Salt Lake Tribune | 1910-01-23 | Page 46 | Drastic Proposals for Drunkenness

It ! DRASTIC PROPOSALS ! j FOR DRUNKENNESS I i 'i I j) Special CaMo to Tho Tribune. . U.rBOU-.-sL-. .Inn. .-.Drastic prO-1 prO-1 i posuls for dealing with drunkenness are N contained In the police jurisdiction and I . ! summary offenses bill, which Is now bc-r bc-r foro the Queensland parliament. For a ' Jlrst offense, the culprit will bo lined 20s. for a scconil within six months lO.s. and for any subsequent conviction within u I similar period iiOs. After a third "on-! "on-! , vhllon tho offender "shall bo deemed n. habitual drunkard." and power is given i to iho court to remand u drunken person per-son to some hospital or asylum for cura- ,. tive treatment at his own expense. ' Many other mailers are dealt with In I the bill. Smoking by boys under li Is v made an ofTense, punishable by a fine of iis for a llrst. and tOs for a. second eon-' eon-' vlctlon. A provision about which thTc is likely to be little controversy Is that j ! )rohIblting boys under 11 from carry Inc. I jirearms. Other clauses enable the au-I au-I thoritlcs to prosccuto for Sunday trading, ' . and provide for tlio punishment of per-, per-, sons who wantonly disturb public I meetings.