The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-01-06

were there hefors lht organisation ~
The y. ~ G. 4. would have any hppIl.
cation, aud } CAV u ne M opinion.
~ quoted. that II there were eny lav
prohibltlna the liccnsiuT ~ saloons
within q limit 81 the y. N. G. A.. the
mere fact 81 the saloon being there
prior to the organization Of the assocl-
alton would not operate 20 suspend the
application Of tne statute, hut that
Knew OF no such law. that The 700
foot limit law does o apply - >
looms or any liquor business. The
70o-foot law 10 which / refer - sec
ton l, OF chapter 81, Of the laws OF
1901 which reads a. follows.
Section D. That every per-
son who shall set up or keep q
brothei. bawdy houae, house OF
nassRnation or prostitution, n any
town, city or village IN the terri
tory of New Mexico. wIthin seven
hundred feet OF any school house.
college. eeminary or other institu-
ti0n Of learning. or any church,
opera house, thcatcr, hnll or any
benevolent or fraternai society,
or other place OF public assemb-
lage, shall on conviction thereof
be ~hdjudeed guilty OF q mlsde-
mennOr and shall be punished by
n fine OF not exceeding one hun
dred dollars. or BY imprisonment
IN the county Jail FOR a period not
exceeding sixty 900 days. or BY
both such fine or Imprisonment:
and outside Of HUch seven hun
drcd feet limits the city council
and board of trustees OF the dif-
fcernt municipalities. whether in
corporated under general or
iaI laws. shalt prohibit and sup
press. or shall regulate. restrain
and place under municipal SUI
pervision. lewd women. prosti-
tntes. hrothels, bnwdy houses and
houses Of aasienatiOn or prosii-
tuition. whether they live or prac-
tice acts OF lcwrd1css or prosti-
tuition within the limits Of the
municipality or within one nile
thereof
IA VIII be seen hy reference 90
this section. II makes no reference
whatever To saloons or liquors and
has no application whatever To the
situation created BY locating the Y.
VI. G.. A. at the corner Of First street
and Central avenue. Another statute
which may bc by some confused with
this question Is that portion Of Sec
tion one OF chapter 50 Of the laws Of
1907 which provides that no license
shall be granted FOR the sale Of liq-
uors within one block or square Of
any church public library or public
school nor IN any purely residence
district. This statute. you will OBJ
serve. prohibits the granting ~ liquor
licenses by the city council within a
block or square OF "a church, public
library or public school. aud inasmuct
ms tho Y. NJ. G. A.. canno by n con-
struciion be called either a public
library. church or public school, this
statute has no application whatever
nor do / know Of any statute Affect
ing saloons or the liquor business In
any portion Of his town because of
the lcntion OF the Y. NJ. G. A. at the
corner OF First street ana Central
avenue as proposed.
II wish 10 be placed rlght before tho
readers OF the Herald. In order that
no word Of mine may 0y any one be
construed as nntagonistic to the es-
adjustment Of the Y. NJ. G. a. at the
site which was practically donated by
the a. r. n :. =. Railway Co, and
which I consider 20 be an Head site
for its location. In no way anecting
legally existing businesses In the
town. CSignedJ ). a. MILLER"