The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1918-01-25
City Dads pul ban on any uIterances
against Government; Tax Of $40
May be imposed
ORDINANCE PASSED
WITHOUT OPPOSITION
COnnciI says no bonds for Park advis
able for duration Of War; Hold
not necessity

The man about town who seldom
works but can always be found talk
ing will have to be careful of his
step hereafter as the city council,
last night, passed an ordinance max
ing 1t an offense against the city for
any one to utter slanderous or dis
reputable remarks about the govern
ment and defining such remarks as
seditious, making the offense punish
able by a fine of not more than
twenty dollars for each offense.
In the asme ordinance was sec
tion making 1t an offense punisha-
BILE by fine for any one to violate
the rules that have been laid down
by the food administration and
thereby providing means OF en-
forcing the meatless and wheatless
days.
The entire ordinance passed with
out dissenting vote and not a word
was spoken against either OF the
clauses except that every member
OF the council was of the opinion
that the fine should be about double
the amount named In the ordinance
but the amount named was the limit
that could be made under the city
laws.
In speaking for the ordinance May
or Coffman said that he wanted to
know that he had someone behind
him before he took any action In the
matter and now that the council had
acted unanimously in favor of the
matter he would see that no sedi-
tious chatter was uttered on the
streets Of this city and If persons
persisted in doing so they would be
fined often enough that they would
soon want to leave the city. "And
will see that the orders of the
food administration are observed,
too" the mayor stated emphatically.
The seven members Of the council
that were present last night were
of the opinion that the city would be
liable to vote bonds for park and
fair grounds this year or for the du-
ration of the war because of an or
der that had been issued by the
treasury department asking that no
city or municipality vote bonds for
any improvements except those which
were absolutely necessary. The
members of the council were Of the
opinion that a park and fair grounds
were not of sufficient Importance at
this time to come under the provis-
ion of an absolute necessity" and
again the effect of the war was made
to come little nearer to the people
of Chickasha and Grady county.
However, there is a possibility
that the fair grounds may be provid-
ed if members of the Lions club are
able to show the treasury depart
ment ttat it is absolutely necessary
that bonds be voted for these pur'
poses at this time. A committee was
appointed at the last meeting Of the
club to take the matter up with the
department and it is expected that
they will know definitely whether
the government will allow the bond
issue by the time the council meets
again.
1t was shown that the city had
more feed than it would need for the
year and a resolution was passed
permitting all the surplus feed t
be sold and the proceeds that are de
rived thereby be put into the street
fund and be used in repairing tht
/ streets.
: All of the routine business wa
passed end all bills against the cit!
fer the past month we're allowed
The expenses for running the cit,
, fer tho past month amounted t
about $1,000.