Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-21

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TIE SALE OF LIQUOR on SUSDAY.-hlayor
Smiih c)nsidciicg i his duty. aud decmlDg 1t
important that something should Go done to
prevent tho sale OF EQ1or N this city on Sun
dsy, has called Eccung tt the City Council
"a SIGH: 20! tic purpose OF taklog s)ne action
10 regard to the matter. The following is the
c1nnIo:clion OF The Mayor which will be read
i,eio.n the Civ Council tonight
MAYORS OFFICE, ALEXANDRIA. EAn
July 81. 1850
II tie U2a1wjicihc BO1rI Of Ahictmcu:
GENTLEME.,-l have called your honorable
BODY icgethcr TO consider a very Important mat
ter Tie LEGISLATURE Of OF. State passed on
ilsrch :. ls-u. ''an act to amcnd md reo enact
sec. ~ OF chap oi the criminal Laws, approved
March u 1878, 10 ro!.tloa to violations Of tie
Sabbath day, which amaGGpcGt reads as fol-
lows: NO bar IoCGI, saloon CT other lilac, for
the sale Of Intoxicating liquors shall &c opened
ani nO i1tc yic2!iDg bI!era or other drink shall
he sold in any bar room. restauraD: saoGu, store
II other pac, from l2o'c'ock ca cech a1d every
Saturday, night o! The week u1ti suGrisc of the
succ,clirg Monday morLirg. and ary person
violating the provision OF this SIC ion shall @
deemed guilty OF Ini=dcncantr, AID if COZ
?Ic:cd she'll be punished by fac e cot less
,ran so oor MIR, than S5Jp rrc,hsd ina,
The rroyj.i1rs o. ,ai,.cc;ioo Mail noi onnv IN
,,vc;,v .aviop arnonlti,nrf 10 ar, md 49,
w!ras Dad sh ch b. the rrovi,ioos ~ i!s ch,r
Or afy statute !as newer 70 rrrnla;o tho s,je
# Ioi1rs ur i7t,y,cg;iuy dirk. si.nin is
lri:."
Van uii rreE,iy 90 ,i,,. 10 ,L. far, lac
2Lc1dmc2' the STATE Sn5dsy i:pu>r Is~ j. r.
Hra;eI a, lar az We ate c,rccrneG. A'tx.or,i,
raving ten thousand inhabitants and upwl,G.
\, to the pow OF tn, Ciy Courtii 10 ps.s
I Icc.! S1al,y I.qIo7 llW | w0ud CT your
a.icoti0n to e<c!on II 0! .hc CHATTER of cur civ
which reads as lJ.!jws: Tue CHy Con e.
shall have Pow r 10 trac: wax h,nss :, houses
&! clrrtc i9n aad ether rub /, hlGl.gyi fer The
!c7l!i Q! sad ciy, to pave, make aut r uaic
he streets aG: tIg!wa;., 20 max, ii, l,xs,
WI On ttcy shat C)Lc re IA ~" iJr III, Ir,s'
crsaiian OF the Fc.!th Of tnc i4h,5;rao,, and
tlr tn, yaJp!ris. - PIE ,p9rfk ard police q!
hn ely
ihLk il IS qGynt i.om SGT co = oi chap
ter 22S. that the State Spndiy Iul1r law HISS
bcco r"paa!c,! ~ ~ h'ix.njri,. and tIiok
hat il IS cqi.I = cvid nr hat the ssu:c sectlcn
A!v 70 n" ,iY CrIn:! ihr pn<rr y p:Sl o
l'cai cuGi,y !'q2jf lay. provided the charter
ui our city y!7,s 10 C.uIc tie power to crac.
srch I4a. ~ reEIc;c, 70 srcjioa II Ct The
chatter We Gad .L.i ,hl Ci,y uou. cl hss the
power TO make AL a.- Tor tie r.poia.i.n Of
ho morals aGd pol c, # ihe city"
IIasi1S Inc power, | ". nd IN st rle1cc fully
,Cc)mmcrd tie passage OF icc1! SuiIay liquor
aw similar 10 'ha. Of the State t. Jour hourr.
a.le hgty.
D.ulLcnnos3 en- SucGay IS la cay On The il.
erase, AID | tiuk scDse Of morality a.d
d5.iic E.r coed order r!u?iro law t. coua?i
Ike cts.'Vstcc Ct tho slbbalh day.
hIr-wlh tIcItso TO Jour to1o.abiy body
c,,ry @; he State sunday LGu,r liz, which 50
les 10 nc lie Of qcoT n places Ct ucler Ten
i5tuiac0 intabNautF, and whose charter conf,rs
70 rover {" make suos&7 !Gnor Jaw.
Wou!G 1cspeoUuIy rrconmetd this Ia" IT
i'' idoh ~ Jouf h"ucIaUic BODY.
Ne'pGciiuliy,
touRTlA%h ii. SMITH, Mayor