The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1880-06-26
The Sunday Law.

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Interesting Developments iii the Gonfro4
versy THE Sunday Ordinance Enjoinetl
| s.lld the Injunction Appealed From
Merchants who CLOSED their
stores lust sunday.
As was generally anticipated, appliea-
ton was made to Judge Cheevers on be-
half Of our Town Council, last week for
au injunction restraining the Police Jury
and District Attorney Earhart from en-
forcing Ordinance No. 8, commonly des-
iglated The Sunday law 50 far as its
provisions apply to the Incorporated linz
| It's of Donald He. Tho petition was
presented and the order Of Injunction
granted on Thursday, the 18th inst, but
tbs papers were not flied IN the office Of
the Clerk of Court until Saturday morn
| ing, the purpose Of the delay evidently
being to deprive tile District Attorney
and associate counsel of the opportunity
to take measures to set aside the injnne-
tion before Sunday These tactics were
| anticipated, however, and IN application
to bond the Injunction prepared, but the
| unlocked for absence of Judge Cheevers--
who left for st. James early Saturday
morning in company with the Town
Councils attorney prevented a presen-
tttion Of the application until late III
| the evening, when the Judge returned.
He declined to accept bond, we UNDER
stand, ON tho ground that he could not
estimate the damage which might result
to the applicants for injunction in case
| Of d suspension Of the order.
On Tuesday District Attorney Earhart
filed suspensiye appeal to the Supreme
| Court from the injunction SO far as it
presumed to affect the State Of Louisiana
represented by himself. Judge Cheevers
promptly granted the appeal, which is
made returnable on the third Monday Of
next January, at New Orleans.
Proceedings were at once instituted in
Justice Buffers court against the parties
who kept their stores and places Of bust
ness open last Sunday in violation of the
Police Jury's ordinance, and the follow
| ing were arrested and required to furnish
bonds in the sum of $50 each for appear
ance III the District Court: Messrs. ST.
mon Moyse, Mas Tobias, s. Weinschenek,
u. L. Weber, j. J. Lafargue, Fred. Rogge,
| Andrew Spies, Gustave Israel, Paul Le-
| fevre, Emanuel Bereier, Jos. A. Duffe1,
Casinnir Martin. Mr.. Jos. Gondran is
also one of the offenders but he was alb
sent from town when the arrests were
made. Messrs. A. Genazzini, Prudhomme
Mollere, E. Ramirez and Thos. O'Malley
also kept their places of business open,
but the necessary papers have not yet
been prepared in their cases.
| Following is list of the parties who,
in spite'of the strenuous representations Of
the opponents of tho Sunday law and
the extra judicial assurances Of town Of
ficers that they would suffer no penalty
for disobeying the law, kept their places
Of business closed. We shall designate
this list
| ROLL OF HONOR.
Bernard Lemann, NJ. Israel & Co.,
q. Kline, A. Rongeau,
}. T. Park, Singer Agency,
4. ID. Vega, Alfred Guigou,
Francis Vicknair, John Solozano,
! Mrs. J. Lenmas, Mrs. NJ. Blum.
III case We have omitted any names
which should be included in ths list, it
will give us pleasure to supply tho otnis-
sion hereafter. These parties are to be
commended as good citizens, who place
obedience to law above the considera-
ton of a little temporary pecnniary loss
and business inconvenience. We believe
all who follow the example they have
set will reap an ultimate reward that
will more than compensate for disadyan-
tages sustained at present.
| Outside Of town, VIC hear of only two
stores that opened: that of Geo. A. Feig
| in Port Barrow, and one in Smoke Bend.
| The proprletors were both arrested. MIR.
Feig furnished an appearance bond and
the other party, whose name we have
not learned, is said to have paid the fine
imposed.
To-day a rule was taken ON District
Attorney Earhart to show cause why he
should not be punished for contempt of
court in violating the injunction granted
against the Sunday law, by prosecuting
parties who opened their places of bust
ness last Sunday. The rule was signed
by Judge Cheevers yesterday, but, as in
the case of the injunction proceedings,
| the papers were not filed until Saturday
evening, and service was not made upon
the District Attorney until after II
o'clock, though he was commanded to
appear and make his answer at q +. NJ.
A large crowd gathered at the Court
House to witness the trial of the rule,
and the anti-Sunday law element fondly
hoped to see our vigilant District Attor-
ney placed in default for doing his dnty :,
but the expectation was disappointed.
Mr.. Earhart took the ground that sahi-
Gent time had not been allowed him to
respond to the rule, and his argument
was ably seconded by Mr.. Frederick
Duhel; Z. N. Sims, ESD, counsel for
the town authorities, argued to the con-
trary, but subsequently acknowledged
that 9 further delay should be granted.
! Iudna Chez vera racnnnizel the i11sfice of