The Little River news. (Ashdown, Little River County, Ark.) 1897-current, 1918-05-11
CITY WILL PUNISH
ACTS OF DISlOyALTY
New Council Passed Ordinance Against
Sedition or DislOyalty Tuesday
Night-Wii. Strictly
Enforce.


regular meeting Tuesday night with
Mayor w l.. Phillips. The ofhcers
of the new administration are as iol-
lows: w. l.. Phillips, mayor; ". w.
Bishop, recorder, S. l. Middlebrooks,
Fl. a. Wilson, w. l. Joyner, DR.. c. E.
May, M. NJ. Draper, aldermen. EN-
nett Huddleston wss elected treasur-
err and H. G. Freddy was reelected
marshal.
An ordinance against disloyalty In
all forms was read fjnd passed. 1t
covers a wide scope of dislOyal acts
or utterances. 1t follows:
Ordinance No. 23l.
AN ORDNANCE MAKING EITHER
WRITTEN OR SPOKEN DISLOY-
Atty OR SEDITION A MISDE-
/ MEANOR AND FIXING THE PUN
ISHAIENT THEREFOR
Whereas, the United States is now
tions and to secure for individuals the
enjC yment Of free government, war
that requires for its success the unit
| ed sympathy and support of our peo-
pie. and
Whereas, Any disloyalty or sedition
either spoken or written, tends to
hamper our government, and those
activities associated with it, = in the
pres ecution of the war, and so to Of
fen9 all loyal and patriotic citizens as
to cause a breach OF the peace;
/ Therefore, be it ordained by the City
Council OF the Incorporated town of
AshdOwn, Arkansas:
| Section If any person shall, at any
time or place, within this town, during
the time the United States of America
is at Wet with any other nation, use
any language in the presence of or
in the hearing of any person, or COM
init to writing or printing, or both
writing and printing by letters. words
signs, figures or any other manner
and in any language, anything of and
concerning the United States of Amer
ica in the war, or of and concerning
the army, navy or marine corps of the
| United States Of America, or of and
concerning any flag, standard, color
or ensign of the United States Of Am.
erica or any imitation thereof, or the
uniform of any officer of the army OF
navy Of the United States or of and
concerning any individual or Orgsni-
zation who is authoratively engaged
in war work, which language is dis
loyal or abusive in characte and cal
culated to bring into disrepute the
United States OF Arneric2, the entry
or the continuance of the United
States OF America in the war, or the
army, navy or marine corps Of the
nited States Of America or any flag
standard color, oT ensign of the United
States o. Am 3rica, or any imitation
thereof, or the uniform of any officer
OF the army Cr navy Of The United
St%tes, 0" any individual Or orgcniza-
ton Wno is Guthoratively engaged in
war work, or is OF sue! nature as
reasonably to be calculated to provoke
a bre2ch OF the peace, if said in the
preseace ;pd hearing of a citizen OF
the United States of America, shall
be deemed guilty of {. mis- demeanor
and shall be punished by a fine of not
less than Ten Dollars $4,000 nor
more than One-hundred Dollars $1,000
or by imprisonment in tEe town Jail
for not less than ten days nor more
than Cne year, or by both fine ana i'm
priS Onment.
Section :. Any person who shall
within this town, publicly or privately,
mutllate, detace, Gefle, defy, tramp
upon or cause contempt upon, either
by words or acts, any flag, standard
or ensign of the United States. or that
Of any of its officers, or on any imi-
ta.ion of either of them. shall be deem
ed guilty of g misdemeanor and shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
Ten Dollars ($10) nor more than One
hundred Dollars ($1OO) or by impris-
onment in the town Jail. for not less
than ten days nor more than one year,
or by both fine and Imprisonment.
Section 3. Any person who, during
the existence of the war between the
United States and amy other nation or
nations, shall knowingly, within this
town display, or have in his possession
for any purpose whatsoever, any flag,
standard, color, or coat of arms or
any imitation thereof, or that of any
state, subdivision, city or municipality
of any such nations, shall be deemed
guilty OF a misdemeanor and shall be
punished by a fine of not less than
Ten Dollars (S10) nor more than One
Hundred Dollars ($100) or by impri-
sonment in the town !ail for not less