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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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In Tallahassee, Attorney General J. Tom Watson deemed it 'absurd' for the state board of beauty culture to ban women from performing shampooing and manicuring at home, stating the board lacks legal authority to impose fines or prison terms and cannot interpret the law itself.
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TALLAHASSEE, Dec. 15.—Attorney General J. Tom Watson called it "absurd" for the secretary of the state board of beauty culture to attempt to prohibit women from doing their own shampooing and manicuring at home.
He declared that the state board of beauty culture does not have the legal right to threaten women with fines or prison terms for giving friends or members of the family a shampoo, finger wave or manicure.
He quoted a statement from the executive director of the beauty culture board on that subject.
Furthermore, he added, the beauty culture board in the performance of its administrative duties under the law has no authority to act as the legal interpreter of that law.
The beauty culture board has employed private attorneys to handle their legal work.
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Tallahassee
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Dec. 15.
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attorney general declared the board's attempt absurd and stated it has no legal right to threaten fines or prison for home beauty work; board has no authority to interpret the law and employs private attorneys.
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Attorney General J. Tom Watson called it 'absurd' for the secretary of the state board of beauty culture to prohibit women from doing their own shampooing and manicuring at home. He declared the board does not have the legal right to threaten women with fines or prison terms for giving friends or family a shampoo, finger wave, or manicure. He quoted a statement from the executive director of the beauty culture board. The board has no authority to act as legal interpreter of the law and has employed private attorneys for legal work.