The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-05
PARISH OF ASCENSION, }
Courthouse, May Is, 1880. (

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| No. 9. New Series.l
AN ORDINANCE requiring stores, shops.
groceries, and other places Of public
| business to be closed on Sunday and
prohibiting the sale or barter of the
stock in trade Of such places OF business
| on that day, and prescribing penalties
for violations Of this ordnance
Sec. l. Be 1t ordained by the Police Jat,y
| of the parish Of ascension, That from and
after the 18th of June, 1880, all stores, shops,
groceries, saloons and all places OF public
business, which are or may be licensed IN
der any law OF the parish OF Ascension, arc
| required to be closed at II O'Clock on Satur-
day night, and to remain closed for twenty
| four hours, during Which period Of time it
shall not be lawful for the proprietor Or EN-.
ployees thereof to give, trade, barter or sell
| any OF the stock i'll trade Of such establish
ment, as the case may be.
SEC. =. Be 1t f,t,tAc,. ordained, ETC., That
whatsoever shall violate the provisions Of
this act, for each offense shall be deemed
guilty Of Il misdemeanor, and, on trial and
conviction thereof, shall piy q fine of not
less than $50,nor more than $500, Or impris-
onlnent for not less than ten days nor more
| than thirty days, or both fine and ilnprison-
ment, at the discretion of the court.
SEC. 3. Be 1t further. ordained, etc., That
the provisions Of this act shall not apply to
drug stores, barber shops, apOtheeary shops,
undeftakers' establishments, public .illd pri-
waite markets, bakeries, livery stables, rail-
| roads, whether steam or horse, hotels, board
ing-houses and steamboats, and other ves-
sels warehouses for receiving and forward
ing ireights, restaurants and telegraph of
fees !; pforided, that stores may be opened for
the purpose OF selling burial material.
| SEC. 1. Be 1t farther ordai.ed, That no
alcoholic, vinous or malt liquors shall be
given, or traded or bartered OF sold, OF de-
livered, otherwise than by prescription
| written by :, licensed physician for person
actually sick III bed, and So stated to be aY
the physician in the prescription, in or by
any establishment, or place, OF conveyance,
named in sectinn 3 OF this act, during the
time fixed i'll section | of this act, under the
penalties psovided in section 2 of this act.
| Sec. 5. Be ii further ordained, etc., That
| the provisions of this ordinance to regulate
| the sale OF merchandise, alcoholic, yinous OF
malt liquors on Sunday, recited above, shall
extend and be effective il all particulars to
| the sale OF merchandise, alcoholic, vinous or
| malt liquors within the corporate limits of
the town of Donaldsonville, in the same
manner and under the same conditions and
penalties i'll said ordinance is contained.
SEC. s. Be 1t further ordained, etc., That
all laws or parts of lawsNontrary to or in
consistent with the provisions hereof shall
be and the same are hereby repealed.
| Adopted by the Police Jury, parish Of AS
cension, May l8, 1880.
Yeas-Dutfel Rodriguez, klopman, Han
son, Braud, Gibson, Blouin.
RI. HANSON,
| A true copy: President.
Il. PROSPER LANDRY, Sccretary.