
'ixths of the jury may render YER
iict.' In civil actions, too. a jury may
'onsist Of any number Of jurors less
than II upon which the parties may
agree in open court."--N. \. Sun.