St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-30
The Sunday Law.
AN ACT.

Requiring all stores, shops, groceries
saloons, and all places Of public bust
} ness which are or may be conducted
under any law of the State Of Loui
siana, OF under any parochial or NUM-.
cipal law or ordinance, except those
herein exempted, to be closed on Sun.
!: days, and forbidding all giving, trading
or bartering and selling on Sundays by
the proprietors or employees of such
establishments declaring. it a misde-
meanor to violate the provisions Of this
act; aud to tix penalties for ali viola.
tions of the same; and to repeal all
laws or parts of laws contrary to or in-
consistent herewith.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Louisiana,
That from and after the 31st day of
December, A. d. 1885, all stores, shops,
saloons. and all places of public busi-
ness, which are or may be, licensed un-
der the laws OF the State of Lou siana.
or under any parOchial or municipal
law or ordinance. and all plantation
stores, are hereby required to be closed
at twelve o'clock on Saturday nights,
and to remain closed continuously for
twenty four (34 hours during which
period of time it shall not be lawful for
the proprietors thereof to give, trade,
barter, exchange or sell any. of the
stock or any article of merchandise
kept in any such establishment.
| Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc
! That whatsoever shall violate the pro
| visions of this act, for each offense,
| shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor. and on trial and on conviction
shall pay a fine Of not less than twenty
five dollars, nor more than two hun
dred aud fifty dollars, or he imprisoned
for not less than ten days nor more
than thirty days, or both at the discre-
ton of the court; provisions of this
act shall not apply to neWsdeaers, keep
ers of soda fountains, places of resort
for recreations and health watering
places and public parks, nor prevent
the sale Of ice.
See. 3. Be it further enacted, etc,
That the provisions of this act shall not
apply to newspaper offices, printing
offices, book stores, drug stores. apothe-
cary shops undertaken shops, public and
private markets. bakeries, dairles, Ii
very stables, railroads, whether steam
or horse, hotels, boarding houses, steam
boats and other vessels, warehouses for
receiving and forwarding freights, res
taurants, telegraph offices and theatres,
or any place of amusement, providing
no Intoxicating liquors are sold in the
premises; provided, that stores may be
opened for the purpose of selling any
thing necessary in sickness and for
burial purposes provided, that nothing
in this act shall he construed so as to
allow hotels or boarding houses to sell
or dispose of alcoholic liquors, except
wine for table llse on Sundays; and
provided, further, that no alcoholic,
vinous or malt liquors shall be given,
traded or bartered or sold or delivered
in any public place on sald day, except
when actually administered or pre-
seribed by a practlcing physician in the |
discharge OF his professional duties in |
case of sickness; in such case the ply |
sicians administering the Intoxicating !
liquors may charge therefor.
Sec. 4. Be it further enacted, etc., |
That all laws or parts of laws contrary
to or inconsistent with the provisions I
hereof, be and the same are hereby re- |
pealed.
II. w. OGDEN,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives.
CLAY kNOBLOCH,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate. Approved June 81, 1886.
S. ID. MCENERY,
Governor of the State of Louisiana,
A true copy from the original
OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary of State.