The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1919-02-14
VACATES
LIQUOR EDICTS
Minnesota Safety Board Rescinds
Edicts Applying to Liquor
Traffic in State.
WAR RESTRICTIONS OFF
Orders Creating Motor Corps, Homo
Guards and Peace Officers Only
Ones Remaining in Force
Legislature May Act.

Legislature May Act.
st. Paul-All orders of Minnesota's
Public Safety commission, excepting
those establishing the Motor corps, the
Home Guard and providing for peace
officers, are no longer in effect.
The orders, rescinded by the COM
mission, include those affecting con-
troll of the liquor traffic, dance halls.
pool halls and cabarets.
Some time ago the commission noti-
fed the legislature that it would re-
scind it's orders on February 4 unless
the law-maiing body had enacted
them into law by that date. The legis-
lature did not act. Instead, the state
senate asked that the orders be con-
tinued for period of 10 days. ~
Commission Stands Pat.
The commission adhered to it's orig
inal purpose of resembling the orders
unless the legislature had acted. 1t
signed an order revoking all of its Or
| ders, with the exceptions noted.
Those close to the situation say that
the action practically means that the
commission is ready to quit. It's con-
| tinued life now depends on what ac-
ton the legislature will take.
Here are the chief changes brought
| about by the revocations of the com.
missions various orders:
Saloons can now remain open from
| a. m. to IL p. M, except where local
| ordinances prohibit The commits
| sion's order had fixed the time at 8
a. m. to 10 p. m.
Women may now be served with
liquor and cabarets are again permit
ted where liquor is sold.
Blooming Prairie may have saloons
to replace those closed by orders of
the commission.
| Some Dry Counties Now Wet.
Liquor may again be carried on
roads through dry territory and GER
tain counties declared dry by commits
| sion order may again be wet.
Dance halls and pool halls are no
longer required to close at II p. m. or
on Sundays.
Idleness is no longer a crime
Employers and employees are 40
longer required to submit their differ
ences to arbitration.
School teachers are no longer re-
quired to be citizens.
| Subject to city regulations, saloons
| may again be established in the Gate
way district in Minneapolis.
Legislature to Act.
Many of these things will be taken
care of by the legislature at once, it
| is believed. Some of the orders af-
fecting control of the liquor traffic,
pool halls, dance halls, etc., will be
enacted into law forthwith, it is stated.
Bills have already been prepared and
| will be submitted to the legislature at
once.
Revocation Order Published.
The commissions revocation order,
adopted after an all-day session, FOL
lows:
Whereas, the Minnesota Commits
sion of Public Safety, in the passage
Of Order No. So, did not intend to az
| feet the status of the Home Guard,
Motor corps and peace officers, and
measures are now pending in the leg
lslature relating thereto, and
Whereas, the legislature has not in
structed the commission pursuant to
Order No. So,
"It is hereby ordered that all of the
orders of said commission, except Or
der No. 3, and amendments thereto
| Creating the state Home Guard and
Motor corps). and Order No. A (pro-
viding for commission peace officers),
be and the same are hereby repealed,
| and said Order No. 8, and the amend
| ments thereto, and Order No. shall
| remain in full force and effect until
| otherwise ordered, and any order here
| with be and is hereby repealed.
dated at st. Paul, Minnesota,
February 4, 1919.
81. A. A. Burnquist,
Governor and Ex-officio Chairman
of the Minnesota Commission Of Pub
| lie Safety.
"H. w. Libby,
Secretary"
Precautionary Measures.
The retention of the Motor corps,
HON Guards and commissioned peace
officers, was precautionary measure,
| it is believed. That the legislature
| will establish the Motor corps by law
is certainty. 1t is also likely that
| the Home Guard will be kept.
The commission does not intend to
cease functioning at once. But, with
all of its orders with the few excep-
| lions rescinded there is not much left
| to do.