Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1889-04-05
The SUNDAY Law.

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40 'N0 '0"' ioii'" ms 'no o'"Ou'o
was considerably modified IN the direction
of less rioor. and was stll furfba, relaxa1
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uurlhS the llrst nan OF the nineteenth cen
tlIrv Prob9hlv in difference +o tho ,rac
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ice lneh common Ill New England OF keep
inc Saturday night and treating Sunday
evening as secular lllue' the restrictions OF
rha Inv vera confined To the time hotween
HiIuilShI Oh '>"luIuhy hi6hl anu suldoWn OF
SUNDAY. AS the law stood in 1850. any
person who exercised any secular business
or labor works of necessity and charity ex-
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celled before suhuo"h on SUNDAY, OF VINO
travelled on the Sabbath except from ne
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ceSSi'y OF ci"il'E' Oh WHO r'S"rtei 10 any Inn
or house of entertainment for anu ement
or recreation, or used any games, sports or
plays after sunset of Saturday till midnight
of Sunday, was punishable by fine not ex-
ceading two dollars. Public amuscments
We're thus practically forbidden both on
Saturday and Sunday evenings as well as
during the hours of daylight on Sunday.
The law remained substantially in this shape
till the revision OF 1880 look place. In that
revision the Sunday law was condensed into
the two following sections
.5oc,ion 43l3. \ person who between u
lo,yiT,, l19daV exrrcl. ,s'' any business or em.
p oi1ent except such as works Of necessity
b., ci,t such AZ. I"d for spcil and re
giou5 wor nip and moral instruction, or travels
for MN o,'e <ccm Ir1i III If
humanity or charity, or for moral or religious
OF nr9 mi 10 ny ua OF
play or re cr's 20 any tavern, inn or house of
s, MOI Tor , ",' thm wo % rerIe"'ion'
section $40. A,rG.son who hunts shoots or