The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-28
PLENTY OF LAWS.
Legislatures Have Not Been Idle
Statute Books Show.
Many New Measures Adopted
Every Two Years.
FEW ARE OBSERVED.
Everywhers Men DisObey Com
mandments of State.
Some Of the Many Laws People
Regularly Violate.
FEW ARE OBSERVED.

Although Kansas is adopting new
laws at rapid rate, it has hundreds
of laws to which no attention has ever
been paid. Here are some of them:
| It is unlawful to sell any article,
other than drugs on Sunday. The man
who sells newspapers, cigars, ice
cream, bread or any other article ex-
cept drugs is a law breaker in Kansas
There has never been a prosecution
under this law
To touch or move an automobile
standing on the street is against the
law. People do it every day.
Any person who works on Sunday
except household work of daily neces-
lated by practically every citizen of the
state habitually.
If you play cards on Sunday you are
a lawbreaker.
In Kansas, any game of chance is a
felony. If you walk into a store, and
drop nickel into slot machine you
are guilty of a felony and so is the
man who owns the machine. In thous-
ands Of stores in Kansas are slot ma
chimes, where men play for prizes;
usually cigars.
Horses Protected by Law.
To overwork or overdrive a horse is
unlawful as is any sort of cruelty to
horses This law is so habitually vio-
lated that every day we hear com
plants about it. But no one is ar
rested.
1t is unlawful to neglect to provide
shelter for cattle during bad weather.
Cattle are everywhere fed without
shelter every cattle feeder in the state
could be sentenced to imprisonment
one year under this law.
It is unlawful in Kansas to sell tick
cts in any rattle. The man who raffies
a fo11 &c run ir1Fr
the risk of the penitentiary. The child
rem who sell chances in church raff1es
are violating the law
Game Laws Violated.
Hunting on Sunday is unlawful, yet
thousands of men hunt every Sunday.
It is unlawful to hunt without a license
yet comparatively few hunting licenses
are issued. 1t is unlawful to hunt at
any time on another mans premises, |
his consent. This law is vio-
lated by every man who hunts at all.
To sell skim milk, or milk that is
sour, or watered milk is unlawful.
When a hog dies of disease. you |
violate the law unless you bury or burn |
it within twenty-four hours 1t is also |
to throw the dead body of a /
hog into any stream
1t is unlawful to spit on the floor of |
any public building; if you spit on the
floor in the court house or postoffice |
you are violating a law
Any farmer who has hedge more |
than five feet high, violates a state /
law. Ninety-nine farmers out of every
hundred violates this law.
If a man gives you a worthless check
and you complain to the officers, and |
hush the matter upon receiving your
money. you are guilty of a penitenti
airy offense. The officer who assists
fou in obtaining your money. is also
guilty of a penitentiary offense. This
s called compromising a felony. The
aw is violated every day and every
body knows It.
The man who steals a ride on a rail-
way violates law.
Any able bodied married man who
leglects to support his family violates
state law, and may be fined $500 or
one year.
To carry any weapon-knife knuck,
lungshot or pistol is unlawful and the
Tiolator of the law may be fined 500
II imprisoned three months
If two farmers have friendly race
IN the public highways. to try the
peed of their horses, they are violat-
ng the law.
To sell a cigarette is a violation of
aw. 1t is also unlawful for a boy un-
Ter 21 TO smoke.