Meaning of jointist | Babel Free

Definitions

Operator of an illegal drinking place or "joint"

obsolete

Examples

“In Kansas no man dares to flaunt his sign⟳ in the eyes of the public, to entice custom; the liquor seller is the sneaking boot-legger, skulking jointist, criminal and outlaw, afraid of every shadow that falls across his hiding-place […]”

“While we were waiting for the train⟳ one day, a prominent Topeka jointist was talking with her. Presently he went out on the platform, I where some one heard him say⟳, "There were a lot more things I wanted to say⟳, but I should have⟳ broken down and made a fool of myself if I had stayed there any longer." Later I heard this man talking with another jointist on the train⟳, and he was insisting that Mrs. Nation was a good, kindly old woman. The very jointkeepers recognize that she is their friend, and she speaks truly when she says that every blow⟳ of her hatchet is prompted by love⟳.”

“The injunction method has proved the most successful, action being brought against the jointist and the building he occupies as against a common nuisance. This is tried before the judge⟳, and not a jury. Once made permanent, the injunction is not likely to be violated for fear of contempt. It is weak in that it does not punish⟳ the jointist and does not prevent⟳ his changing location and starting in business again.”

“I have⟳ avoided jury trials, because, if the jointist is acquitted by a jury, the county must pay⟳ the costs. By using the injunction, a vastly different result⟳ is obtained. When a jointist can not disprove a charge, the court will fine him. The liquor-men do not fight⟳ this kind of case—they go into court and allow⟳ the injunction to be made permanent.”

“It seems that it is very easy for the local officials in your county to arrest a man acting under a commission issued by the special enforcement officer of the state, but the gambler, the bootlegger and the jointist is each permitted to ply his trade⟳, wreck homes, destroy⟳ youth, and make⟳ a laughing stock⟳ of the laws of this state with impunity.”

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