Jasper County Democrat, Volume 10, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1907 — SALOONS NOT A NUISANCE. [ARTICLE]

SALOONS NOT A NUISANCE.

Supreme Court Having So Decided On One of The Judge Art man Decisions. The supreme eourt has reversed a decision on the question of a saloon being a nuisance in a case from Noblesville, wherein it was deoided by the lower court that it was a nuisanoe. It will be remembered that a few circuit judges and also a few boards of county Commissioners in this state have so held. Judge Artmen of Lebanon was the first to render a decision along this line, and a few other judges have since held with him. The following is an abstract of the decision: (i) The sale of intoxicating liquor at retail to be drank on the premises in a place kept for that purpose by one who bolds a license duly issued to him under the statutes of this State, does not constitute a public nusiance, per se, within Sectip* 534 of the criminal code (Acts 1903, Page 584). (2) A saloon is a public nusiance only when kept in such a manner as to violate the law, to the damage to the pubKCr«incea public nuisance yises only from unlawful acts. (3) The ■fiquor license law of 1875 (Burns 1901, Sections 7276 et seq.); as amended by the Nicholson law and later laws (Acts 1907, Page 27), is constitutional, and the question of its validity is not an open one in this State. (4) The courts can not make or change laws, but only declare them as they exist. . '

UNION VESPER SERVICES. Beginning with next Sunday Union Vesper Service will be held at the court house square at 6:30 p. m. The order of service for next Sunday are as follows: Hymn. Invocation, Rev. J. C. Parrett. Hymn. Scripture Reading. Hymn. Address on "Christain Patriotism.” “Patriotism and the State,” Rev. H. L. Kendig. “Patriotism and the Church,” Rev. G. H. Clarke. “Patriotism and Old Glory,” Rev. J. C, Parrett, Hymn. Benediotion, Rev. G. H. Clarke.