The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1874-04-15
SUNDAY CLOSING.
Are Saloon Keepers Required to Close theil
Houses on that dayl

2. 6. If any person or persons shall, IN
this city, play on Sunday at billiards, ten
pins, or at any other game of chance or
or at any game OF chance in
any highway, thoroughfare or other public
place within this city or shall on that day
sell or offer to sell any merchandise or |
shall keep open his or her store, shop or
other place of business after the hour of |
or shall at any time during said day or dur
ing the night of said day keep open any
tipping house, or shall open any bar or
place where fermented or distilled liquors
or wines, beer or other Intoxicating drinks
are or may be kept; or shall sell, or give
away on that day or night within the linn
its OF this city, any fermented or distilled
liquor, wine, beer or other intoxicating
drinks; or shall on that day or night with
in this city, open any gaming house, or set
up any gaming table, or gambling device
at which games Of chance may be played
he, she or they so offending shall be deem,
ed and held guilty of misdemeanor, and
shall on conviction pay a fine OF not less
than ten dollars, nor more than one hun
dred dollars for each and every such Of
fence.
This ordnance wouldishut every livery
stable, BARRIERS shop, &C., &C., and stop
every milk cart, after.9 o'clock in the morn
ing, as we'll as close every saloon.
During the administration of Mayor j.
NJ. Buford, clamor was set up to enforce
this ordinance as to saloons, but not as to
any other business. The saloon keepers
said if it was enforced against them, they
would take good care that the BARRIERS, liv
cry men, milk dealers, etc. obeyed it also.
Mayor Buford indicated that he had taken
an oath to enforce all the ordinances i'm
partially, and he intended to do it on all
alike; if they didn't want this done they
must repeal them. The following proceed
ings then took place in city council, as ap-
pears by the record
| Oct 4, 1864 Present; His Honor the Mayor q.
NJ. Buford) and Aldermen Joseph Rosenfeld, VOL
lenhaupt, Eggleston, Riley Huber P. Skinner and
| {. W. Skinner.
| Aid Rosenfed moved that Section Six 90 Divi-
sion First (1st) of an Ordinance concerning of
lenses in the nature of misdemeanors be repealed.
| Aid. EgglestOn moved that the motion be laid on
the table. The yeas and nays being called for, re-
Yeas: Aid Eggleston, Riley and P Skinner
| Nays: Aid. Rosra ld,Nollenhaupt, Huber,and
| c. w. skinner
| The question was n taken on the original mo-
| ton. with the following results
| Yeas: Aid. Rusenheld, W Ollenhaupt, Huber,and
| c. W, Skinner.
| Nays: Aid. EgglestonP skinner, and Riley--3
! Aid. Huber moved that committee be appoint
ed 10 draft an ordinance TO take the place of he
7 one repealed. Carried. The Mayor appointed Aid
| Huber and Egglcston.
On motion Aid; E, II, Spencer was added to the
on motion adjourned
j. FRANK CONWAY, Clerk.
And that was the first and last ever
heard of the proposed new ordinance to
take the place of the one repealed.
The question now is: Was this legal
repeal of.Sec. G ? That our late city attor-
ney and compiler Of the ordinances now in
force Mr. McElherne), regards Sec. 6, as
repealed seems apparent from the fact that
in compiling the new book of ordinances he
has omitted it from the book entirely. In
the place where the section should appear
if it was in force lsee page 266 of the new
book, he inserts the following, IL 6 Ny
and at the bottom of the page the follow
ing, (''* Repealed bv resolution of The city
council, Oct 4, 1891
If Sec is not repealed every saloon has
a right to keep its doors open till o'clock
in the morning, on Sundays; as also have
BARRIERS, livery men, milk dealers, and any
and every other kind of business. But af-
ter 9 they are liable to fine of not less
than SO nor more than 500 if they keep
their places of business open.
If Sec. is repealed then there is no
law to touch them on Sundays, except the
State law, prohibiting unnecessary work on
that day. But here comes in the ordinance
passed under Mr.. DavenpOrt's last admin
istration, March "a, 1879, in relation to
saloons, which, though it does not require
the doors or tie house to. be closed, prohibits
the selling or giving away of strong drink
at any hour of day or night on Sunday. 1t
begins as follows:
SECTION /. Be ii ordained BY the city
conn. IL of the city Of Rock Island, That
the Mayor of said city Of Rock Island is
hereby authorized to grant license for the
| sale of intoxicating, malt, vinous, mixed
or fermented liquors, to any person who
snail apply to him therefor in writing, upon
such person executing to the city of Rock
Island bond with at least two securities,
to be approved by the Mayor, in the penal
sum of five hundred dollars, conditioned
that the party so licensed shall faithfully
observe and keep all ordinances heretofore
passed during the continuance of such Ii
cense, and that he will not keep open his
bar or place for the sale of such liquors,
nor sell, give away. or in any manner deal
in, by himself, agent, or servant, or any
other person, any Intoxicating. Vinous, malt,
mixed or 1ermented liquors, on Sundays
and that he will prohibit all games with OF
without betting by means OF cards, domi
noes, dice, or any other implements OF
gaming on said day; \
This does not prohibit a saloon keeper
from keeping OIL, his doors and windows
all day Sunday ana Sunday night, nor from
lighting W all the gas burnersin his house
nor from having as many people in his
place of business as he pleases, (provid &c
they are quiet and orderly nor from sell
ing cigars, pop, lemonade, or any other re
freshments not enumerated in the above
| quoted Sec. /, of the new ordinance. He
must not sell or give away any Intoxicating
drink on that day, but he is not required
by the ordinance to keep his house or place
of business closed,
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