The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-08
Members Apparently Afraid to
Handle the Question.
DROPPED IT QUICK.
Motion to Postpone Action Car
ried With Whoop.
New Liquor Ordinance Suffers
a Similar Fate.
A Gambling Ordinance Receives
Official Sanction, However.

The council did a lot of work last
night without much talking. The
greater part Of the session was devoted
to passing ordinances. The new liquor
ordinance was not passed and +. M.
Stahl was not confirmed as chief of po-
lice. and neither did the hack ordinance
come up. All three of these will cause
great discussion when they are pre-
sented
The Women's Christian Temperance
union sent a petition to the council ask
ing that they confirm the appointment
of f. M. Stahl as chief of police, and
three ministers, who were a committee
from the ministerial union, were present
to lend their support to the confirma-
ton They were ReVS. D. NJ. Fisk, j. T.
Mcfarland and F. w Emerson.
After the roll was called Mayor Drew
said: Before the council goes to other
business would like to have them take
action upon the confirmation of T. M.
Stahl as chief of police
Councilman Belts said that he thought
the matter should go over until some
night when there was full attendance,
three members being absent from the
meeting. The mayor said he thought
the suggestion was a good one, and upon
motion of Mr.. Belts action was deferred
until the next meeting when there
should be a full attendance
The councilmen absent were Morgan,
Hughes and Clancy.
The following ordinances were then
passed except the liquor ordinance.
THAT LIQUOR ORDINANCE.
An ordinance to prohibit the sale Of
intoxicating liquors, except for medical,
scientific and mechanical purposes, and
to prohibit and suppress tippling shops,
saloons, dram shops and club rooms,
was prepared by the city attorney, but
was withdrawn after being read, as the
councilnlen thought there should be
full attendance of the council to consider
the matter. There was some objection
to the ordinance and this may have had
something to do with the withdra wal
The ordinance was to take the place Of
the search and seizure ordinance which
was declared illegal by the appellate
court. The ordinance provided that no
one should sell liquor which would in
toxicate under any name whatever, and
it deems unlawful selling all devices or
shifts or the giving away of liquor. 1t
declares as nuisances all places where
liquor is kept for sale or where people
assemble for the purpose of drinking
liquor. and upon the judgment of the
police judge finding such places to be
nuisance the city marshal shall be di-
rected to shut up and abate such places
by taking possession of the places, and
all Intoxicating liquors found therein,
together with all signs, screens, bars,
bottles, glasses and other property used
in keeping and maintaining such places.
It also provides for the immediate de-
struction Of such property publicly. 1t
also makes it unlawful for any person
tc, assist directly Indirectly, in the
keeping of a club room or other place in
the city in which intoxicating liquor is
received or kept for barter or sale as
beverage
In prosecutions under the ordinance it
will not be necessary to state the kind
Of LIQUOR sold and it will not be neces-
sary to describe the place where sold,
and it shall not be necessary to state
the name of the person to whom sold
No person will be excused from testi-
0fTenSe
against the ordinance by reason of his
testimony tending to cTiminate himself,
but the testimony given by such witness
shall not be used against him. The fact
that any person prosecuted under the
ordinance may have in his possession
or displayed a United States internal
revenue license to sell Intoxicating
liuuors. or a United States license tax
receipt for. that business, shall be prima
facie evidence that said person is en-
gagged in the sale of intoxicating liquor.
The penalty for q violation of the ord1-
nance is not less than 500 nor more than
$500.
The ordinance is the same as the one
which was in effect prior to the search
and seizure ordinance.
GAMBLING ORDINANCE PASSED.
A gambling ordinance was passed. This
ordinance was also made necessary by
the decision of the appellate court which
makes it Illegal for the city to give
Jail sentence. The ordinance is the same
as the one that has been in effect except
that the penalty for the violation does
not infiict Jail sentence. The penalty
for violation Of the ordinance is not less
than SO nor more than $500. 1t also off
fers from the prior ordinance in regard
to apherna1ia captured in a gambling
place All paraphernalia will be de-
stroyed whether the proprietor is con-
victed or not.
A NEW HEALTH ORDINANCE.
An ordinance relating to the estab-
fishing quarantine rules and regulations
to prevent the spread of conta gious
diseases was passed. The ordinance pro-
yides that when any person afflicted
diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever or any I
kindred contagious diseases within five
miles of the city limits, it shall be the
duty of the attending physicians or pro-
prietor of the house in which the person
is confined to Immediately notify the
city and county physicians. The ordi-
nance also requires that cards with the
name of the disease printed upon it be
posted on the house. The afflicted per-
son must keep off the streets and so
must anyone else who lives in the house
It also provides for the funigating Of
the houses where contagious diseases
have been The penalty for a violation
Of the ordinance IS not less than SO nor
more than $780,
BIRTH AND DEATH REPORTS
An ordinance requiring every physi-
clan, midwife or accoucher to report to
the city physician the birth of every
child in the city at which they may at
tend, within days after the date Of
birth. giving the name of parents and
so report all deaths of cases which have
been under their charge to the city ply