The evening world., 1912-01-04
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"If my foresight was - rood a. my
hindsiEht ! would not now be q mos,
embs re- raised public ofieLAi. ! should
have got my law from my counsel.
NANNY ~Blumenstei. who IN u lawyer
hrst and aftcrward. Nanny thinks
sbout the allurs.ncnts and rights OF the
sair sex. what did I do7 ] took out.
side advice.
to-day I was tn sweaS In the ladies'
I have appointed deputy shertns. Some
of my iA~ yer friends told me I had bet.
ter look into the statutes made and pro.
vided. instructed Mr.. Blumenstiei 10
look up aatd stAtutes. and ne found. 10
my surprise and dismay-l might almost
say my absolute h%orror-that I have no
more right TO appoint lady deputy
sherifs than ! have got to appoint q
horse to be = deputy shcrin or even a
chinamsn.
Deputy shcriTs must he voters,
Ladies are not voters. Ergo. ladies ars
not eligible TO be deputy sheriffs. 80 I
cannot swear In the ladies I have sp.
pointed. and I must disappoint many OF
the nnest and most public spirited ladies'
Of our fair city. Look here ut tho letter
i 0ot tulg INV NUN IToiu NY counsel, HIT,
B~iumenstiei. which 10 also the opinion
OF Maurice Blumenthal. VIVA was
Sheri1's counsel for years and knows
the laws appertaining thereto back
wards. a. II were. Here Ii Mr.. nlumon.
stiei's opinion.
II have examined tho question a.
10 your right to appoint women as
special deputy sheriffs and 40 TO
h LEGALITY Of such appointments.
II seems 10 ms that under the laws
Of this state the appointments ran.
not bs made. a. they would 10 In
eontrAvcnuon OF Section ists Of the
Penal Law. which provides as fol-
lows.
n sheriff OF . county, Mayor
OF a city OF officials oi other per
son authorized by Jaw TO appoint
special deputy sherirs. sJecla,
constabier. marshals, policemen
or other peace officers In this
state to preserve the public
peace or quell public disturb.
ance shall hereafter at the In
stance OF any agent. society. as.
"oclatlon OF corporation, or
otherwise, appoint as such sp.-
cisl sheriff. special constable.
marshai, policeman or other
peace officer n person who
shall not be n citizen Of the
United states Anh a residcn, OF
the state OF New York md en-
titled TO vote therein 81 the time
Of his appoinssnsat. and u resi-.
den; 90 the cam. county as the
Mayor or Sherin or other OH.
eta making such appointment.
ami no person shall assume or
exercise the functions. powers
duties or privileges lnciAent ana
belonging 10 the OHIO. Of special
deputy sheriff. special constable.
marshal OF policeman. or other
peace ONCE, without having hrs,
received his appointment IN writ.
Ing from the authority lawfully
appointing him.
Ina smuch a. women are not
"entitled 10 vote within this coun.
" m State. they 'sro. IN my opin-
ion, not qualified for the position
/. of special deputy sherir.
EMANUEL BLrMENsTIEL.
Counsel.
. 'you might say remarked n
: Sheriff, after the disappointing leg
' opinion had been digested. you mig
say IN the newspa prrs that the Shcr'
/, wil not b. al his office to-day. ia
say that. ana maybe some Of tho
ladies WI see II ana spare themselves
. trip downtown
: also yoh can bet yourself the he
ten cent CHAR that money can bay tn
7 the next time julius lIarhlrger + 100
: ing around for legal advie. he get.
i o "a lawyer nrst hand-not from
shoemaker. Now ! have 6ot to reti
and make personal acknoN,edseme
n and apologies TO all the ladies' who ha
been deceived by my mistake"