The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-01-31
Entered at the pOSt-Office at WaSnDurn
Wisconsin, as secOnd-class mail matter.
SCHOOL authorities In this city

are to begin vigorous compaign
against the smoking Of cigar
cites by small boys. The habit
has become so general among
boys between the ages of seven
and eighteen. that considerable
alarm is felt. The camgaign
will be directed Doth against the
boys who use them and the mer-
chants who are violating the law
by selling them. The law enact
ed by the Legislature is very
rigid, and we believe should be
obeyed especially so far as it
effects the small boys If man
wants to smoke cigarettes, we
believe that he should be allowed
to do so. bat we do believe that
the temptation should be kept
from the boys. The law govern
ing the selling of cigarette paper
and cigarettes has been fragrant
ly disobeyed in this city and it is
against this practice that the
present movement is about to be
directed. It is said ample notice
will be served on merchants who
have disobeyed the law, and that
if viola tons then follow, prose
cutions will be begun. To make
it still more effective, a reward
will be offered for evidence lead
ing to the conviction of violators'
ard VI der the law half of the
fines may be paid to the infor-
1nant. For the luther guidance
of those who are interested in
this we print herewith the law:
Chapter SO, Laws of 1905.
Any person who shall by him
self, his servant or agent, or as
the servant or agent of any other
person. directly or Indirectly. or
upon any pretense. or by any
device, man ufacture, sell, offer
for sale, keep for sale, give away.
or otherwise dispose of, or bring
into this, state for the purpose
of sellipg,. offering for sale. Civ.
ing away, or otherwise dlspos-
ing of any cigarettes, cigarette
paper or cigarette wrapper, or
any substitute therefor, or any
paper made or prepared for the
purpose of making cigarettes or
any substitute therefor, or for
the purpose of being filled with
tobacco for smoking; or who
shall own, keep or be in any way
cencerned, engaged or employ
ed in, owning or keeping any
such cigarettes, cigarette paper,
cigarette wrappers, or So bstitute
therefor; or WHO shall authorize
or permit the same to be done
with the int Mt to violate any
provisions of this section, shall
be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof, shall be
punished, for the first offense by
a fine of not less than five dollars
nor more than fifty dollars, or by
mprrsonmenti in the county jail
not exceeding thirty days, and
for the second and each subse
quent offense by fine of not less
than one hundred dollars nor
more than five hundred dollars,
or by Imprisonment in the county
jail rot less than thirty days nor
more than six months, that one
half of the fine recovered shall
go to the com planning witness.
provided, that the provisions
hereof shall not apply to the sales
of jobbers or manufacturers do
ing an interstate business with
customers outside this state.
Everyone knows that the pro-
visions of the foregoing act have
not been enforced in this city.
The cigarette smoking habit has
been growing among boys atsuch
rapid rate that something must
be done. Recently Assem- oily
man Domochowski. of Milwaukee
introduced into the Assembly. a