Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1909-02-18
EVEN CARRYING OF "MAkiNGS'
Is PROHIBITED IN TWO
MEASURES.
PILL SMOKER MUST QUIT Il
Putting on "Dope.Stick" In Public
places to Be signal for Fine
Hits the Tobacco
Companies.

jefferson City.--Ncarly half a dozen
bills have been introduced In the
house of representatives. the passage
of at least OF two Of which will doom
tn cigarette in Missouri. Two Of the
bills are particularly sweeping in their
provisions. They were offered by G. Z.
Hawkins of Dunklin county and Pross
r. Cross of Clinton. MIR. Cross Is the
Democratic floor leader in the house.
Not only Is any firm or corporation
prohibited from manufacturing or sell
ing cigarettes by tn" Hawkins bill,
but the giving away or having them
| about the premises will incur severe
penalties. Even any component part
of the cigarette is barred by the Haw-
kins measure, II provision directed TO
wipe out the markings a term famil'
lar to every cigarette smoKer.
The tobacco trust, which sends to
Missouri practically every brand OF
cigarette and cigarctt" tobacco and
paper, will be hit az hard almost as
was the Standard Oil Co. in the now
famous supreme court decision II he
Hawkins bill should become n law.
"Thc bill is clear and sweeping In
It's provisions and is intended to com
plctcly drive the cigar"tt" from the
state" said Mr.. Hawkins. There Is
no middle ground. prepared n IN
troduccd the bill from the sense or
sympathy and protection for the many
thousands of boys in this state who
are daily wrccking their constitutions
snd opportunities In life by the cx-
c~rssivc use of the cigarette.
II have two boys of my own. SO
far, they have not acquired the cigar
cite habit, but see the injurious cf-
fccts OK It and van my bill or a sim
liar one to become a law OF this state
Under the provisions OF Mr.. Cross
bill, every circuit Judge in the state,
whcn impaIeling and i~nstructing a
grand Jug, shall specifically instruct
the jUroYa regarding the act and de-
mand it's strict enforcement. The I'm.
pc!tant section Of the bill reads:
eft shall be unlawful for any per
son. firm or corporation in this state
to sell or Civ" away, or ofor to sell
or give away, or have In their posses,
sion on or about their premises fer
the purpose OF selling or giving away,
or to make OF manufacture, or to at
tempt to make or manufacture, or to
assist In the making or manufacture
for the purpos" Of selling or giving
away, any cigarette or cigarettes, or
cigarette wrappers or cigarette papers,
to any person whatsoever. Any per
son, firm or corporation violating and
of the provisions of this act shall be
deemed guilty of II misdcmcanor. hrti
IN on conviction shall be fined In any
sum not less than $40 nor more than
5000
Mr.. Rosenbcrgor of Montgomery
county also introduced a cigarette bill
which specifically prohibits the sale
of cigarettes or cigarette papers ol
cigarette wrappers to persons under
IS years OF age. II reads:
II Is further provided in the Rosen
berger bill that every person over tho
age of 10 years and under the age OF
|, IS years who shall smoke or use cigar
cites on any public road, street, alley
park or other lands used for public
PURPOSES, or in any public place o
business or amusement, or upon any
J railroad train or street car, shall upoi
conviction be adjudged guilty OF a mis-
dcmcan0r and punished by a fine o
not more than So
jefferson City,-A resolution con
demnatOr OF th" officers Of the stat
university for their failure to item
izc certain expenditures OF the institu
ton in the biennial report submittc'
to the Legislature melted the mos
acrimonious debate In the house tina
has characterized a meeting of tn
body this session, The discussion wa
ultimately stopped by the withdrawn
Of the resolution.
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