St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1909-10-23
BLIND TIGER ORDI
NANCE POSTPONED
WILL MEET NEXT TUESDAY


34luS1Aihu- aG~l8Fge J0lln W. Levi!
and City Attorney peyton r. Sandoi
compose a committee which has FOL
its purpose the drafting of an Ordi
nance to suppress blind tigers il
| Opelousas. The committe Is supposed
to report TO the Board Of Alderman
on next Monday.
Mr. Lewis now celebrated ordinan.
Ice came up for passage at j special
meeting of the Board of Alderman
held next Tuesday evening at 5 o'clock
Il has for It's purpose the suppression
OF blind tigers in Opelousas. 1t il
the same ordinance now in force III
RustOn, which the City Attorney
Sandoz says authorizes the invasion
OF private pockets for TASKS and pri-
yate homes for IQuor.
Mr. Lewis is emphatic IN his de-
claration that such construction By
the City Attorney is not borne out by
sha Law books and the decision of the
Supreme Court. At the meeting OF
the Board Tuesday the matter was
thoroughly discussed between the
City Attorney and Mr. Lewis, with
the result that they are as wide
apart as ever.
Tbs meeting Of Tuesday night was
> special one. for the consideration
ef three subjects the Lewis blind
tiger ordinance, chs spreading Of q
boiler at the power house. and the
matter Of obtaining an auxiliary
building TO relieve the situation 1T
the st. Landry High snhoOl.
The blind tiger matter seemed up-
permost in line Of consideration, and
It was at once made manifest that It
would not be adopted IL was plain
that all the aldermen except the au-
thor present were against the ordi-
nance but ii was likewise plain that
there was great deal of hesitation
N declaring war against it.
Alderman Healey IS really the only
who declared himself opposed to the
ordinance. II is too drastic / can
not support it. said Mr.. Healey.
Finally motion that 1t be post /
poned until next Monday carried, and
. committee composed of the author
and City Attorney Ssndoz was ap-
pointed to draft an ordinance that
will meet the approval 0f the entire
memberships such ID possible.
Mr.. Lewis said he had no apology
Tor offering the ordinance, and still
maintained that it was ID line with
ehe principles Of prohibition, which
had been voted by The people. He
any intention of invading
private residences, Or the persons of
and said that in bis opinion
sach q construction could not Be
placed upon it. The able City AT
Eorney Is mistaken, but recognize
that it is the duty of the Board to
take the advice Of their constituted
legal adviser. and am willing that
The ordinance be 50 changed lust 30
that its objects are not defeated byl
The change as TO meet the views Of
.he majority of this board. | want
she law enforced, and | am not parti-
saIar how il IS done, just 30 it ID
lone.
Mr. sandoz spoke briefly and plainly
% the Board. He told the members
hat he had no interest Ia The matter
except TO advise them legally. He
ihouRht the ordinance drastic id the
lxtrems, and maintained his former
loaition that Il was possible, under
be ordinance, to invade j private
esidence IN search of liquor, Or
earch person, and that The finding !
f whiskey in either house Of on
be person Of any one was prima j
acia evidence OF guilt Of being en-
aged ID the illicit traffic of whiskey.
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