Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1909-07-01
NO MORE CIGARETTES
Liable to a Fine If You Even
Have the Markings.
NO MORE TREATING
A Fine Imposed For Giving or
Receiving Free Drinks.


Now it is unlawful for any person
under twenty-one years OF age to
smoke a cigarette, or to sell cigar
cite or the "makings." The treat
ing habit has also got it's death blow
The law passed by the last legis.
lature relating to cigarettes is as
follows:
at shall be unlawful for any person
by himself, clerk, servant, employee
or agent, directly or indirectly, upon
any pretense or by any device to
manufacture, sell, exchange, barter,
dispose of, or give away, or keep for
sale, any cigarettes, cigarette papers
or cigarette wrappers, or anything
prepared or made for the purpose
of being filed with tobacco for
smoking; and any person for the
violation of the same shall be guilty
of misdemeanor and upon ccnvic-
ton shall for the first offense pay a
fine of not less than $40 nor more
than $25, and the cost Of the prose-
cution, and stand committed to the
county jail until such costs are paid,
and for the second and each subse-
quent offense, shall pay, upon con-
viction thereof, fine of not more
than 800 and the costs OF prosecu-
ton, or be imprisoned in the county
Jail not to exceed thirty days.
Provided that the provision
hereof shall not apply to the sale of
jobbers dong interstate business
outside the state"
ANY person under twenty -one
years who shall smoke or use cigar.
cites in any form, on any public
highway, street, park or other lands
used for public purposes, or in any
public place of business, shall be
arrested by any officer of the law,
cognizant of such offense; and
further, it shall be the duty of all
such officers upon complaint Of a
citizen to arrest such offenders and
take them to the proper court. The
court shall impose punishment at
its discretion in any sum not to
exceed SO, or Imprisonment in the
county jail not to exceed five days
for each full sentence"
Any person who harbors any per.
son under twenty-one years of age,
or grants the privilege of gathering
upon or frequenting any property
or lands held by him for the purpose
of indulging in the use of cigarettes
in any form shall be held to the
same penalty as provided in section
one OF this act; provided, that no
part OF this act shall be construed so
as to interfere with the right OF par
ents or lawful guardians in the rear
ing and management of their minor
heirs or wards within the bounds OF
their own private premises
Considerable misunderstanding
seems to prevail regarding the pro
visions of the anti-treating bill.
They are very specific and are as
follows:
/. 'It shall be unlawful for any
person in the state of South Dakota,
in any public place where intoxicat-
ing liquors are sold, to treat or to
give to another free drinks Of any
intoxicating liquor whatsoever,
either directly or indirectly.
2. 1T shall be unlawful for any
person in the state Of South Dakota
in any saloon or any ether place
where intoxicating liquors are sold,
to accept, either directly or ildi-
rectly, any treat or free drink, or
any quality whatsoever Of such
intoxicating liquors from any person.
5. Every licensed dealer in
intoxicating liquors in the state OF
South Dakota shall post in a con-
spicucus place over his bar or in his
place Of business and keep the same
in full view of his customers, printed
IN letters at least four inches high
the words: 'Puolic treating is for.
hidden by law
4. ANY person violating any 81
the provisions Of this act shall, upor
conviction, be fined ia any ann NOT