The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-07-24


have become perfect scaaos Tho aeehbo nooa AID 10
the honssnos Of people who up and Oh the HAr
enn on Sundays for the porpose OF nnang
p'ea'n Vi 'fesn ar. A CITIZEN.
HISTORY OF SUNDAY OBSERVANCE IN NEW
YORK.
SUNDAY Law ACCORDING To THE REVISED STATUTES.
10 WIFE, pToce's rant, order, judgment, oscree,
ob-f proceeding III court uflser jasuoe ena be
served or executed upon toe FIAT Gay me week called
sonosy except IN cases Of breach Of the peace or
hendsn breach OF Tie peace, tor apprehension Of
perNnns charged WIN crimes and msdemeaDos or the
Violation OF any OF The OF ha aud the
article ana except wnefe such service nhs DO specially
authcfzea ny la~ The esrvicc OF eucn process
proceeding 10 ali Other ca.es, shall Iy void and
shAi sne-st the party offending damsges suit OF
There tnaii DE no shooting, hunting Gshing soortpg
paying, borse-racing, gaming, frequenups OF tipons
bouses or any uhswiu' eAercacs pseLines rss
usy OF te -eeE, called SUNDAY sball person
vel on that Day upess IN csses Of charity or
IN gong TO or returning from church place OF wor
ship wisbp she dtsnre % twenty miles, N going foe
MEDICAL aid Or tor 1cnzs, te.urning or in vsr
see sioE and returning, carrying the mail oil tn,
oned states, or In gong EXPRESS BY order ouoc
ofoer or III Ienovl,g hs family household furniture
WHEN sucv removal was con,manced soma other day
nor thai there DC BnY sefve gDorog working on hat
os!, eAcephpg worss OF Decessy AID charity un,es,,
Gone oy some person 40 unor nly Keeps the Iat sy
the week called Saturday, boy ,me end 5ues nor Ia
Dor or work % that day. ana ~pose labor shall
ur otner personr Ia their Observance fra, day
ne week ss boiy me Every being The ace of
fourteen years onehdpg agaaft the props,oas OF ths
No pesson sha expose to sale any wares merchandise
Iuit, herbs goods chattss on sunday except e.rs
MIX ana heb when may De sofa ut any sine before min
tbe CLOCK 10 the morning, and the articles exosc6
or sae shall De forfeited 70 the poor aud nav
be sezed by virtue Of @arran that purpose whih
Dy justice Of the peace OF comfy or mayor regard
or siderDap Of she city hereby authorized TO ssue
upon convection Ct the offender. When sezad sney
tea De sold On Gee days noce beng given, the pro
ceeds snS De pad 10 tbe Of Door of the
or city.
no keeper Of an mn or tavern, of any house, or
porter houne, or grocery any other person
10 retail strong sprituous liquors all on sunday
or dispose II any ale, porter sprtuoua
keeping oossrs in such INNS or tsverns persoos
ftusly travelling Oh mat day in The cases allowed oy
Jaw Every person Offending sguiast this progision an
being thereof ouy convicta sha forfeit sum OF t~u
dollars and htty cens.
TIE SUNDAY LAW SECTION IN THE METROPOLITAN
POLICE ACT.
Passed April 10, 1851
SECTION 81 II snail be wfui ror any person 70 pu,
ncy Keep of disoee o any intoxicating liquors uDon tn
hst cay OF the osted Sunday or uuoo any dav o,
PUBIC eieciiop, xitain the EcLroOontan Poi
elslc' under penalty OF fly dollars for each offence.
70 DC lued Tor enn recovered the the people OF
the sase OF New York by District Attorney "a, IN.
county wherein tse oencs s committed Tor the benel
OF too Police Iontngent fnno neeoy authorized ana l.
toa be the oGy OF tue Board Ponce 10 strictY c'or
the provsions o. th seoon oy its proper orders 10 re-
soect thereto.
We copy the following from the tracts Of The nSsbba
Committee in New York
DEGREES OF PETER sTUYygsANT, 1918.
brie digest OF the and ordinances Tor tho ps
;ecsion CT the Sabbath, and hsory OF trer ds.ooa
sDce iron ou- Du5icipa satutes viii reflect the popuar
respect or Indifference tor the institution among us
Beginning the esrlept records OF the b,,ch chi,
nlst We ND DEGREES Of the stringent chara ia
fenced 70 guard the infant community seainst toe dem
islNns tenoepcies OF Sabbath prufanators. Thus, ia
l5a1 teser Stu veaant, Director General. issued proc
hatch against Vie mvssion OF ''Ebe Lords Day of rest
30 The great annoyance the neisbborbooo ana TO Tho
injury and dishonorug q Coos holy VS. uno co
hens, "nch enjoin upon honor and sanc,,fv IN
On .n nos gay Oh rect, nad which proecrbe all persona
fLF tGfsh fha
lead t6eTeunto: " ~
Therefore to the end that We nay as far as in p,s
Die and practicable tsSe all due care ana prsvast n
curee OF Cod insuad OF rs blessius fal,ng nnno ~.
Our good nhahisrts p the Director General ,
oroio Saooa,h posnslone aud especially rse of Ia
to1lcaing ornss on that day, within certain hours
hssjn, in lt5e, "Pe,er Ssuyveeant ia behan OF the
hJeh hcnnefes, the Sth.ee General OF the Unea K.h
eTiande &c issued sm,ar but FAR more s,raYent a.,
cree ~ behalf Of oosef vasce of tie Cersss
sabbath snch furnishes impressive indcatioo Of d.
Itsad u our Datch ancestors for the law Of God and
among tie cauhest Of the General Assecbly q
ne 'olony q New York. we h1d passsd IN 1896 h.
coiopy q New YORK" William B,ad,ord. J7io 6s,,ieo
" AN SO; against The Proclamation OF the Lords usy
called Su4tsy' -
MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES, l797-lS34
Paeai1g by The period Of Dutch and Enggn coI,aisi
gngcinncnt and oniltpg further Lotce OK the /. s or
ae staic we had the nrs ordinance statute boox
hour cary monic'pI history, AID. 1897 TO be " law
iJr ne cue obtervaDce Of tie ioos Day called S1ndav,
Tho oroDsnces OF lS03 1895 AID 1907 are
Ho 6. XIV w @Ia EuVJsct Inc Ordinance OF 1872
oesaby enlarged, aaG especially stringent againa, iu
IEMgbe ntO OF Nkins from Tue cisy by (" an, vessel
Do%t or craft o. any wagon, oiher carriage en-,
socos wares "a merchantmen amp other thing what,
Sewer, cr TIC purpose OF saia il prctccts re-
gGlionb ION oEtlrbaace, as follows
BE further ordained, chat persop saJ ride on b,rSe
t2dt nor eT1ve co.fh, acee or ohe GARBAGE h
aheihg CLIP CHURCH or other place pubic wOrgap dri.g
dve service thersip the Lerds called gunday rtr
iso ihn 90 vss unoer penalty o Si0 AIDA Tor,
trb and 5ay be lawful of coag.eas .o 10 the esI
nv 70 csBe exams % be and the srcet on
trstts IL Ont nao along side Of 1ce pubic orp
The SAID cay odrloR the oe divine ssryce Ia the az
tine on toe hOtoH Day, called sunday
and carriages nom p2tEfng sucn pGces public ~nrsa
jaTbe ne tine OF Divtoe services therein Gfotesad s
O di0o,oc8 IF 1879
The Ordinance Of 1877 10 less full and stringent but
eus toe provsions fer CHAINS seets clreg
nie nj pubic woraLp IL s still The rg, the at4.ute
,ook, .rsu Of paramount importance
The ORDINANCES OF 1921 ID e same. but s made
q the isE Ana so OF tns. OF 1928 exeps aas
etfed 70 lNee l38, 0nd 10 1897 II II On pa4,e "a.
RE He yaeed Ordinances of 1884, then eSocn inf1 3
pShy Voomo eers eearcned, tue aid OF csfefa
,ia OF 'to Nommoo Council; and 70 sne ~
~ S"mnl'e, IL wta aeCeftGne 81 thnI the SaBDln iVs
Dcn ooi been ~ enacted different peTio1F By tue
e7e Hrssis ~ the MoHcip.i goeern 1ie3t for forty
N's' pa2 suGcery 0i~ppseied from she records au
''eH 'AL@'sa ~ TIC Eebss REPEATING clause 10 pAce