The Portland daily press., 1899-05-27
CURIOUS LEGISLATION
More Prevalent Generally tu the West
: than In the south.
New York SUM-

For many years the two Western States
which have enjoyed generally virtual
monopoly Of peculiar legislation are
Kansas and Nevada, but there are few
Western states which have not, at some
time or other, and do not now, from time
to time, adopt statutes which seem I'M
duly radical In conservative communities
In the East and South. The "anti-treat-
ing" law, statute designed by the Car
sou Lsgislatureito abate the evils of in
temperance In Nevada, did not work well
in that State and was repealed.
Recently there has been presented at the
Michigan Legislature proposition IN
tended TO promote the cause of sobriety IN
the Wolverine State by statutory enact
ment OF somewhat similar kind. IL
proposes to deere use the number OF Gus
TONERS Of liquor saloons by tsxin g eaoh
individual drinker. Cities and towns
may Issue "tippling licenses" at uni.
form price of IS head. The name and
number Of every lioe must be pup'
lished, SO that the thirsty ones in each
community may be known to the general
public II they are not already KNOWN
No dispenser nf drinks may sell a man
any spirituous beverage until ne produces
his license, and no license Is transIeraoie.
The CONSTITUTION of Idaho excludes from
the rights of citizenship the persons fol-
lowing "Anyone under guardianship.
idiotic or insane of who has, at any
place, been convicted of treason, felony
or embezzlement of the public funds, bar
tsring or selling or Offering to barter or
sell his vote, or purchasing or Offering to
purchase the vote of another, or other
Infamous crime, and who has not been
restored to the rights Of citizenship, (or
who at the time of such election, Is CON-
fined in prison on conviction OF crim1-
nal offense, or who is a bigaTuist or polyg-
amist, or Is living what is known as a
patriarohal, plural or celestial marriage,
or in violation of any law of this State,
or of the United States forbiddlng any
such crime, or who in any manner teach
es, adv ises, oounsels, aids or encourages
any person to enter into bigamy, polyg-
amy or such patrierchal. plural or celes,
tial marriage, or to live in violation of
any such law, or to commit any such
oir,ne; or who Is a member of or con.
tributes to the support, aid OF encourage
menb of any order, orga MIA ton, assooia-
ton, corporation or society which teaches,
advises, couusels, encourages or aids any
person to enter into bigamy, polygamy
or such patriarohal or plural marriage,
or which teaches or advises that the laws
of this State prescribing rules,of civil con-
gduot are not the supreme la W of the state
NOR Chinese or persons of Monaghan de-
scent"
= In Iowa license Is required by house
movers. In Florida there is a license tee
of $25 imposed on persons who are not
citizens of the United Statss who engage
in the culture of sponges. In Missouri
there Is q law against the maintenance of
a saloon within 500 feet of the principal
parks of St Louis, and also against dis
play of any oil painting deemed to be of
An immoral character in any liquor
saloon. In Georgia 1t was made u mis-
demeanor, under a law passed in 1897, to
shoot any firearms on an excursion train
or at q picnic-except in self-dsfense. In
Virginia there was fine imposed for
profanity, outside of the cities and incor-
porated towns. In Kansas. prohibition
State, wine or cider "from fruits grown
by the maker for his own use Cor that of
his family do not come within the inhi-
biton against spirits, since 1888. In Idaho
the sale of liquors within one mile of any
oamp-meeting is prohibited. under pen
atty of $500.
BY Virginia law articles for use in
billiards or pool are not to be sold or let
to college students under twenty-one.
Under the Idaho Constitution three-qua
tiers of the jury may render a verdict, and
the Legislature is authorized to provide
that in oases of misdemeanor "fye-sixths
Of the jury may render a verdict" In
civil actions too, jury may consist of
any number of jurors less than twelve
upon which the parties may agree in
open court