The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-05-10
ChiIdren's Aid Society Of In
dianapoIis Is Back Of a
Movement Which Will Start
This Week.
THROUGHOUT STATE
MOVE WILL SPREAD
II Is Feared That Under the
Present Law Inscriptions
Dealers Will Sell Cigarettes
To Everybody.
Especial Correspondent


Indianapolis. May 10.-A concerted
effort is being planned to prevent the
sale Of tobacco and cigarettes to chill
dren In the cities and towns through
out the state. and this week the move
ment will get its start when every to-
bacco dealer in this city will receive
a notice from the Cnildren's Aid So
ciety that 1t will prosecute every per-
son who sells or gives tobacco or Gig
arettes to children contrary to the
law. Then the work will be pushed
into the other cities OF the state. the
Children's Aid society relying on the
assistance Of charitable societies in
those places to make the movement
successful.
1t is not every dealer in tobacco of
course. that sells his goods to chill
dren, but the practice is entirely too
prevalent. so the officers Of the soci-
ETY. declare. and 1t must be stopped.
The society points out that the pas
sage by the last legislature of a bill
repeating part OF the anti-cigarette
! law has added a new danger to the
situation, for 1t is now legal for a
dealer to keep cigarettes for sale to
adults, where under the law as 1t
stood before the amendment was pass
ed It was a crime to keep cigarettes
for sale at ALL
Difficult to Protect.
1t Is feared that under the present
law INSCRIPTIONS dealers will sell Gig
arettes not only to adults but to who
ever asks for them. whether they be
adults or children. Therefore, the so
ciety says. 1t will be difficult to pro-
tect the young boys Of the state
against the use Of cigarettes. although
. strong effort will be made In that
direction.
The letters of warning which are to
be sent to tobacco dealers in this city
this week will be signed by v. H.
Lockwood, chairman of the child pro-
lection committee Of the association,
and are as follows:
Dear Sir:-The Children's Aid asso-
citation desires to call your attention
to the laws about selling and giving
tobacco and cigarettes TO minors, to
the Importance Of obeying the laws
for the sake Of the children, and to
the fact that the Children's Aid asso-
citation and the teachers OF the city
are keeping q close watch upon the
violations Of the law and intend to
enforce the same-not in crusading
spirit, but in reasonable. yet persis-
! tent manner.
synopsis Of the Laws.
| 1. T0bacco-No person is allowed
to sell or give. directly or Indirectly,
DO child or other person. any tobac-
CO TO be used by a child under 16
years Of age. or allowed to persuade,
advise or compel any such child to
to 500 and imprisonment ten to thirty
days. Acts 1905. page 71e.
Cigarettes-(a) No person is al.
lowed to permit or encourage a boy
under Is or q girl under II years OF
age to smoke q cigarette. Penalty
Fine up to $500 or jail up to six
] months or both. Acts 1906, page 40.
fb) No person. firm or corporation
IL allowed to sell or give to a minor
under the age Of 81 years any cigar
ette or cigarette wrapper. or to per.
Isuade. advise or compel him to smoke
% cigarette. Penalty-Fine from $40
TO 500 and Imprisonment up to sixty
days. Acts 1906. page To.
(c) No person is allowed by him.
self, his clerk, employee or agent. di.
fectly or indirectly. to give or sell to
any person under 81 years OF age any
cigarette or cigarette wrapper. Pen.
alty-Fine from $25 to 500 for first
offense; for second offense. 500 ia
$500 or jail or workhouse up to SIX
months. Acts 1909. page IS.
Burden on Dealer.
Dealers cannot sell to q person un.
der 81 years OF age cigarette wrappers
for any ones use whatever. whether
bought by minor for use himself or
for some other one. Dealers can sell
cigarettes and cigarette wrappers only
TO adults over q years Of age. The
burden 10 on the dealer to assure him.
self about the age of the purchaser
In dealings between minors and deal.
lers the burden as to age and the OBJ.
servance Of the law is upon the dealer
rather than the child. and he should
not be content with q mere statement
by the child.
We desire to urge all dealers In to
bacco and cigarettes to assist in en-,
forcing the laws as to the sale Of to
bacco and cigarettes to children.
The Children's Aid Association