The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1914-04-03
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The Liquor i 4! |! Foes, )
State Tax Commissioner 0utinee
Duties Of Sheriff and States
Attorney and Judge

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At the afternoon session of the
State Enforc cement league held
in Fargo, George E. Wallace, a
member Of the state tax commits
sion, spoke Of the officers re-
lation, and duty to enforcement Of
law. Mr.. Wallace said in part:
81 "The office of sheriff is of
venerable antiquity, having pro-
baby been created by King Alfre
the Great, although high Nautho-
rity insists that it was in exist
ance at the time of the Roman
invasion of England. The sheriff
was the immediate officer Of the
king in his SHIRE sort of gov
ernor in his limited territory. He
received his commission from the
king and directly represented
the sovereign power.
Extraordinary powers are CIV
en- the sheriff as governor of his
county. He is the conservator OF
the peace. He carries out the
mandates Of the court and acts
for the public in various ways
The law, both ancient and mod
ean, gives him power to call on
the citizens at large to assist him
in restoring and preserving or
der. If occasion should demand
it, he could head an army made
up of the citizens of his county
if it should be necessary to en-
force the laws of5the mandates
of the courts. Greater power is
given to no other civil officer: AL
persons who refuse assistance to
the sheriff when 90 called upon,
may be deaK with as criminals.
To = limited extent, policemen,
granted similar powers but within
smaller. areas, such as q city or a
township. But the sheriff is the
chief executive fnnctionary of
the county endowed u with. the
same powers and subject to the
same liabilities as were his pre-
decessors q thousand years ago.
The statutes of North Dakota
make it the duty of the sheriff,
among various other duties, to
prevent and suppress all affrays,
breaches of the peace, riots and
Instructions which may come to
his knowledge, to command the
aid of as many male inhabitants
Of his country as he may think
necessary in the execution Of his
duties.
How often have. we heard
shefiffs say that all they want
is q warrant and. they will arrest
anyone complained against.
'sGive me the papers and I will
get the man" is a slogan adopted
to fool the underearned and to
hide behind in order to- avoid do
ing their duty. OF course he
Mosld get the man. If he re-
fused to execute the warrant, he
could be removed from office. It
is not the sheriff who gets the
man when he has q warrant that
is deserving of praise, but it is
the sheriff who will Of his own
accord hunt up violators of the
law and make prompt. arrests,
who are doing their duty J, and
who deserve public commenda
tion. Many a time have we la
bored with the sheriff TO ct him
to make arrest without q warrant,
hut without avail; If a: sheriff
should see a burglar entering
into your home in the night, and
visit until the next day before
,.snal king . move, and then not un-.
til ! complaint had been entered
and a warrant issued and de-
ivered over to him, you probably
would have him removed from
office. Yet, many sheriff. ssfdse
1 to raid 4 gambling joint, . bind
pig, or red light district becauae
they have no. warrant. &.
The laMss of this state provide
that any peace officer may make
On arrs Is ssithonts . Warrant wlhep
3 public offensesis commit led OF
!. attsnp g e :ii in. he u presence, q