Show ATTACKS VALIDITY OF Mrs Hi M. M Mellor's fellors Objection L to Search and Seizure Clause Cla Far Fai Reaching COMMISSION FORM ALSO IN QUESTION Majority of Acts of Last Legislature in Class With Liquor Law The validity of tim the liquor law commission form of ol government law and about thirds two o oC the enactments passed by thc tho last leg leg- has been brought into question by the filing of a demurrer demur demur- in the police court this morn morn- u 1 by Attorney Daniel 4 ton in ill the case against Mrs M. M charged with the alleged I illegal sale of oJ liquor Mr Harrington emphatically slated Mated that if necessary he would introduce testimony in support o of 1 demurrer which would if sus- sus impeach the journal of oJ the legislative and would raise TaiC the question of the validity of the Stop the clock practice of OC the The demurrer arose out of the arrest of Mrs who is proprietress of oX 1 t the thc La Moll rooming house State a i ago igo under the tarch aid ami clause of tho liquor law Lw N demurrer attack the validity OX of the law in IlL nine respects as follows l It authorizes the arrest and detention anti and ti trial ial of 1 a defendant u- u firs first t requiring the issuance of ofa ofa a warrant lt It provides that defendant shall bo tic of property and lib lib- ert duo of law p r- r Third It is as legislation in that it allows the confiscation of property of one cIa class of citizens only v Personal summons on a dc- dc fondant is not r required before taking forfeiting destroying property Stopped the tho Clock 1 Fifth lt It was as not enacted until aft aft- fter ft- ft er th the day limit for the session 0 Of the legislature bad hod expired That it was riot not approved b by the go until after the statutory time it was not read times in in either cither of the branches o oi the legislature That Eiith That it provides for f search and c. c in iii that it does not a particular description tion of the person or thing to be a rt violation of a section of tho tIR state i ion That it contains in its title nJ context t more than on subject contrary to a section of the state con The tan case will ivill b be tried tred C. C Mi J Harrington a I thai the de- de lind been made only In refer refer- to the and seizure damo of the the- bill 1111 hut admitted that If f ho was the tho whole law Jaw would bo be open to question on the ground that if one part arl Is Ia defective the he law Is e. Further the fifth sixth seventh sev sev- nth and ninth objections nrc to the tho whole law and not to any particular clau c Asked If the liquor of the were vere In any anyway vay connected with him him or his client chIent Mr tr s ld that so o far us az he knew there was no connection at U this time Lime Not Considering Appeal Will sot jou tahe the to tho j 0 u- u Quit IT If you jou arc In lower was Mr tIr ton to j jI I 1 hv not considered inch n a ques JUCS tion thon wax ra the reply because I do not think there Is any of my not be- be ing l by Judge Wow man I slit b ll c lie law IH IM o in fit ine e re pv l that hat I It IL to be JC I l can a o ol the legis- legis who will testify that the bill not road read iu Iii both houses s three as bj hi law dc the tho fa t that It was wan ao o read according t ty lh official journal If ir the tho testimony of tho Is not I shall bring the mem hers bers of the lla which had charge of the journal Inlo court ho the ramo thing thing- I J do not believe that stopping jho ho ran can bo be sustained Our to be In session sixty sIty days mul that infant daj of hoots n ioui-n each If It the clock could bo be stopped for or vay ten days the structure of nf time la f thrown out of order Of or courser couise if f I am sustained In lii that point tIie other laws pa after the tho thoI I actual sixty sixt Jays days had expired will be In- In valIdated However I am lighting tho liquor lawand hayand only find and of that our oia |