Garfield Co OK - Petition and Restraining Order - Legler & Davis Submitter: Marla Andrus paulnmarla@juno.com http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/garfield/court/leglerdavis.txt ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** DISTRICT COURT GARFIELD COUNTY, OK The State of Okla, ex rel Dan MITCHELL, County Attorney of Garfield County Plaintiffs, VS Maxine LEGLER and William DAVIS Defendants, PETITION and RESTRAINING ORDER: No. 10755 FILED: Feb 4, 1929 PETITION STATES: That the following described premises, to-wit; the upstairs of the building known as 117 1/2 West Main Street, Enid, Oklahoma, and occupied by one Maxine LEGLER and one William DAVIS, at this time and for a period of several weeks immediately prior to this date has been used as a place of public resort and a place where malt, fermented and spirituous liqours are and have been used, sold, given away and otherwise disposed of, in violation of the laws of the State of Oklahoma.....by reason of which violation said place is and for said period of time has been a common nuisance to the people of the State of Oklahoma and should be abated. RESTRAINING ORDER STATES: That the allegations in said Petition are true...... place is being used and has been used as a place where intoxicating liqours are sold, used, given away and otherwise disposed of, in violation of the laws of the State of Oklahoma, and that said premises have been used and operated by the defendants as a place of public resort where men and women become drunk and disorderly and engage in other disreputable conduct, and that said premises is conducted in a manner that offends decency and is contrary to good morals.....found by the court to be a public nuisance........ORDERED by the court that the sheriff of Garfield County be, and he is hereby commanded to take posession of the upstairs of the building located on the premises above described; that he securely fasten each and every enterance and exit to and from said building by nailing, locking and securely fastening the same, so that the defendants nor anyone else can enter said building. If you would like a copy of this information, please e-mail Marla at paulnmarla@juno.com