, 1888-03-11
SUNDAY O ALL.
The Rigid Sunday Law Now In Full
Force.

The Rigid Sunday Law Now In Full
Force.
For the first time in its existence Wyo-
ming has a stringent Sunday law and one
that promises to insure a stiffness that
will be quite still during the Sabbath day,
if enforced. AS will be observed in the
appended context of the measure. 1t is a
genuine, straightlaced, Puritanical stat
ute, intended to conform to the views of
the most ultra on the subject. The bill
was introduced by Mr.. Carleton of Ulnta
county, but was lobbied through by en-
thusiastic church workers Of the CITY.
The enrolled act was among the final
consignment transmitted to his excellency
by the Tenth legislative assembly and
was promptly approved. During discus
sion of the measure in the house a ocular
member submitted an amendment pro-
viding that stock owners should feed their
animals a double allowance of fodder
Saturdays and abstain from laboring for
the comfort or sustenance of the stock on
the Sabbath. The amendment was re-
jected and the bill returned to the council
with but a few riders. These amend
ments were concurred in by that body.
SECTION L. Every person or persons,
company or corporation, having license to
sell liquors under the laws of Wyoming
Territory, who shall keep open, or suffer
his or their agent or employe to keep
open his or their place of business, or who
shall sell, give away or dispose of, or per-
NIT another to sell, give away or dispose
of, on his or their premises, any %spiritu-
Gus, malt, vinous or fermented liquors. or
any mixtures of any such liquors, on the
first day of the week, commonly called
Sunday, or upon any day upon which any
general or special election is being held,
shall be guilty Of a misdemeanor, and
upon conviction shall be fiued in any sum
not less than $25 or more than 800, or
imprisonment in the county jail not to ex-
coed three months.
SEC. 2. 1t shall be unlawful for apy
person, company or corporation to keep
open any barber shop, store, shop or other
place of business for the transaction of
business therein, upon the first day of the
week, commonly called Sunday; provided,
this section shall not apply to newspaper
printing offices, railroads, telegraph com
panles, hotels, restaurants, drug stores,
livery stables, news depots, farmers, cat
tlemen and ranchmen, mechanics, fur
naces or smelters, glass works,
electric light plants and gas
works, the vendors of ice, milk,
fresh meat and bread, except as to the
of liquors and cigars. Any person,
company or corporation who shall violate
the provisions of this section, shall on
conviction thereof be fined in a sum of
money not less than $25 nor more 800
for each %offense.
Sec. 3. So much Of section ten thous-
and thirty four C034) of the revised stat
utes of Wyoming as conflict with this
act, and other acts and parts Of acts in
consist with this act are hereby repealed.
Sec, 4. tor the purposes of this act
the first day of the week, commonly
called Sunday, shall begin at midnight
Saturday and terminate the following mid
night.
Sec. 5. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after its passage.
The saloons did a thriving bottle bust
nese' all last evening and many regular
indulgers, in anticipation of the prohibi-
ton day, imblbed double allowance. Pre-
cisely at midnight every barroom in the
city suspended business.
1t is said that a number OF Sunday
stores" will be opened to-day as usual.
Barber shops we're open until midnight,
and the doors of these establishments
will probably remain closed to-day.