Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1905-09-20

a permit granted by Mayor H. King
White. Phillip King, Il colored man
vas tined $40 in police court Tuesday
afternoon for pedding without a Ii.
eensC.
The ease was rendered more inter
esting by the appearance Of Gen
White in court TO defend the negro.
Gen. White stated in open court that
King bad paid him $25 for the permit
TO pcddle. In explanation if his part
in the transaction, Gen. White stated
that the negro had only turned over to
him, as mayor. the sum of $25, which
ie only half the regular city license
required OF peddlers; but that King
WAS TO pay the remainder of the mon
ey at some future time, the date being
specified in the permit. II was his
lnten ion, said Gen. White, to turn
the whole sum over to the city treas
urer, when paid in full and have a
did this for two reasons: First. to
help the negro along as he was unable
tG raise the required $50 at one time
and could only pay il in installments
second, TO assist all he could in rails
iEg revenue for the city. If he had moi
done this, the city would never have
secured any reNenuc from the man
ii all, for he would never have been
il a position 10 pay The required $50
down at once
Gen. White admitted that he had
taken such action on other occasions.
and referred 10 money which he had
faid into The city treasury in just
such cases. He explained all such
action on the same grounds, l. e.. that
he Was only seeking to increase The
T., venue Of the city.
''There are Il number Of cases where
me CITY would never get Il cent OF
revenue if | didn't do this. he de-
Giared.
Police Judge Toney questioned both
Gen. White and the defendant CLOSELY
about the transaction.
81 can find no law in the city stat
utes permitting a man to pay his Ii
cense on the installment plan.' he
said. 81 can find no law permitting
the mayor to issue license; and [
know that the law expressly provides
that the money so collected shall be
paid over to the city treasurer before
q license can be issued | will fine
the defendant $40, the lowest fine |
am permitted to give him under the
law"
Gen. White gave notice of an ap-
peal, and Tuesday afternoon filed an
appeal bond.
The crusade against the peddlers
without license is being carried on
vigorously by the police department,
and some very efficient work is being
done to protect those who regularly
pay their license into the city treas
ury and ask the protection of the city.
1t is said that Judge Toney will
nave another case of a similar kind to
try this afternoon. A we'll known
white citizen is said to be the defend
ant and is also said to have paid over
to Gen. White $25 and received
Eermit to peddle.
The police drag net has been
stretched out over the entire city for
peddlers without license. A regular
crusade is being made against them,
and it is believed that the license
dedger will be forced to quit business
before another moon.
Two more cases were tried in no.
lice court Tuesday, and there will be
another one today, so it is stated on
good authority
Police Judge Toney declares that
the law relating to the issuance of
peddlers' license to old soldiers will
be rigidly enforced to the letter,
This announcement was made in open
ccurt'Tuesday afternoon, and was call
ed forth by his decision in the case
against Jim Dalton. Dalton is the son
G! an old soldier, who secured a ped |
dler's license under the aforemention-
&c law, which permits old soldiers to |
reddle without paying for the privi-| !
lege. Jim Dalton used his fathers |
license, and Judge Toney held this to'