Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1914-05-28
'AANkINS0N oIs|,lC|ALS
REMOVED FROG OFFICE
Mayor and Chief Of Police Are
Found Delinquent.

Bismarck, May 21.-"Now, there
fore, I, L. B. Hanna, Governor of the
State of North Dakota, by virtue of
the authority vested in me by the
laws of such State, do hereby re-
move the said Charles Helm, from
his office as mayor of the said city
of Hankinson in the county of Rich
land and state of North Dakota, and
do hereby remove the said George
Phillips from his Office as chief of
police of the city of Hankinson,
county of Richland and state of
North Dakota.
Given under my hand this 21st
day of May, 1914.
L. B. HANNA,
Governor"
s The above is the result of an ac-
tion started on evidence obtained by
the North Dakota Enforcement
League and the vigilance committee
of Hankinson and a hearing held
April 14-16 before T. G. Madden,
commissioner, appointed by the gov
ernor, and the case prosecuted by
Judge Carmody, assistant attorney
general. Almost sixty witnesses
were subpoenaed and a petition
signed by thirty citizens asking for
action were put in the hands of the
governor. The governor removed
these officials for misconduct in Of
fee and malfeasance, or for failure
: to enforce the prohibition and gam
bling laws.
This event is epoch making as it
begins new kind of campaign by
the North Dakota Enforcement
League. 1t was shown by the evil
dence that these said laws were
violated and had been for some time;
that said mayor and. chief Of nolice
knew of said. violation and had been
asked to enforce the laws; that they
had failed to do so or to make rea-
sonable effort to enforce the laws.
They are set out with the disgrace
attached, for it now is disgrace to
take the oath of Office and refuse or
fail to do official duty.
Let citizens all over the state
take notice and give US help as fol-
lows: There are the following off,
GERS whose duty it is to enforce the
laws: States attorneys and assist
ants, 100; sheriffs and deputies.
about $50; mayors or presidents of
town boards, about 7O0; police or
town marshals, about 1000; coun-
ty constables, about 200; township
constables, about 1850; making
about 1000 officials in the state
whose duty it is to enforce the laws.
Beside these are numerous justices
Of the peace and higher ofacials.
S If the prohibition, bawdy house,
gambling, cigaret, SNUFF, pool hall,
Sunday theater and sale of tobacco
to minors laws are not enforced,
notify the mayor and chief of police
of the places and persons violating
said laws and ask them to enforce
the same. If they fail, 60 to them
again and have others go to them.
Also notify the states attorney and
sheriff in the same manner. If they
do not stop said violations, notify
the North Dakota Enforcement
League and we will work with you
to prepare the case for the removal
Of said officers.
These laws can be enforced by
competent officials. If they are not
enforced by the officials after having
knowledge, the ground is sufficient
to remove the officers. This is our
line Of action and we ask the help
of all law abiding citizens. First
give your officials a chance and give
them all the help you can, as this
only is fair to the ohicials.
F. L. WATKINS,
Superintendent,