The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1940-04-10
Militant Public Opinion
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slot machines gambling devices had been stored
when by the gamblers had discovered the i'm
pending filing of the first complaint in Justice Whites court
Last night the Ministerial Association moved The ministers
filed their complaint Justice Bompars court the search
warrant issued and the justice his constable and nine
members of the Ministerial Association broke in the doors of
storage of the gambling devices and took possession
of them There IA slot machines and other devices
seized The estimated value OF them believed to total
close to SIC, 900. Il
Today in the forenoon County Attorney Anderson with his
Justice of the Peace White where the machines
stored under of Justice Bompa his constable and se
representatives of the Ministerial Association this
cation having the intention of Seeing the thing through
the end that the laws of the state shall be respected The
county attorney asked that the machines be turned over to
Justice White to be destroyed though there appeared to be
believe White could workman
like job OF destruction than Justice Bompart The suspicion
aroused in the minds of of those interested that Mr.
Anderson and Justice White not acting good faith
AS go press Justice Bompart is reported have
agreed them Justice White and
to the Voice the telephone few moments that the
machines being loaded truck, presumably to be
hauled out and destroyed The representatives of the Min
eria Association standing grimly by and this nfuen
al and militant organization will doubt have to be reck
oned with if any s'sip-up' occurs.
This told in detail let the people of the
what be break the strength of the
other towns and cities Mayors plead that they do
have the authority enforce the gambling laws They
only the power they have mandate in
do Last week of them stated to the writer that
was impossible for mayor or other officer to get convc
the inquiries how hard the mayors
have tried the courts do not sustain the law enforcement
officers in their efforts uphold the laws let find that out
officers violate the laws of the commonwealth with i'm
puny and then take such action findings
essary @a
Below quoted the pertinent sections Of the
in Montana against gambling Read them carefully and
if your law enforcement officers doing their duty
Section 11170 Duty of Mayors to Enforce Law It shall
be the duty every mayor town city in this
this act Claw against gambing) to be diligently
forced and the police officers of his city town
and to make complaint against and all whom
they know reasonable to believe be
offenders against any provisions of this act
Section Hill Officers Negecting Duty Subject For
fixture of Office Every county attorney sheriff
stable chief of police marshall police officer who shall
neglect perform the duties imposed upon him
of the provisions this act shall be guilty of
emeano and be punishable by fine of not less than
bred than three thousand dollars imprisonment
not less than months than in the
county jail conviction under this section SHALL unless set
asde of the office of such officer and
operate removal from office
Section 11169. Duty Public Officer Make Complaint
every county attorney sheriff. constable chief Of police
hall police officer must inform against and make complaint
md diligently whom they know
ng whom they may be informed whom they have
bile to believe to be offenders against this The
eglect refusal of such officer to make complaint
gains diligently prosecute he has reasonable
believe to be offenders against the provisions of this
hall be deemed sufficient for removal from office