St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1886-05-29
THE SUNDAY LAW PASSES
THE HOUSE.

Last Wednesday the Sunday law
bill was called up in the House on
final passage and adopted by vote
OF GO to IS. The following is the
full text OF the bill:
An act requiring all stores. shops.
groceries, saloons, and all places
of public business which are or
may be conducted under any law
of the State of Louisiana, or I'M
der any parochial or municipal
law or ordinance, except those
herein exempted, to be closed on
Sundays, and forbidding all CIV
ing, trading, bartering and SELL
ing on Sundays by the proprie-
tors or employees Of such estab-
lishments; declaring it INSIDE
meanor to violate the provisions
of this act; and to fix penalties
for all violations of the same; and
to repeal all laws or parts of laws
contrary to or inconsistent here
with.
Section l. Be it enacted by the
General Assembly of the State of
Louisiana, That from and after the
3lst day Of December, 1886. all
stores. shops. saloons, and all places
of public business, which arc OF
may be licensed under the laws of
the State of Louisiana, or under
any parochial or municipal law or
ordinance, and all plantation stores
are hereby required to be closed at
IL o'clock on Saturday nights, and
to remain closed continuously for
twenty-four hours, during which
period of time it shall not by law
ful for the proprietors thereof to
give, barter, exchange or sell any
of the stock or any article of mer-
kept in any such estab-
lishmeut.
Sec. 2. Be it further enacted,
otc., That whatsoever shall violate
the provisions of this act. for each
offense shall be deemed guilty of
and on trial and con-
viction shall pay fine OF not less
than $25 nor more than $3.50, or
DO imprisoned for not less than ten
days nor more than thirty days, or
both, at the discretion OF the court;
the provisions Of this act shall not
apply to newsdealers, keepers of
soda fountains. places of resort for
recreation and health, watering
places and public parks.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted,
etc, That the provisions OF this act
shall not apply to drug stores,
apo!hectry shops. undertaken shops,
public aud private markets, baker
les. livery stables. railroads (wheth-
er steam or horse,) hotels, board
ting houses, steamboats, and other
vessels. warehouses for receiving
and forwarding freights, restau-
rants. telegraph Offices, barber
shops, theaters, or any place of
provided no intoxi-
eating liquors are sold on the
provided that stores may
be opened for the purpose of SELL
ing anything necessary in sickness
and for burial purposes; provided.
that nothing i'll this act shall be
SO as to allow hotels or
boarding houses to sell or dispose
of alcoholic liquors. except wine
for table use on Sundays; and pro-
vided further. that no alcoholic
liquors SHALL be given. traded or
or sold or delivered in
any public place on said day, 9TH
erwise than by prescription writ
ten by regularly authorized ply
stefan.
Sec. 4. Be it further ena :ted,
ETC., That all laws or parts of laws
to or inconsistent with the
provisions hereof, be and the same
are hereby repealed.
The above law now goes to the
Senate.
The name of our Representative
don't appear in the list of members
who voted on this question.