Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-03-17
Constitutionality OF Valuation Ac. to
Be Tested.
CASHIER ". F. LAMBERT ARRESTED
Cooperation Attorney Defines the
Rights of Policeman.
ELECTRIC CAR DERAILED
Evening Star Bureau.
No. 1tf King St.
Doll ~. 49, 49,, a.

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| Attor,.vs Francis l. Smith and Antbopv
| w. Armstrong have forwarded to the court
| of appeals for Virginia an applicati for
| a writ of habess corpus in the case of
Mr. William Frank Lambert. assistant
cashier of the Citizens National Bank,
who was arrested last night charged with
failing to comply with the provisions of an
act recentIv nassed b, tho I.n;s,,.,,ra
rno,..r =, ~ o,:; -.
~ q" 'he eoiiiiiissiohel Oh Vaiuatoh
act Mr. Lambert was taken into custody
on warrant sworn out by Mr. L. c. Bar
lev commissioner Of v.uatior for tbis citv
He was carried before M.yor si,,n.o,, ,,ho
va iieu oeiore mayor simpson VINO
Imposed minimum fne OF go This Mr..
Lambert refused to pay and he was COM
mitted being now constructiveIv resnonsi-
bIa ,o .bo .t,.. ,,,.,,..;. - -: ~
80 . SCI au'i'oii'es peiiol.s 'he ac-
ioii VI Tue court OF Appeals. Inc arrest
or Mr. Lambert occurred the result of
ar inquiry which Commissioner Barley was
making yesterday in line with the duties of
his Office as to the amount of personal
property and deposits of party whose
name is not given The desired information
was refused, but alter on II was learned
that the Cerson had a deuosit in the Ont
zens National Bank Mr.. Barley went to
the bank and asked Mr. lambert IN testi
fy as to the amount on deposit to the credit
of the person in uuesfior On Mr. Jgn,
-. = . baiieS s"oie
" any 'e'''i'' HILL
Importance or Decision.
The arrest will result in the testing, be-
Tore the state court of app ais. of the consti-
nationality of the act above referred to. At
torney Francis l.. Smith stated this morn
ing to Star reporter that the steps taken
in the matter afford the best process nv
HIGH tho vaIidi+y Of tho ao. ,,,,,. 10 ,,-oo,
mon nv the bigbesI co,,rt IN tha nI pa'seu
'N''Ne'
natter NJ e.raa+ in,.,orta,,oo ~ - tLi
0uestion shoIId he sattied AZ q da+a aS -,
as possibIe Owing to tbe Ia~ga ;nterast in ny
,-oI,,od a. ~, -. "a - -, ~
yould do w. yxitb nv. oaSti,, Ia ohas
be rendered sneedilv Tbe statuto il, nn,as
ton. counsel held seemed To he necuIiarIy
oppressive 10 the bankinp and brsiness in,
terests of this civ sitnafed nv, tho hnrdor 81
the state II snsta;ne,i ami enforrad ~
probahiIity of its resuItinr disastroISlv ~
The h,,,i,,..s. 90 e,,t,,.,;i =, 1855, q ~
andria was emphasized. The statement was
IN Washint'ta oiis u ane pahhiHs hrms
tiers here Soliciting denosits from tn nit-
liens of Alexandria. in authorization that the
effect of the act might he to drive people
using money to seek a place of deposit for
Tb. In ~ Na.i0E,ni D., h., xxo, "a.
customers that should the act he declared
constitutional the bank will pay the tax on
It's deposits
S,o,n,ro.f, ,.... -
~ -'''' my i'oo'iie mas iehuei gu
an opinion on questions submitted to him
by the police board as to whether a po-
Iiceman had a right 10 rim for a local
politfcal office and y,ba,l,ar an, ,oIioo
M, r. . - -.
- mas q iisit ~ seeule eVluehce IN Oh
EcIce or o'her civil causes. Mr.. Roothe de-
ciues that an of1cer mas constitutional
ttsht 70 pe cdndldate lot once, but II in
" .te poaru opinion II Is Improper Tor him
" ieiid4il heHbef OF the force while
S SGeh d - cahuludte /, mas power TO remove
MN. ne case al issue IS that OF Police
nan LdllA SpihkS, WHO Is a candidate Tor
'-ts seIstaIt.
ieesdi uIhs the other question the cor
Sia t dt.oiiieA says that pohcemen
ices in securina, rba evidenca ,,rdar 80
sideratiou unless granted permission by the
IND! o. ne commissioners Will hold
rennrt " an e"iis o"'e anu oiscuss INC
e"ss'
warn hite'ihss were held IN
eoh VI 'iie iouf ""rds last evening Tor the
pA po'e VI erecting oeiesdtes ana aiternates
10 the district and state conventions, the
latter to be held in Norfolk April 10 and the
former In Uarrantnp March Of t. on
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