St. Landry democrat., 1886-10-16
The Sunday Law.
AN ACT,

Requiring all stores, shops, groceries
saloons, and all places of public busl.
ness which are or may be conducted
under any law of the State OF Lou!'
siana, or under any parochial or NUM-
herein exempted, to be closed on Sun.
days, and forbidding all giving, trading
or bartering and selling on Sundays 10y
the proprietors or employees OF such
establishments declaring it a misde-
meanor to violate the provisions of this
act; and to fix penalties for all viola
tions Of the same; and to repeal all
laws or parts of laws contrary to or in
consistent herewith.
Section !. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
| That from and after the 31st. day of
December, A. d. 1886, all stores, shops,
saloons. and all places of public bust
ness, which are or may be, licensed un-
der the laws of the State of Lou siana,
or under any parOchial or municiDal
! 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 (24) hours during which
period of time it shall not be lawful for
Tie pIopiietoio 'hT'toi W give Lidtit'
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 INSIDE
meanor, and on trial and on conviction
shall pay a fine of not less than twenty
five dollars, nor more than two hun
dred and 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 newSdealers, keep
ers of soda fountains, places of resort
for recreations and health watering
places and public parks, nor prevent
the sale Of ice.
Sec. 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, IL
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.
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 be construed so as to
allow hotels or boarding houses to sell
or dispose Of alcoholic liquors, except
wine for table use 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 said day, except
when actually administered or pre-
scribed by 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
hereof, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES.
CLAY KNOBLOCH,
Lieutenant Governor and President
of the Senate. Approved June 81, 1886.
S. D. McENERY,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
A true copy from the original.
OSCAR ARROYO,
Secretary OF State.
The Democrat Tribune, published at
Minden, La, says:
"The Shreveport Times does not
like the name of Ring" and Reform"
and says that the question for the peo-
pie to decide at the next campaign is,
" shall the people rule, Or political bos-
ses.'' There is one thing certain, our
politics need reforming, and it matters
but little to the people under what
name it is done. The word ''ring" is a
term applied to set of politicians who
work together for the interest of them
selves and their pet corporations,
against the interest of the people. If
Louisiana is not now dominated over
by such a set, a people never were.
The leaders who must overthrow this
kind of government will be reformers.
We believe in calling things by their
right names: therefore we think the
words ring" and reform" are appli-
cable to the two existing factions OF the
Louisiana Democracy"