The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-12-19
pn, LAW LAwurss>Ess

Fnud Tho border Hines % our state
consider cur official iswl~asnsHs
I sanctioned ~ our cultured citiEcueT
what would our officials. our cul-
I turrd people and thr prehh Of this
nation have said II the Social Demo-
Gratis 81 hliW aukeo had begun 60 adj.
minister tho law with tho sledEs
hammer and the AK
Tho provisions % our Dry Law
are plain and mandatory We claim
90 Dc law abiding. and 20 have 80.
tabiished government 81 Law aud
not II men. that justice according to
law ia thr foundation principle upon
which our free Institutions rest
We repeat Nlth solemn voice that
/ In tbs nation no person shall ia
deprived - iifr. liberty or property
except IS duv process % Law.
section " % o.. Dry Law 81 this
state. which ls Initiative Measure
No 81 provides az follows
Upon tho return % tho warrant
a. provided IA the next preceding
section. tho Judge OF justice Of the
peace shall tx n flfno. not lees than
10 days and not more than So days
thereafter for tAe hearing - said
return. when ho shall pruCs~d 10
hear and dctsrmiu. whether or not
the articles 90 seized. ar any part
thereof were used or IN any manner
kept or possessed by any person
with the Intention Of violating Rng
- the provisions Of this act At
such hearing any pcrHon claiming
any Interest in any 81 the articles
seized mhY appear ana be heard
upon fliinE a written claim setting
forth particularly the character and
extent 81 his interest. but upon such
hearing the sworn complaint or affi
davit upon which the search warrant
was issued aud the possession 81
such Intoxicating liquor shah con-
Httut~ pfimA fnels evidence OF tho
contra sssd character of the liquor
and RrticlsH seized, and the burden
shall rest upon the claimant TO show,
by competent evidence. bis property
right OF interest Ia the articles
claimed. and that the same were not
used In tho violation % any Of the
provisions % this act. and were not
iu any manner kept or Possessed
with tho Intention ~ violating any
upon such hearing. the evidence
warrants. or n no person shah APP
pear as claimant the Judge or JUS
tics Of the peace shall thcrcupon
enter Judgment OF forfeiture. and
order such articles destroyed forth
with Provided, however. That if.
In the opinion of the Justice Of the
peace or Judge. any Of such forfeited
articles other than Intoxicating
iiauor nrr Of value aud adapted 10
any lawful use. such Judge ar JUS
tic- Of the peace shall. rs part Of the
order and Judgment. direct that snid
articles ether than infostcating
liquor shaii he sold as upon ex~~u-
ton by the officer having them In
custody, and the proceeds of such
-sl~, after payment of NIL cost- In
tbi. pror~cding. shall he paid Into
the common school fund of the
school district In which the same
were seised. Action under this sec
ton and tho forfeiture, destruction
or sale OF any articles Hereunder
shall not be bar to any prosecution
under any other provision or pro-
visions Of this act"
Instead ~ obcyinR and enforcing
tho Law. our public officials are vlo-
latinE tho law. All fixtures and
drug stores that are being smashed
by our public officials belong to
our school children tschool fund.-.
Let us reason for a mopcnt sun
pose that you had a chnttel mort
gage on 5000 worth OF fix
lures and drugs. and you should
die. and this Chattol mortgage and
note should become the property and
only support OF your children, and
public officials now come In and dis
regard tho law and destroy tho prop
crty which was good. and the only
security for your Chlldrcn's mort
gage and note. The property was
destroyed without any hearing in
court. and without notice to your
children. The fixtures or drug store
that your children held as security
being destroyed without an order OF
the court and before your children
have AN opportunity to claim 81. falls
far short Of what Is contemplated as
duo process 81 law.
EOOIIsiINEss
our permit department. squad at
tho county building ~ busy all day
long Issuing permits for persons to
buy whisky and beer.
our dry squad Is busy putting the
AK and slcdge hammer TO cash regis
terH, furniture and fixtures and
liquor. II our city and county could
seize all fixtures and liquor sell the
fixtures and put the money in our
school FUND, and sell the liquor to
those who take out permits, Seattle
and King county could soon pay orr
the public debt. what IL the differ
enCo between whisky aud whisky
whether II comes In on permit or
whether ~ IL sold by the city ana
county on the permit after It gets
here and Is seized by our county aud
Icity2
Are We lawiess or foolish. or are
We both7
EDWIN j. HROAN