Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-23
slmportant Decisions!
REGULATING HOURS OF EMPLOY
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MENT.
The questions arising under the
clause OF the constitution forbidding
any state to deprive a person of life,
liberty or property without due process
of law furnish the most interesting
problems in modern constitutional law,
with the exception, perhaps, of the
questions arising out of the relations of
the United States with it's insular pos
sessions. In State vs.. Buchanan, the
contention was made that the state law
interfered with the liberty of contract,
but the supreme court of Washington
holds that an act providing that no fe-
male shall be employed in certain bust
ness establishments more than ten
hours a day does not violate this con-
stitutional provision, but Is within the
police powers of the state. 20 Pacific
Rep (Washington) SO.
CONTEMPT - APPLYING ABUSIVE
EPITHETS TO JUDGE.
The strong stand taken by the United
States court in West Virginia in refer
ence to the action of the miners In that
district during the recent coal strike is
we'll known. A case growing out OF the
situation is that of the United States
vs. Gehr. where 1t was held that a man
who came into a federal district from
distant state for the purpose of incit-
ing strike among the miners, and who
there publicly denounced the judge of
the district for his official action in
granting an injunction, using abusive
language and applying opprobrious cpl
thets to him personally, is guilty of u
contempt of court. 116 Federal Rep,
500
SERVICES OF SON-vALIDITY
In New VS.. Southern Railway Com
pany, it is held by the supreme court of
Georgia that a contract whereby a ia
Their hires his minor son to another, and
releases him from all liability for dam
ages for any injuries sustained" by the
son while in the employers service will,
where such contract can, under the
facts of Goes arising hereunder, be
properly treated as valid and binding,
defeat recovery by the father for the
loss of the value of the sons services
during minority, even where such loss
is occasioned by the murder of the son.
And further, such n contract, tho made
with railroad company. is valid and
binding to the extent of exempting the
latter from liability for negligent acts
of itself or servants which are not
criminal. 40 Southeastern Rep. (Geor-
gia) 391.
PRESIDENTS POWER TO PARDON
CONTEMPTS.
In the circuit court of appeals of the
eighth circuit, Judge Sanborn has most
vigorously assailed the proposition that
..contempts of court are public offenses,
pardonable like any other" Two county
Judges were ordered by mandamus from
a circuit court to levy a tax for the pay
ment of judgment against the county.
The judges refused, were imprisoned,
and filed a petition for writ of habeas
corpus The court refused to stay the
proceedings in order to allow petition
to the president for pardon, holding
that the commitment was not in the
execution of the criminal laws of the
nation, but was to secure to sutton his
legal rights, and that therefore the
president was without power to par
don. Qn re hewitt, lit Federal Rep,
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