The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-03-17

dice. or other forms of gambling
are made unlawful in the third
section.
A penalty of $3.50 for each and
every ofense is attached.
The second ordinance makes 1t
unlawful to have any screens,
or obstruction whatsoever, hinder
ing full view of the bar from
the street 1t expressly provides
that no stained, frosted, smokened
| darkened, semi-transparent, un-
clean glass may be used to OBJ
struct the full view from the
street nor may any curtains, blinds
or shutters serve a like purpose.
The penalty for these offenses is
fine of $25 to $50.
After the first ordinance had
been read for the first time Mayor
Sheriff was recognized by the chair.
He sail in part:
''Mr. Chairman and gentlemen:
This ordinance does not emanate
from me; it does not come from
any cranks. nor from any ultra
religious element but from some
of the best and most liberal spir-
tied citizens of the community |
am heartily in accord with it and
Il trust that YOU, honorable gentle
nen of the council will take my
, view of the subject. | am tired OF
getting "hell" from the pulpits
I and from every side for not en-
! forcing the laws when | am pow
| crlesS to do 50 | want to enforce
the laws but | cannot with such
as we have. Meanwhile the saloons
are running Wild Card games,
dice games and gambling of every
form is INDUCED in. The officers OF
! the police force have done all that
they can and hold them strictly
to their tasks.
"Under the cover of screens all
OF these vices exist and are a great
menace TO the welfare OF the city.
Men with families, and younly
men and even boys go to these
places, gamble and drink, spend
and lose their money and what is
the result? Home are ruined and
the families must get help from
the city.
'Wc know that all these things
exist but we cannot reach them.
Make them tear down their screens
and partitions and make Them re-
move the games, tables and chairs
ana we viii enforce the laws TO
the very letter.
"l'he ordinances will not hurt
me Legitimate saloon keeper. w
nave some good men In the ga
loon business but we have some
VINO pay no more attention TO the
laws than though they had never
existed. Pass this legislation, gen
''en'eh and ] am certain that every
respectable citizen in Marion will
thank you for It,"
The mayor grew eloouent as H.,
pleaded his cause and ono could
nave heard a pin drop any pIace
IN the large council chen,lber On
interested were the councilmen in
the address.
AS Ohe mayor concluded Mr.. A.
W. EryPnt sprarg to his feet and
proclaimed that he was beartiI,,
III accord with the mayors sneecb
Mr.. Gorton moved that the rn1os
De suspended and the ordinance
m De passed to its second reading
ne vote on the motion was mani
nous and 1t was seen that tho
mayor had carried his point. II
was then passed to its third road
ing and adopted
me second ordinance was then
handled in the same mannar ana
adopted 1t is even more sweenina
~ ''S scope than the first If that
Mr., NAPLES followed tbo
with short talk on the mead %
eiimlhating the various evils mon
''ohed' which have been steadily
on the increase Mr. Gorton snolo
III the same vein stating tbot ~
renewed Immediate action neces
aary ana suggested that connect
oack The mayor in the new oan,
p"ien against prevailing evils
III Setter asked faw oros.,o
ABOUT the ordinances ana
tor p'Sea himself as heartily in ia.
'or OF their adoption Grow,no =.
"eriier lla' the doctor assumed HE
Tshtlng attitude, and dao,o, no
mat ne believes II neoasso, ~
Gloe the saloons at nine o;o,oS .
an ,e stated stated that he will introduce
an ordinance to that effect Conn
Snnn5 ,nln.h Randall, Rudolph and
'"epioerser similarly expressed