The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-06-16


stated some days ago, thar tic pul
pose of the ordili1n sa gosl. ! Is Sc
! open 10 such sesA0us 0biec,i n that /
should never haze Teen ncla laa
: al ihe cityeaThc ordinance Is aime.
principally " not cxclug ycly, At gang
of boys and girls who are permit ca
y BY their parents to run about tbs
streets OF the city tll late in the
might, disturbing the peace Of cir
zcns, and themselves becoming deAor-
talzod, The people whose peace w dis.
iurbed nigat after nigat and whose
acaso rigli perenta conduct owara
children IS outraged. have just ca G
70 complain and 70 demand redress
but those In authority should frs
have made dlligent inquiry rs to AL
the circumstances Of the stua ion Be,
I forc plac ng upon the books % The city
an enactment which is either useless
Ter unjust and in either case harmful
Such an inquiry would have developed
The fact that the evils SD justly CON
planned CT by 81 liens eXis,, as nearly
al evils exist not because Of a lacS
Of laws prohibiting them but because
of fail re to enforce the laws enacted
foi that purpose Whole pages Of the
revised ordinances Of The city ard
devoted to imposing penalties upon
pe. sons guilty Of disturbing TIE pealo,
some OF wh:cA ma. be quoted as FOL
lows:
Paragraph 59l prohibits "halloa'ng
shouting. hawling. screaming, profana
or obscene language, fighting, dancing
singing, whoopins or quarreling or
any Unusual sounds or noises in any
house OF upon any premises in the
city.
Paragraph 500 prhblts violent tn
nuItuous or offensive conduct "a
10 1 ana unasaui noises within tha
,ity limits
Paragraph 593 says IF any person
hall a laic and unusual hour Of The
light time malicioasly Or wilfllly dts
NIB The peace and quiet of any neigh
orheod Or family BIT loud III unusual
10 ses, cr by tumulRons OF offensive
arliage." etc, he shah, if convicted
hereof be fined not less than five
oilars nor more than one hundred
ollars.
Paragraph 59i says: 'If any person
hall within the limits Of he city be
utility Of violent tumultuous, obscene,
aensiye pr disordeFly conduct or Yio-
ttion d the public decency, or caleu
lted IN provoke d breach Of the peas
he shail be liaed ctc
Paragraph 500 says lt snail ha
nlawfHl for any boy OF the age of five
ears or over to congregate wi h othc
oys upon any street. side walk, alley h
iblc ground On vacant lot within a Az
stance III 200 feet of amy dwelling or tn
ore house or other place Of business III
thin the city limits for the purpose 81
play or otherwise and there to hai bl
Q or shout, or baWl. or scream or Is
hoop O. quarrel, or use profane Or
lscenc language whereby the peace a@r
IA quie Of any neighborhood fam :.
7 or person engaged in business in ks
vi ~ ekitfQt lsN1 Hsiftkf A4otAtA A@ttlf
Paragraph COO prohibits any boy or 81
her person from throwing stones or M
her missiles On the streets ana side M
alhs of the city. E1
Paragraph Col imposes q penalty vs.
pm 81 to SO for each and every s
ense designated In me TWO preced- Ia
& paragraphs. F
Surely. there Is law enough here To s
rye all tie needs of the situation S
reasonable person could call for fS
ire, to prevent any evil conduct By ss
ldren of which he had right to 5s
nplain There is ample law 10 NA
lble any officer to curb children
ose conduct Is offensive 20 anyone LM
injurious to themselves. II was not
'essary 10 go managing in the
p and dark. Teeesses of by-gone az
s and llring forth a relic which in 3
Sc tflys Of civil zation is very gen.
lily classed with legislative freaks. MI