The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-01-15
1T is stated, have seen the follies Of

it is stated, have seen the follies Of
some Of the laws. 'ss' s.s So, s..,.S
2 Attorney B. G. Tenneson. voting
""no. on the O. Conner bill, known as
house bill No. e2, explained In his vote
IN the house late Saturday afternoon
that he knew the measure which
would prohibit ball games, horse rae
ing and other atnusements on Memoir
ial day could not be enforced, and for
that reason he registered in the mega.
tive.
III it were possible for the enforce.
ment Of such a measure, l would vote
yes" said the Fargo attorney. Other
legislators expressed themselves in a
similar vein when registering their
vote on this special law and which in
a way seems to apply regarding the
Sunday blue law that its impossible
to bring about uniform enforcement
the way they now read OH the statutes.
1.-The blue laws are part OF the law
as much as any other and as such are
entitled to respect and obedience" de-
clared States Attorney McCurdy this
afternoon. The function OF prose
cutting officer is to determine what
laws are right and what laws are
wrong, and his duty is to enforce laws
as they are. 1t is the function of the
legislature to determine what laws are
right and what laws are wrong and to
pass the right laws and repeal the
wrong laws.
Chance to Remedy Wrong.
1.-THE mere fact that law has not
been enforced in the past is not
good reason why it should not be en-.
forced in the future. l believe that
some of our so.called blue laws are
too stringent and that they work an
actual hardship upon many OF our cit
liens, but l believe that If all laws are
to be enforced that they should be en-
forced during the time the legislature
is in session as we'll as at any other
time. This is all the more true when
some laws which have been enforced
in the past are to be enforced in the
future because the enforcement OF
such laws will serve as a method Of
calling the attention Of the general
public and the legislature to the hard
ships which are imposed, and il the
Legislature finds those, laws to be
wrong in any way, they have an op'
portunity to remedy that wrong.
Thanks Business Men.
"The business men of the city OF
Bismarck who have been most affect
ed by the enforcement of the Sunday
laws have conducted themselves in a
splendid manner and instead Of wan
tonly violating the law they have
shown a disposition to cooperate With
the. officers in enforcing the law as
law abiding citizens"
Elton Doubts "Rlue" Law.
States Attorney Elton OF Grand
Forks county, declares in an interview
given to the press that the Sunday
closing law will not be enforced thru
out Grand Forks county until he has
interchanged views with Attorney
General William LANCER. The Grand
Forks county attorney appears to be
convinced that the existing law is
lacking in present form and as a re-
suit Grand Forks will not suffer.
Taxi Lines Operated.
Taxi lines operated in Bismarck
yesterday in violation of the closing
order, but it was not done to openly
interfere with the order from States
Attorney McCurdy, 1t being stated by
owners this afternoon, but only as
matter Of accommodation for sick
persons brought to the city and taken
to the hospitals. -,''' 49,. - --.-