The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1909-03-12
Can't Use Cigarettes.

Child of the Alamo"
Can't Use Cigarettes.
An anti-cigarette law as stringent
as any in force in any state and as
easy of enforcement as any that has
yet been placed on the statute books
of South Dakota, has been passed by
| both the house and senate at Pierre
and now awaits Governor Vessey's
signature. That it will receive this
is undoubted from the sentence in
the governors inaugural message
While dwelling on this subject
that has to do with the welfare of
the home, l want to call your atten-
ton to the crusade that is being
made against the use of the cigaret.
If YOU will note what the medical
profession is saying in regard to this
rapidly increasing and harmful habit
and also how clearly the educators
of our state point out it's harmful
effect upon our young boys physi-
cally, mentally and morally, you will
see the great need of drastic laws
against the sale of cigarets in this
state.
There are three influences that
always work injury to the best inter-
ests of the home. They are the Gig
aret habit, and the use of intoxicat-
ing liquor"
With the stringent antl-cigaret
measure that has been passed by
the state legislature, and which has
the hearty appropriation of Cover
nor Wesley, the law enforcement
league Of Sioux Falls is given most
definite material to work on. In
nearly every tobaccanist's place of
business in Sioux Falls, the cigaret
forms a share OF the daily sales.
Restaurants and drug stores handle
them to some extent. BY the new
law the sale, manufacture, or keep
ing or Offering for sale by any one,
is absolutely prohibited. The law
does not, however, prohibit persons
sending out of the state for them.
To offset this and keep the use of
any cigarets imported for private
use confined to adults, Representa-
tive Lewis Larson, of Minnehaha
county succeeded in having the
lause of the 1907 session law, refer
ring to minors, inserted in the new
bill by amendment on the third read
ing.
This amendment taking the main
feature of the 1907 anti-cigaret bill
practically repeats it in saying:-
ANY person under 21 years of
age who shall smoke or use cigar
cites, in any form, on any public
highway, street, alley, park or other
lands used for public purposes, in
any public place of business, shall be
arrested by any officer of the law,
who may be cognizant of such Of
Tense, and further it shall be the
duty of all such officers, on COM
plant of one citizen, to arrest such
offenders and take them to the prop
er court. The court shall impose a
punishment at it's discretion, in the
sum of not to exceed ten dollars, or
imprisonment in the county Jail not
to exceed five days for each offense.
Provided, if such minor person shall
give information which may lead to
the arrest of the person or persons
violating Section of this act, in CIV
ing to or selling, or in any way fur
nishing said minor person tobacco,
and shall give evidence as witness
in such proceedings against said par
ty or parties, the court shall have
power to suspend sentence against
such minor person.
Any person who harbors any per-
son under Fl years of age, or grants
them the privilege Of gathering up
on or frequenting any property or
lands held by him, for the purpose of
indulging in the use of cigarets, in
any form, shall be held in the same
penalty as provided for in section
of this act (s50 fine or thirty days
.imprisonment); provided THAT mo,
part of this act shall be construed to
interfere with the rights of parents
or lawful guardians in the rearing
and management OF their minor heirs
or wards within the bounds of their
own private premises. Press.