The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1899-06-03
QUEER WESTERN LAWS.
Curious Enactments That Are IN.
tended to Promote Morality
md SObriety.

tended to Promote Morality
and sobriety.
For many years the two western
states which have enjoyed generally a
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 unduly radical in conservative
communities in the east and south.
The 'anti-treating" law. statute de-
signed by the Carson Legislature to
abate the evils of intemperance in Ne
vada. did not work we'll in that state
and was repealed.
Recently there has been presented at
the Michigan legislature proposition
intended to promote the cause of so.
briefly in the Wolverine state by
statutory enactment of somewhat
similar kind. 1t proposes to decrease
the number of customers of liquor sa-
looms by taxing each individual drink
er. Cities and towns may issue tip
ping licenses" at a uniform price Of
five dollars head. The name and num-
Der of every license must be published,
so 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.
duces his license, and no license is
transferable.
No ~f I1r1,
from the rights of citizenship the per.
sons following: Anyone under guar
dianship, idiotic or insane. or who has,
at any place, been convicted of treason,
felony, embezzlement of the public
funds. bartering or selling or offering
to barter or sell his vote, or purchasing
or offering TO purchase the vote of an
other, or other infamous crime. and
who has not been restored to the rights
of citizenship, or who, at the time OF
such election, is confined in prison on
conviction of a criminal otfense. or who
is bigamist, or is living what is known
as 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-.
courages any person to enter into big
amy, polygamy, or such partrarchal,
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'
zation, association, corporation or So
ciety which teaches, advises. counsels,
encourages or aids any person to enter
into bigamy, polygamy or such patri.
archal or plural marriage, or which
teaches or advises that the laws of this
state prescribing rules of civil conduct
| nor Chinese or persons Of Monaghan
descent"
InIowa license isrequired bya house
movers. In Florida there is license
fee of $25 imposed on all persons who
are not citizens of the United States
who engage in the culture of sponges.
In Missouri there is law against the
maintenance of saloon within 500 feet
of any of the principal parks of St.
Louis, and also against display of any
oil painting deemed to be of an immoral
characterin any liquor saloon. In Geor-
gia it was misdemeanor, under law
passed in 1897, to shoot any firearms on
an excursion train or at picnic--ex-
cept 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 the
maker for his own use" Tor that of his
family do not come within the inhibi-
ton against spirits, since 1888. In
Idaho the sale of liquors within one
mile of any camp meeting is prohibited,
under penalty of $500.
BY Virginia law articles for use in
billiards or pool are not to be let or sold
to college students under 81. Under
the Idaho constitution three-quarters
of the jury may render verdict, and
the legislature is authorized to provide
that in cases of misdemeanor five
sixths of the jury may render ver-
dict" In civil actions, too, jury may
consist of any number of jurors less
than 10 upon which the parties may
agree in open court."-N. Y. Sun.