Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-21
LAWS MUST
Be RESPECTED
REV. ABORTION PREACHED ON
A POPULAR SUBJECT
LAST NIGHT.
BUTTE NOT MERElYA
MINING CAMP NOW.
Cited a Few Of the Laws Of the State
Which Were Not Generally
Enforced

The series of five minute talks pres
ceding the Sunday evening sermons at
the Mountain View Methodist church is
attracting large audiences. made up in
part of outsiders who. while not man-
bers or regular attendants at the church.
adh1ire the hsf;ing quality that is mani-
tested in the handling of practical at
fairs of l.fe from the pulpit, without
gloves. One of the most prevalent criti-
clsms on church management is that too
frequently it breaches an abstract good.
ness that is not and cannot well be pop-
! ularized, at least TO the outsider. Rus
every one can appreciate a matter that
comes so close home as the laws of our
own state and city. ard the large audi
ence that crowded the church last even>
ing to hear the announced talk on
shall Our Laws Be Respectedo" was
not in the least disappointed in the Wig
orous address which was gwen, and
which is here published in full
Butte has been denominated the
greatest mining camp in the world The
time for our city being called a mining
camp" has passed. We. should say that
world. and she has mines that are mex
haustable. We may truthfully say this
lutte has increased in population more
in proportion to her inhabitants in 1899.
than any other city in the United States.
and her population was not by any
means secured in full in the late census.
there being return of only 80. 900 in
habitants. which it is conceded by any
one at all cognizant of our popula alton
that We have at least between $4,000 and
$4,000 people in Butte. Butte has out
grown the mining camp age and she
should take upon berth functions of a
city in every particular.
The buildings that have gone up in
Butte the past two or three years are
not the buildings of mining camp.
They would grace any of the cities of the
east. Our churches are such that a civ
may be proud Of Our school and our
school buildings are far in advance of
many cities of our size. and are first
class. We can justly boast of our public
library. our Associated Charities. our
| Children's Home. and our state institu-
1 ton-the School of Mines.
These being as they are. should not
the laws OF our state and city be prop
erly observed? and should we not have
laws that will protect us as other cities
of our size have? Butte stands as the
chief city of Montana. 1t is a railroad
center and we have capitalists here who
will see that Butte will continue to live
and thrive. But unfortunately. the idea
OF the mining camp prevails with the
majority of our citizens who have been
in Butte ten, fifteen. and twenty years.
| The sooner We can break away from
! this. the better it will be for Butte l
! wish to call your attention to just a few
of the many laws have for the pro-
| lection of the right and condemnation
| of the wrong
Listen. l Rad from the penal code,
( laws enacted by the legislative assembly
/ of the state of Montana:
Section $50 Every person who on
Sunday, or the first day OF the week
keeps open or maintains or aids in open
ing or maintaining any theater, play
house, dance house race track. gambling
house. concert saloon or variety hall, is
guilty of msdemeanor.'
Section 533. Every person who will
fully disturbs or disquiets any assem-
blage of people met for religious worship,
by noise. prOfane discourse, rude or in
decent behavior. or by any unnecessary
noise, either within the place where such
meeting is held, or 50 near it as to dis
turb the order and solemnity of the
meeting. is guilty. of misdemeanOr.
Section $40. Every person who keeps
saloon, gambling house or other place
OF resort where Intoxicating liquors are
sold by retail. games of chance are
played, and permits any minor to resort
or stop therein, is guilty of a INSIDE
meanOr.
"'Section 537. Every person who
causes or procures or employs any
female for hire drink or gain, to play
upon any musical instrument. or to
dance. wait or promenade. or otherwise
. exhibit herself in any drinking saloon
dance cellar ball room public garden
! public highway, common park or street
! or in any place whatsoever. if in such
place there is connected Herewith the
sale or use as a beverage of any intoXi
eating, sprtuouS, vicious or mai,
liquors. or who shall allow the same i,
any premises under his control where
said liquors are sold, when two or more
persons are present. is punishable by !
} fine of not less than $50 nor more thar
$500, or by Imprisonment in the count!