The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1915-03-06
AREIcN OF NO Law
That In Reality Is What is Meant
by Martial Law.
suspENos ALL OTHER LAWS.

SUSpeNUS ALL UIneh LAWS.
Thses In Command t1svs Supreme Az
thsrity. and There 10 Ne Check Upon
Thsir Arbitrary Power Over psrssns
end Prspsrty sf All Kinda.
What y martial iawl some people
have q vague idea that It n military
law. but this y q mistake. Military
law has nothing whatever to do with
martial law. Military law 10 simply
that branch Of the laws applicable to
military service and duties. consisting
Of the statutes. regulations and prin-
ciples BY which the army and its af.
fairs are governed The misunder.
standing has arisen partly from the
name given to It and partly from the
fact that II 10 the military which fire.
Quently carry out the regulations,
while often the military forms Of
courts are held.
The police. however. II duly author
ised. may carry out martial law.
1t y didhcult to define the meaning Of
martial law in nontechnical words.
The dictionary definition Of martial law
b that It u military authority exer-
cised in accordance with the laws and
usages Of war when the civil authority
n wholly or partly suspended. either
BY proclamation or by. the actual pres
ence Of q hostile force. But the best
definition given has been that Of mo
law"
II means that the supreme authority
b empowered to do a. It willis and that
all ordinary laws, for the time being,
have no operation whatever. There are
no laws dealing with its application.
those In command possessing entirely
arbitrary power.
This means that there VIII be com.
plete revolution In the ways Of tho
people wherever martial law y pro-
claimed. All ordinary life will b At
fected. and II win no longer b the
case that san Englishman's home Is
his castle"
A. q rule, when 4 place 10 under
martial law its inha bitants must clear
out Of the streets before q certain
time every evening. say 8 o'clock.
Then all places Of amusement, public
houses and 20 on are closed entirely.
Even during the daytime Q limit b
made a. to the number Of people who
may assemble. 70 that q party Of PEG
ple-numbeeing above. say. half q dos
sn-would b liable to instant punish
msut Also certain places and certain
streets are forbidden to the people.
who may be compelled to keep beyond
q certain radius from Tho specified
places.
Thoee n authority may take any
object they like from anywhere. enter
ing houses ~ well ~ shops to com
nandeer whatever they wfsh without
any control. Any person may be COM
PEELED to give q complete account Of his
movements, past, present and project
Cd. and may BE- searched or even ar.
rested without q warrant
Crimes are dealt with very severely.
Thus suppose man breaks win
dow. Instead Of being hauled up be-
fore q magistrate and subjected to q
small 6ne. the policeman would be
perfectly justified in shooting him i'm.
30 tn The case Of robbery. A man
stealing a pune need not be arrested.
bat could be shot. this being perfect
~ Unsuitable action ON the part Of
tboss In authority.
Every person might be compelled to
carry . passport, giving full evidence
Of his Identification. Passports would
b necessary in the case of those using
hor.es ~ v:h,c,e. ~ .nv Tina inc,,,d.
n, cvcl..
An 49,. u
with specfal night passea signed nv
the one I'm authority. No person vould
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