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Show ENFORCING THE LAW. Editor Leader: Our city fathers have made laws and ordinances for the general benefit of our citizens, yet when these same laws are enforced and carried out, many of our citizens who are affected thereby, think that, on account of the position they hold, they ought to be passed over and not be compelled, for example, to pay their taxes as others do who are not so well favored, and if an officer should attempt to carry out the laws without favor, or in other words, do his duty, he is liable to incur ill-will of the trespassers of the law. In their opinion it is the officer who is the tyrant. It is the duty of the officer to carry out the law without favor to any person. He has no power to act as a judge, or to say that one party shall go free and another one be fined. About two months since the attention of our City Marshal was directed to the subject of disorder in our city, about which so much had been said in the pulpit and in the LEADER. Officers were appointed to attend amusements, and they were instructed to carry out the law and show no partiality. Having personally attended most of the parties that have been held in Logan since some time before Christmas, I can truthfully say that at no time in the history of Logan have we had better order at our entertainments. We had several dances during the holidays that were conducted by young men, and that, for good order and good management would be hard to beat. It is time the police took a stand to enforce the law in respect to other matters than disorder, which seems now to be fast ebating [? abating]. One of these is the subject of licences [licenses]. Let those who pay a licence [license] in any business be protected, and let those who continue without one be required to take out a licence [license] or retire from business. Our friend David Reese, Esq., at a heavy expense, has given our town a livery stable, a very great convenience, but his business is not worth anything to him, because of others that run him out, who do not pay and licence [license]. The everlasting dog ?[out?ance] is another matter that requires attention. We have a dog tax; by all means let it be enforced, or let the curs be killed off. Then there is that greatest horror of all, which is very hard to get at-the whisky business. There was a case against Mr. John Reed about New Years, in which he was fined $99. About a week ago he was again brought up and fined $50 and costs, $7.50. Now here is the point, why was Reed fined $50 on the second charge? Whoever heard tell of a defendant in a criminal case, being let off with one half the fine for the second offence that was assessed for the first: YAHO. Logan, Jan 19, 1881 |