The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-17

noon at 1850. The exercises will be held
be filed by any person. corporation or
orgenization in writing and the Judge
court shall isue q rule returnablc IN
not less than five nor more than ten
days, requiring the official to show
cause why he should not be dismissed
The Commonwealth attorney shall
prosecute all such cases. except when
he 10 the accused man. When charEes
are preferred against the Common,
woalth's attorney. the commissioner OF
prohibition shall serve as the prose-
cutor
Right Of Trial by Jury.
The custer act gives all accused OF
ficers the right OF trial by jury.
It stipulates that II charges are
oused il found not guilty the complain
ant shal bear the costs Of the pro-
ceedlngs. This clause was inherited IN
the custer act after much debate. IL
was insisted upon by opponents Oh n,,b ens
officials against embarrassment by
fanatics or enemies" -.
Tho law gives both sides the right OF
appeal to the supreme court OF ire
State. II the complainant is not salts.
ned with the decision of the trial court
he can appeal. 2 The same Is true In
the case OF the defendant.
The probibitionists and anti.prohibi-
to opis xIss Tespons s for the crusade
which begins tomorrow.
The prohibitionists and refornners say
the laws prohibiting the sale OF cigars.
cEarettss, Ssndy. Ice cream; ana ,nd soda
taken off the statute books.
They charge the anti-prohibitionists
with trying to make a farce OF the
Sunday laws and attempting to dis
custer act to the last letter" the anti
prohibitionists are said to Re proceed
ing on the theory that the best wav to
repeal a bad law is to enforce 1t rigid
ly and to the letter"
Blue Laws of State. ..
Swallowing are the blue, laws OF xir-
gtnia:
III person, on a Sabbath day. be
found laboring at any trade. or employ
his apprentices or servants In labor or
other business. except in household or
shall forfeit 81 for each offense. Every
day any servant or apprentice Is so
employed shall constitute distinct Of
Tense"
THE forfeiture shall not be incurred
by any person who conscientiously be-
ought to be observed as a Sabbath, ana
actually refrains from all secular bust
ness and labor. on that day, provided he
does not compel an apprentice or serv-
ant. not of his belief. to do secular work
or business on a Sunday. and does
son.
Railroad Clause.
mo railroad company. receiver. or
road, shall by any agent or employee.
load. unload, run, or transport upon
such road on a Sunday any car. train
OF cars, or locomotive. nor permit the
same to be done by any such agent or
employe. except where such cars, trains,
or locomotives are used exclusively for
the relief of wrecked trains. or trains
so disabled as to obstruct the main
track Of the railroad; or for the trans
portation of the United States
mail: or for the transportation
Of passengers and their baggage;
stock or for the transportation OF
articles of such a perishable nature as
would necessarily be impaired in value
by one days delay in their passage;
provided. however. that II 1t should be
necessary to transport live stock or
perishable articles on Sunday to an
extent not sufficient to make whole
trainload, such trainload may be made
up with cars loaded with ordinary
"The word Sunday in the preceding
section shall be construed to
embrace only that portion of the
day between sunrise and sunset
prior to Il O'Clock on saturday night
may in order to reach the terminus or
| shops OF the railroad, run until O'Clock
the following Sunday morning, but moi
| later"
Fine for Each County.
Amy railroad company. receiver. OF
trustee violating the provisions of sec.
ton SUl shall be deemed to have com.
| ty or corporation In which such car
train OF cars, or locomotive shall rur
or In which such car or train or cars
| shall be loaded or unloaded, and shall
be fined not less than $50 nor more thar
500 for each offense.
| mo steamboat company shall BY
any agent or employe load or UNLOAD
on Sunday any steamship or steam.
boat arriving at any port OF landings
this State, or permit the same to bt
done by any such agent or employe
except where such steamship or steam
boat is for the transportation OF the
United States mails. or for the trans
portation OF passengers and theil
baggage, or for the transportation
Of Of through a,osT freight in transit. or O
ANY steamship company violatins
be deemed to have committed I
separate offense in each county
or corporation in which sail
steamboat shall land and be unloaded