The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1886-08-14
AN ACT
No. 1871

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 under any parochial or mu-
nicipal law or ordinance, except those herein
exempted, to be closed on Sundays and forbid
ding all giving, trading, bartering and selling
on Sundays by the proprietors or employees of
such establishments; declaring it a INSIDE
meanor to violate the provisions Of this Act;
same; and to repeal all laws or parts of laws
contrary to or Inconsistent herewith.
Sec. /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana,
That from and after the 3lst day of
December, A. d. 1886, all stores, shops,
saloons, and all places Of public bust
ness, which are or may be licensed
under the law Of the State of Louis
lana, or under any parocllial or munich
pal law or ordinance, and all plantation
stores are hereby required to be closed,
at twelve o'clock on Saturday nights,
aud to remain closed continuously for
twenty -four GAY 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. 2. Be it further enacted, etc.,
That whOsOever shall violate the pro-
visions of this act, for each offence,
shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanOr, and on trial and conviction,
shall pay fine of not less than twenty
five dollars, nor more than two hum
dred and fifty dollars, or be imprisoned
for not less than ten days nor more
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erection OF the court; provisions of this
act shall not apply to newsdealers,
keepers of soda fountains, places Of
resort for recreation and health, water
ing places and public parks, nor pre-
vent the sale of ice.
Sec. 3. Be it further enacted, etc.
That the provisions of this act shall
not apply to newspaper offices. print
ing offices, book stores, drug stores,
apothecary shops, undertaken shops,
public and private markets, bakeries,
dairies, livery stables, railroads, wheth-
er steam OF horse, hotels, boarding
houses, steamboats, and other vessels,
warehouses for receiving and forward
ing freights, restaurants, telegraph
Offices and theatres or any place of
amusement, providing no Intoxicating
liquors are sold in the premises; pro-
vided, that stores may be opened for
the purpose of selling anything neces-
sary in sickness and for burial pur-
poses; 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 pro-
vided further that no alcoholic, ylnous
or malt liquors shall he given, traded
or bartered or sold or delivered in any
public place on said day, except when
actually administered or prescribed by
u practicing physician in the discharge
Of his professional duties in case Of
sickness; in such case the physicians
administering the Intoxicating liquors
may charge therefor.
Sec. a. Be it further enacted, ETC.,
That all laws or parts of laws contrary
to or inconsistent with the provisions
hereof, he and the same are hereby
repealed. H. w. OGDEN,
Speaker Of the House of Representa-
tivcs.
CLAY KNOBLOCH,
Lieutenant Governor and President of
the Senate.
Approved this 2lst June. 1886,
5. ID. MCENERY.