The Mankato free press., 1923-09-14

The Free Press today submitted
to Mayor W. A. Beach a copy of the
resolutions adopted at the meeting
OF the central Woman's Chrlstiau
lemL erance union. He in turn
hanued the document to the city
attorney G. K. Gilmore for q reply,
which follows: Our attention has
been called TO a resolution passed
At recent meeting Of the local W.
{. T. L. We are sorry that one or
two women saw fit to railroad this
resolution through meeting o..
this estimable body OF woman
which said organization stands to-
the best. Mrs. D. G. Willard called
me up during the time OF our Man
kato fair and asked concerning
gambling devices that she claimed
were operating on the grounds of
the fair. Acting upon Chapter 232
OF the 1873 Session Laws l advised
county attorney and the sheriff o.
this county; and | also called her
attention to the gambling devices
allowed at the Garden City Fair.
held previous to the MankatoN fair,
q dozen or more OF such devices,
and to the fact that they were not
molested. She semed ready to ex-
cuse them on some ground of pre-
cedent established at the county
fair at Garden City.
Chapter 232 of the 1928 Session
Laws reads as follows, to wit:
Such society agricultural socie-
ty) shall have Jurisdiction and con-
troll OF the grounds upon which Its
fairs. are held, and of the streets
and grounds adjacent thereto dur
ing such fair. so far as may be nec-'
essary for such purpose. At or be.
fore the time Of holding any fair,
the president Of any such society
may appoint, In writing signed by
him, as many persons to act as
special constables as he may judge
necessary, for and during the time
Of holding the same and for a rea-
sonable time prior and subsequent
thereto. Such constables, before en-
tering upon their duties, shall take
and subscribe the usual oath q Of
flee, indorSed upon their appoint
ment, and shall have and exercise
upon the grounds of such society,
and within one mile thereof. all
the power and authority OF consta-
BILE at common law. and in addition
thereto may, within such limits
without warrant arrest any person
found violating any law Of the state,
or any rule, regulation or bylaw
- said society. and may summarily
remove the people and property
of such offenders from the grounds
and take them before any court OF
competent jurisdiction to be dealt
with according to law. Every such
peace officer shall wear an appro-
private badge Of office while acting
as such.
Amy person who lshall wilfully
violate any rule or rekulatinn made
by such societies during the days OF
a fair shall be guilty of misde-
meanor."
you will note that his chapter
provides that the agricultural So
citey has Jurisdiction and control of
the grounds. and the laws of the
state and the rule, regulations and
bylaws of the agricultural society
are to be enforced thereon: nothing
is said about ordinances OF the city
in which such fair happens to be
located. True, certain policemen o.
the city were loaned to the fair
hoard to relieve them from that ex-
Iense; but these officers were fol-
the time being the officers Of the
fair society, although the city paid
them, as an indirect assistance tc
the fair. And up to the present time
I think there has been some confu-