The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-03-01
CODE CHANGES
TIE SUNDAY LAW
THOSE OBSERVING SATURDAY
MAY WORK ON SUNDAY.
Jews and Adventists VINO Lose Their
Places Of Business on Saturday May
Keep Open Sunday Recent Decision
Held the Contrary-Mayor May Still
Revoke Licenses.

of certain faiths to work and conduct
business on Sunday, is provided by the
new code, which went into effect today.
The law states that persons who, ac-
cording to their religious beliefs, OBJ
serve some day other than Sunday as
their Sabbath, may resume their usual
work and business on Sunday. The
law will be a great boon to many OF
the Hebrew people who conduct stores
and worship on Saturday.
people to sell on Sunday was tested in
the state supreme court only a few
weeks ago, and the court decided that
the fact that the Hebrews observed
Saturday as their Sabbath did not give
them the right to keep their stores
open on Sunday. In other respects the
new code makes the same provisions
for Sunday selling. The cases Of the
North Minneapolis confectioners who
were arrested at the instance of the
Retail Grocers' association, are cited
in the new code notes, and the law is
now clear on the subject.
However. as the supreme court has
made one decision, the grocers associa.
tion of the state will have the right
to have the new provision tested. The
cases brought against the confection
ago, and City Prosecutor A. @. Finney
was informed at that time that no more
arrests would be made. Everything
has changed now, however, and new
test case may be made at any time.
Mayors Authority Unchanged.
s'Whatever authority the Minneapo
lis city charter gives the mayor over sa
loon licenses is not changed by the re
vised code," said Assistant Attorne.
General R. A. Stone today. "Th'
code contains some new provisions, bu
| it does not repeal existing city charter
or alter their force. In Section "a
! the code says:
" Until otherwise provided in &C
cordance with this subdivision, all cite
| existing at the time of the taking effec
of the revised laws shall continue to b.
| governed by the laws then applicable
thereto. = -
| "The Minneapolis charter is an &C
Of the legislature, and the code change
none of its provisions
The code gives general power to cit,
councils to revoke licenses, but this doe
not change the powers Of the Minneap
oils mayor. The code makes provisio
for transferring licenses, but nowher
declares them personal property. TIL
[
where changed. Section 1925 of tn
code provides that licenses. may b
transferred only in the following ci,
"First-When the license desires t
change his place Of business.
=" Second-When the licensee has sol
and disposed Of his business.
J HBut no license shall be .transferre
to any person or place to whom or fo
which license might not at the time Q
transfer be legally issued, nor unless NJ
at the expense Of the applicant, as
the case Of an original license. - -. "
Club for Husbands.
; Fewer cases Of non-support are e
} pected in police court from now On o1
- ing to the fact that the new code max
non-support misdemeanOr punishab
by fine or workhouse sentence.
Heretofore women who were not pro
erly supported by their husbands wou
make complaint and the case wou
have to be continued because the m
nicipal court had no jurisdiction. B
fore the case would come to the atte
, ton Of the grand jury the wife won
. relent and the troubles would
;; patched up. .-z,>- 49, ..s..--.
Now the wives will have to repe
sooner or the other half may be Sc
, to the workhouse. A charge of no
, support has been the chief means
getting even after family scraps, al
: in the majority of cases the complai
= ant repented as soon as she was o
Of the courtroom. The warrants und
the old law were issued thru the cou
5 ty attorneys office, but from now
6 they will be issued by City Prosecut
: A. G. Finney and the cases will be pre-
5 ecuted by the city attorney.
. . Has q New Title.
The new code has required the boa
Of control to get out new letterhes
The law Of 1901, creating the boa
, called it the "Board of Control
State Institutions, but the co
changes its title to the more SIM
= estate Board of Control. -
It Confectioners Have Time.
: No arrests for violation Of the pr
= food law, which went into effect tod;
y will be made among the candy SELL
=. for week or SO. The state, food co
4 mission is busy testing samples subn
ted to it by manufacturers of COLOR
matter, and will announce soon wi
4 dyes are under the ban. While no pr
n tive order has been issued the impr
t. sion prevails among the dealers that
u steps will be taken until they have
er fair notice as to what colors they m
discard