Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1899-01-21

nctitS'ututiNc tloNcii has lutTOuuC-
ed measure into the Illinois Legisla.
ture prohibiting the manufacture. sale
or giving away Of cigarettes or cigar
cite paper or any substitute for 1t, or
the bringing of the articles into the
State Of Illinois.
The State Legislature should take
prompt action with regard to regula.
ting the sale OF cigarettes within the
limits Of Illinois.
The smoking Of these obnoxious arti.
cles should be prohibited by law, as It
il an offense against decency and
positive injury to the young.
The cigarette has been declared by
the Supreme Court Of Tennessee not
TO be legitimate article Of commerce.
This decision was rendered In case
brought to test the law passed by the
state Legislature. prohibiting the sale
Of cigarettes. The court holds that the
law II constitutional and must be en-.
forced. In Chicago the sale Of the 81.
ductive little cylinders Il not expressly
prohibited. but the City Council raised
the fee for license to deal In cigarettes
20 $500. then dropped It to 500. where
II Is now. and through the free use of
money has almost succeeded In having
It reduced to 500 per year.
This Is outrageous.
The saloons. which do not do half the
damage the cigarettes do. pay $500 per
year.
A member Of the Illinois State Legis-
lature has prepared the following bill.
which should be passed ut once:
An act regulating the sale Of cigar.
cites:
Section I. The Mayor of any city.
the Board of Trustees of any village
and the Board of Supervisors of any
town shall from time to time. grant H.
censcs for the sale Of cigarettes within
the State of Illinois. In the following
manner, and not otherwise:
l. Any person, firm or corporation
desiring n license to sell cigarettes
shall make written application for that
purpose To the proper health authOri-
ties, In which shall he described the
location wherein SUCH sales are to be
made. Said application shall be accom-
panied by the evidence that the appll.
cant, II single Individual, or all the
members of firm, II n c0-partnership,
and any person or persons In charge,
either the President or Secretary II n
corporation. Is or are persons of good
character and reputation.
The Mayor of any city. the Board of
Trustees Of any village and the Board
Of Supervisors Of any town shall act
upon such application, together with
said evidence, and II they are satisfied
that the persons before mentioned are
of good character and reputation. and
are suitable persons To be entrusted
with the handling and sale of cigar
cites, the Mayor Of any city, Board Of
Trustees Of any village, and the Board
of Supervisors of any town, shall issue
license In accordance with said appll-
cation, upon such applicant fling n
bond payable 10 such city, village or
town, with M least two sureties. to he
approved by the Mayor, Board of Trus-
tees or Board Of Supervisors, In the
sum of one thousand dollars, condition
cd that the person firm or corporation
receiving such license shall faithfully
observe and obey all laws OF the State
Of Illinois and the ordinances of any
city, and all rules and regulations OF
any village or town, or which may here
after he passed with reference 10 ci,
garettes and the sale thereof: provided
however that nothing herein contained
shall be held 10 authorize the sale Of
cigarettes containing opium, morphine
jlmpson weed, bclladonna, glycerlnc
camphOr or sugar AMI no such cigar
cite shall he sold or offered for sale IN
this State by any persons having been
granted n license. unless the same shall
have first been analysed under the Ill
rcction of the State Board OF Health
and a record of such analysis shall be
made and kept In their office for the
inspection Of the public; and that nc
cigarettes shall be placed upon sale
within this State unless the same shall
have imprinted on each and every
package thereof the words: Pure ant
without drngs-Sfate Board of Health
State Of Illinois," together with fhei
signatures and the seal Of the State,
Sec. 9. The annual license fee 70
any person, firm or corporation SELLING
or Offering for sale any cigarettes shall
be i've hundred dollars.
Sec. 4. Every license so granted shall
be for tbe term Of one year, and shall