The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-11-27
BAN ON CIGARETTE
SALES TO MINORS
COUNTY OFFICIALS SERVE NO
TICE ON DEALERS TO RE-
FRAN FROM PRACTICE.

Minors are not to be allowed to
smoke cigarettes in Latah county and
dealers who sell cigarettes or 'sthe
makin's'' are to be severely punished,
according to announcement made to-
day. The following notice has been
issued by Sheriff Woody and Presecu-
ting Attorney Nisbet and will be serv-
ed on all dealers by publication in the
newspapers 1t is not necessary for
these officers to take this step as the
law presumes every one to keep post
ed on it and to be punished for viola
ton. Prosecuting Attorney Nisbet
states that no other notice will be
|given but arrests will be made next
week of all violators of the law. The
notice and the law governing the case
follow
Cigarettes Are Banned
To Cigarette Dealers, parents and
boys of Latah county:
We appeal to you for your cooper
alton in complying with the state law
relative to the sale and use of cigar
cite by minors. ~
There is a severe penalty for sell
ing or furnishing cigarettes to minors
by minors.
Parents-You owe it to your boys
to use your utmost influence to see
that they do not acquire the cigarette
habit. Any person who will furnish
your boy with cigarettes is neither a
friend to you, your boy, or society IN
general Kindly report him to u.s.
Boys-We ask you to help us en-
force this law. You can not be a
real "Boy Scout" if you use cigar
ettes Would you expect to win foot
race against boy with two legs If
you had but one leg? If you use
cigarettes while you are growing
they will poison your brain tissue,
weaker your will power and leave you
a general physical wreck,
A boy can be taken from his home
and playmates and sent to the Idaho
Industrial Training School who VIC
lates the state law. We do not desire |
to be compelled to send any boy away
from his home surroundings.
We expect to take such measures
as are necessary to enforce the anti |
cigarette laws
Yours respectfully,
JOHN L. WOODY,
Sheriff
JOHN NISBET,
Prosecuting Attorney
The Idaho Statute
Section $685. Sale of Cigarettes to /
Minors.
1t shall not be lawful for any mer-
chant, trader, peddler, pharmacist, /
druggist, apothecary or any other
person or persons, male or female, in
this state, with or without license,
to sell by wholesale or retail, or give |.
away, directly of indirectly, to any
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under the ages of twenty-one years,
cigarettes for smoking, or the com
pounds of tobacco used in the filling
or making up of cigarettes, for the
purpose of chewing or smoking. Any
trader, peddler, pharma-
cist, druggist or apothecary, or any
other person or persons in this state,
the provisions of this Sec
ton, shall be deemed guilty of q mis-
demeanor, and upon conviction shall
be fined in the sum of $4,000 the
costs of the prosecution.
Section 1868 Use of Tobacco by
Minors
Every minor person, and every
minor pupil in any school, college or
who shall smoke or use
cigarettes, cigars or tobacco in any
'orm, or in any public road, alley,
street, park or other lands used for
public purposes, or in any public
place of business, shall be guilty of
and upon conviction
hereof, shall be punished for each
,ffense by a fine of not more than
$1,000. and every person who shall
furnish any cigarettes, cigars or to-
,acco in any form, to such minor
person, or who shall permit such
minor person to frequent any premi-
les owned, held or managed by him
or the purpose of indulging in the
Use of cigarettes, cigars or tobacco
n any form, shall be guilty of mis-
lereanor, and upon conviction there
#, shall be punished by fine of not
ess than $500 or more than $4,000
or such offense.
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