Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-04-14

$4,000 is provided as punishment for
any male person who shall live with a
prostitute, or live in whole or part
from her earnings, or who shall solicit
/ for house of ill-fame. This class of
men has been increasing of recent
years in the towns and cities and it
may now be possible to end their mode
of livelihood to these lowest of human
wretches.
PUNISH PARENTS OF TRUANTS.
A fine of not EXCEEDING $1,000 is pro-
vided for parents, guardians or other
persons who are responsible for the de-
linquency Of children. A delinquent ;
child is defined to be child under l6
years of age who violates state laws or
city ordinances. or who is incorrigi-
BILE, persistent truant from school,
who associates with Criminals or vlci-
ous or immoral persons or who is
growing up in idleness, or who fire.
quents gaming houses, houses of ill
fame or places where intoxicating
liquors are sold. The fine imposed
may be suspended so long as the parent
keeps his child under control. With
this law rigidly enforced there are sew
eral parents in Grants Pass who would
find themselves in the clutches of the
law, for there are number of boys
who do not attend the schools, but loaf
about the streets and commit petty Of
feuses but not OF nature serious
enough to make them subjects for the
reform school.
NO SUBJECTS IN WINDOWS.
Another act that carries a penalty
heavy enough TO insure effectiveness is
that which prohibits the public exhibi-
tion of hypnotized persons. The pen
atty is fine of 800 TO $1,000 or inn
prisonment 30 to 800 days.
LONG TERM FOR TRAIN ROB-
BERS.
Heretofore robbing of railway trains
has been punished under the general
{ laws regarding robbery, but the legis-
lature of 1905 passed an act which ap-
plies particularly TO railway trains and
, fixes the penalty at imprisonment for
two to forty years. The act makes it
felony for any person to board or i'm
pede the progress or operation of any
train with intent to commit robbery
thereon, or to commit larceny in any
express, baggage or mail car, or with
intent to commit such act, to assault
or threaten bodily violence to any pas
senger or member of train crew OF
person in any express, baggage or mail
car.
AFTER THE TICKET SOALPERS.
, The larceny of railway tickets, the
J forging of railway tickets, and the
. 'scalping' of railway tickets are new
crimes that have been defined by acts
r of the Legislature Of 1905. The last OF
these, which will have effect upon a
Glars Of business now in operation, car
ries a penalty of 500 to $500 fine.
h HUNTERS MUST SOON PAY.
5 The hunters license law will go in
a to effect May IS, after which time II
t will be unlawful for any person tC
4 hunt on grounds not his own unless hi
b has secured license and paid fe,
d of ST. Violation of the law is punish
able by a fine Of $50 to 500 or lmpris
I onment FIVE to thirty days,
II FINE BILL.JUMPERS.
o Jumping board bills" will be pun
= ishable by fine of SEQ to 500, or i'm
prisonment for ten to fifty days, afte
May IS. The law ON that subject de
clares that it shall be presumptive evi
dence of intent to defraud if an.
person shall fail to pay his bill o.
demand, unless he has made know
his inability to pay.
HUSBAND CAN'T BURN WIFE
HOUSE.
Heretofore the law against arso
punished a person for burning an
others house, and also punished
wife for setting fire TO her husband
] property, but no punishment wa
! provided for "a husband who saw
to set fire to house occupied by hi
! wife, A case Of that kind ocourre
in jackson county last year whore
man attempted to burn the house OF
\ cupid by his wife with whom h
4 was not living and under the law AZ
Z was then he could not be committe
for arson. Representative Vawter, {
4 that county, got the law amended q
4 the recent session so that a husban
4 can net burn bis house when it is o,
Z cupied by his wife.
3 BE CAREFUL OF BRUSH FIRES
4 A new forest fire law establishes
a closed season from June to Octob'
a /, during which time it In made ul
q lawful to set fire to slashings Or fall,
q timber, or ON timber land, or in Il
a vicinity Of Rrainaelds without fir
y securing permit from the Coun
4 Clerk. No fee is required for
s. permit which must be granted on r
4 quest, the purpose being to restri
y the setting Of fires and keep reco
N of those starting fies Violation
q the lay is punishable by a fine
y 500 10 $1,000 or Imprisonment fro
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