The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-08
SCHOOL BOYS
MAKING LAWS
SAYS BROKER LIPPMAN.
WILL IGNORE THE ORDINANCE
REGULATING TICKET BROKERS.

superintendent of Police Says Ordi-
nance Will Have to BE Complied
With and Trouble Is Likely to
ResuIt-CIerk of Council Notified
MIR. Lippman That He Must Give
Bond for Conducting the Business.
Must Make Daily RePOrts-Lipp-
man Says He Will Continue in
Business.
You can say for me that 1 think
they have a lot of school children max
ing laws here" said Leonard Lippman,
who is running a ticket brokers' Office
for his father, in speaking of the ordi-
nance passed by Council Wednesday
afternoon regulating the business of
a ticket broker.
Il am still in business here and in
tend to continue. The city can't reg
ulate my business any more than it
can a merchants. They might as we'll
go into IS store and try to make
him tell where he bought all his goods
and how much he paid for them. My
license is from the Governor. through
the Ordinary here. The city can't
overrule the state"
VIII Defy Authorities.
Mr.. Lippman said he intends to ig-
more the notices that We're sent him
about the ordinance that has been
passed, and see what the city officials
will do. He did not make this state
ment until after he had been talking
for some time.
He said the reason he made no OBJ
lection to the passage of the ordi-
nance was because he had a license
from the state and it would not affect
him. AT first he would not say what
he intended to do about the ordinance
and stated it was none of the pub
lies business what he was going to
do. 1t was suggested that it might be
the business of the city officials, and
he said if it was to let the city officials
find out. Later, however, he said he
was going to pay no attention to the
ordinance at all.
He did not appear worried as to the
outcome and laughed about the amount
of free advertising he was getting.
IF | were only in New York l would
make a barrel of money" he said.
City Officials Determined.
If Mr.. Lippman does fail to pay any
attention to the ordinance there will
be an immediate conflict with the city
authorities. The superintendent of po-
lice says the terms of the ordinance
must be complied with.
A copy of the ordinance was sent to
Mr.. Lippman yesterday by the super
intendent of police, who also enclosed
letter, calling his attention to the
daily reports required of the tickets
bouhgt and sold.
J. Robert Creamer, clerk of Council
also sent Mr.. Lippman a copy of the
ordinance, and called his attention to
the fact that a 81, 900 bond is required
under the ordinance.
The city officials do not question the
license under which Mr. Lippman is
operating. 1t is a Confederate vet
Grams license issued to his father, and
he is running the place for his father.
But they do contend that he will have
to comply with all the provisions of
the ordinance, just the same as if he
had paid for a regular city license. In
this connection they site the fact that
bonds are required of green grocers
operating under veterans licenses, just
the same as they are of those who
take out the regular licenses.
Contention of City.
If Mr.. Lippman does ignore the or
dinance, a case or cases, according to
circumstances, will be made against
him in Police Court. Under the terms
of the ordinance a conviction in court
revokes a license.
The city authorities believe a con-
viction would revoke one kind of
license as well as another as they con-
tend the veterans license merely takes
the place Of the city license, and that
the person using it is subject to all
the city regulations.
LAS to tourist rates." said Mr.. Lipp-
man, "ticket brokers are the ones who
give tourists rates, and not the rail-
roads You can say that am here to
sell tickets, and that 1 will sell them
cheaper than the railroads"
There will probably be interesting
developments in the case to-day If
Mr.. Lippman maintains his present at
titude the matter is sure to go into
the courts. The validity of the ordi-