Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-09-18
Boy Cigarette
Smokers Are
Subject to Fine


explanation of the law in regard to
the sale and manufacture Of cigarettes
and the smoking of same by boys I'M
der eighteen years of age, communi-
cation with copy of the law has
been requested and received from the
State Food and Dairy Commission.
The law reads as follows:
AN ACT to regulate the sale OF ciga-
rettes and cigarette paper and provid-
ing for licensing the manufacture and
sale of same. and providing penalties
for the violation thereof.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Minnesota:
Section l. That it shall be unlawful
for any person and any clerk. servant.
employe. or agent of any person. direct
ly or indirectly upon any pretenSe or
by any device to sell. exchange, barter.
dispose of or give away to any person
below the age of eighteen QS) years OF
age, any cigarettes. cigarette paper, or
cigarette wrappers, or any paper made
or prepared for the purpose OF being
used for or in the making or manu-
featuring of cigarettes.
Sec. .. The smoking of cigarettes
within this state by any person below
the age of eighteen Q8) years is here
by prohibited and any person of such
minor age found smoking cigarettes
shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall be pun
ished by a fine of not more than ten
$4,000 dollars or by Imprisonment in
the county jail of not more than nVe
I'D days. such fine or Imprisonment on
ly to be imposed in the discretion or
the court.
Sec. 3. That it shall be unlawful for
any person and any clerk, servant. en-
ploye. or agent of any person. directly
or indirectly. upon any pretenSe or by
any devise, to manufacture, sell, eX-
change barter. dispose OF or give away.
or keep for sale any cigarettes. clsa-
rette paper or cigarette wrappers or
any paper made or prepared Tor the
purpose of making cigarettes without
first having obtained a license therefor.
as hereinafter provided.
Sec. 4. License for the manufacture
sale. exchange, barter, disposition of or
giving away or keeping for sale of Gig
aretteS, cigarette paper or cigarette
wrappers for the making of cigarettes
may be ganted by the state dairy and
food commissioner, who shall provide q
suitable blank form of application for
the use of applicant. The fee for such
license shall be twelve Q2) dollars and
shall expire on December 81. next after
its issue. and no license shall be issued
for a longer term than one year, and
shall not be transferable from one per-
son to another person or from the
ownership to whom issued to another
ownership. Provided. that license is
sued for a less term than one year, the
fee for same shall be computed at the
rate of one dollar for each calendar
month. A penalty of fifty per cent OF
the license fee shall be imposed if
license is not applied for within the
same calendar month that first sale OF
cigarettes is made.
Sec. 5. Every person desiring a Ii
cense under this act shall file with the
state dairy and food commissioner. his
inspectors or agents. written appli-
tlAr afT.t .tnt frar he ar
firm for whom. place and building for
which. it is to be issued. and shall de-
posit Herewith the amount of the IL
cenSe fee.
Sec. 6. No license shall be granted
in or for any city. village or county, if
the governing body OF such city. VII
lage or county shall by ordinance or
resolution prohibit the sale of ciga-
rettes. and certified copy of such ordi-
nance or resolution is filed with the
state dairy and food commissioner.
Sec. Z. All licenses heretofore issued
under provisions OF chapter $50 General
Laws of 1913 as amended by chapter
PAS of General Laws of 1917 shall be.
and the same is hereby in force and ef-
feet until date OF expiration.
Sec. s. The state dairy and food COM
missioner his Inspectors and assistants
and employees, shall enforce the pro-
visions of this act. and in so doing shall
have all the powers and authority with
relation thereto. that are conferred
ter 81. Revised Laws of 1905. and the
provisions of sections 1886. 1873, 1876.
1877. 177S and 1879. Revised Laws of
1905, shall be deemed a part thereof in
the enforcement of this act and ac-
compliShmentS of its purposes.
Sec. 3. The fees collected under the
provisions of this act shall be paid into
the state treasury by the dairy and food
commissioner. The state treasurer
shall transmit such license money semi
annually to the treasury of the city.
village or county from which the IL
cense is issued.
the provisions of this act except as
herein provided for violation of section
hereof. shall be guilty of misde-
meanor and be punished by a fine OF
lars. nor more than one hundred $780,
00) dollars or by Imprisonment in the
county Jail OF not less than fifteen Q5)
days no more than ninety 900 days.
Sec. IL. That chapter $50 General
Laws of 1913. as amended by chapter
245. General Laws OF 1917, is and the
same are hereby repealed.
Sec. L.. This act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its pass
Approved April %. 1919.
Going further the communication
reads:
The attention of educators and
parents is called to the law contained
herein governing the smoking and
sale of cigarettes within the State of
Minnesota.
The State Dairy and Food Depart
ment, being entrusted with the en-
forcement of this law, desires to have
the hearty cooperation of all the
people in the state in its effort to
enforce this very important law.
1T is an established fact that our
younger generation suffer because
many have acquired a cigarette habit.
and while the law was enacted for the
purpose of curbing this evil, il is evil
dent that even the most diligent law
enforcement will not accomplish the
desired results. We therefore make
an earnest appeal to every person in
the state interested in child welfare
to assist in teaching the growing gen.
Grafton that the cigarette is an evil
which must be Stunned by every boy