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Show "JOHNNY LAW." H Tnaaa., Tenn.a U to rrsrant H ,"'HU.K,acl,.,l1lrl. H Thcro I no queerer Auuve va- H Kiry on Ihe atatulo book of "Shy tit ( HH tales than what la known as lb -BaBl "Johnny law," pasted by the last Ten 'WaH nesice assembly, and now being en- H furred In that alato, says the New Or- H loans Times-Democrat. Tho law wan H passed, we nro sorry to have lo say, B(H for the restraint and humiliation ot M Juvenile Invert, ns If "sparking tho H girls" hail not been a recognised nnd M altogether legitimate pastime with lh 1 youthful tertlon of tho male popula- M Hon from the daya of Father Adam H until now. Here It the "Johnny law" H ot Tennessee: "An act for Die protec- H Hon of hoarding school nnd college BhJ for femalea nnd the principal and In- H mate thereof Section 1 He It enact- HhJ ed by the general assembly of the H tale ot Tennessee, That hereafter It H hall bo unlawful far any person or H persona tn willfully ond unnecessarily H Interfere with disturb, or In any way H illiquid the pupils of any school or H college for female In ibis tale, or tho principal or teachers In charge ot IH them, while on any public road or H street, or In any building or structure, LS-H or an the school premise; nor shall H any communication be had for aucb M purpose with such pupils nr any ot HE them, either orally nr In writing, or H by slant or olherwls(,and It shall he M unlawful for auy person to enter upon H any such school or rnltege premises, H except on business, wlthcut first hav- H Ing obtained permission from the prln- H clpal In charge of same; nnd every per- H on guilty at either of snld offense H hall he deemed guilty of a mlade- H meanor and on conviction Iherrot H ahall pay a fine of not less than ?3 nor H more than f SO for each offense on first H conviction; nnd upon second and sub- HH sequent conviction of a like offonte H hall pay a line of not lota than lit H and not more than SS0 ami ba tin- H prlmned at the dlsrrellon of the court H In Ihe county Jail not leu than ten nor H more than thirty daya Section 2. II jH It further enacted. That It shall bo un- H lawful for any person or persona to H loiter, wander, stand nr alt upon the public roads, streets, alleys sidewalk M or other plarea or to frequently nnd naaH unnecessarily pass along tbe same In Haaai uch mnnner nnd with Intent to an noy, vex or disturb the owner or oc- BH cupanta nt premise used for school or H college purposes for education ot to H matea. Any person violating Ihe tic- ond section shall he deemed guilty anil H shall be fined ond punished as tn Uie first section. Passed on March IT, aVBjj |