The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1906-05-18
LICENSING
OF JOINTS IS
PROHIBITED
Supreme Court EnjOinS Kansas City
0ffiCials--Order Covers All
from Mayor tOPOliCeman

The Supreme court handed down
decision yesterday afternoon pro.
hibiting the officials of Kansas City,
Kansas, from the mayor down to
the policemen, from licensing joints
under the guise of fines and forfeit
ures, and from accepting for the use
of the city money from any person
engaged in the sale of intoxicating
LIQUORS.
This is the judgment in the quo
warranto proceedings brought
against Kansas City and its officials
by Attorney General Coleman. The
judgment holds that any violation of
Its terms will be punishable as con-
tempt of court. The judgment
places Mayor Rose in such posi-
ton that he may be punished on
two grounds. First, he may be cited
for contempt of court because Of his
action in permitting the continuance
of the present system of licensing
jointists under the fine system; thel
he has already been cited for con-
tempt of court because of his action
In assuming the duties of the off &c
of mayor of Kansas City in sp IL of
the judgment of custer render ed
against him by the Supreme coui
several weeks ago.
The judgment is important in that
it will apply to the various other
cities in Kansas where saloons are
permitted to run in consideration Of
monthly payments to city officers
made under the guise of fines. The
decree is worded as follows:
1.-THE court finds that at the time
and before the fling of the petition
In this action, the said defendant,
the city Of Kansas City, did through
its several officers as alleged IN said
petition, usurp from and on the state
Of Kansas and exercise the corporate
powers, franchises and privileges OF
licensing and permitting within the
limits of said city the sale of intoxi-
eating liquors, and Of keeping aud
maintaining places for the sale there.
of, and Of imposing and collecting by
means Of fines and f0Tfeitures in sim.
ulated prosecutions u license tax up
on the business of selling aud keeping
( n sale intoxicating liquors and keep
ing and maintaining places for the
the sale thereof in the city Of Kansas
City, aud Of receiving money for such
licenses in the form OF fines and for
FIXTURES Ia simulated prosecutions
from persons engaged in the sale Of
intoxicating liquors, and in the keep
ing of places where said intoxicating
liquors were sold, and Of placing said
city and Of making use of said money
so received in the city treasury Of said
city and of making use Of said money
ia the paying Of the expenses for the
maintenance Of said city; which said
corporate powers had not, nor have
either er any of them been conferred
kupon said city by law, but on the con-
tSary had heretofore by the laws and
constitution of the state of Kansas
been prohibited and forbidden TO SAID
city, aud the said city of Kan sas City
and its officers by the said laws ana
constitution had been and are pro
hibited and forbidden to exercise
either and all of the said corporate
powe rs and franchises.
"And thereupon 1t is considered,
ordered and adjudged by the court
that the said defendant, the city Of
Kansas City, its officers, attorneys,
agents, chief of police, police Judge,
and other officers, do not in any man.
ner, either severally or concurrently,
directly or indirectly, intermeddle or
concern themselves in or about the
licensing OF the sale Of intoxicating
liquors, Of The keeping or maintain
ing places for the sale thereof within
said city, nor with imposing, collect
ing or receiving any license tax upon
or for the business of selling intoxi-
catirg liquors, nor keeping nor main
taing places for the sale thereof with
In said city, nor with the receiving any
money from persons engaged in the
salA OF intoxicating liquors, or in
keebing places where intoxicating
liquors are sold through fines aud for
FIXTURES Ia simulated prosecutions, OF