The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-09-06
SUNDAY OBSERVANCE.


A bin TO amend the wv with re.
spect TO the Observance If the Sun
day was intuduc,d int, the Assem-
bly, yesterday by Mr. W'p' aud read .
a first time. As the bil' i, of con- .
siderable importance, h 20 IN clause
may be given in iull lbs musc is
as follows ;--"From and after the /
passing of this Act nothing contain
ed in the Act of the 29th year OF the !
reign of King Charles the Second,
chapter Z, entitled, AN Act inr the
better observation III the Lord. hay
called SUNDAY on in the Act pt the
2lst year oi the reign OF King George
the Second, entitled, AN Act for
preventing certain abuses and pro-
fanations OF the Lords Day called
Sunday; OF in The Act passed in the
fourth year OF His Majesty King viii
liam the Fourth, numbered seven
and entitled AN Act ior regulating
the police in the town and port OF
| sydney and for removing and pre-
| venting nuisances and distractions
| therein; or in the Act passed in the
second year of her Majesty Queen
| Victoria numbered two and ontitul-
ed, AN Act for regulating the police
in the towns OF Parramatta, Windsor,
Maitland, Bathurst and other towns
respectively, and for removing and
| preventing nuisances and obstruc-
tons, and for the better alignment
of streets therein; or in the Act
passed in the 18th year OF the reign
OF her Majesty Queen Victoria mum.
bered % and entitled, AN Act to cx-
tend to the Sydney Hamlets certain
of the provisions of the Sydney Po-
lice Act; or in any other Act, shall
be held to render Illegal the printing
or the sale on Sunday anywhere Of
any newspaper, or of fruit, tobacco,
cigars, matches, ten, coffee, or other
unfermented liquors, or of bread and
butter, cakes, biscuits, swcetmeats,
or other light refreshments, or shall
be held to render illegal the opening
or use for the public entertainment
or amusement on Sunday, though
admission to the same shall be OBJ
tanned by payment OF money, of any
aquarium, bathing place, geological
or other gardens, or of any museum,
cyclorama OF exhibition of pictures,
or of flowers, or OF any theatre, hall
or room, or other place OF public en-
tertainment for the purpose only OF
giving lectures or concerts OF sacred
or secular music, with singing other
than that of comic songs, or of giving
recitations from Shakespeare or other
standard authors, or shall be held to
render Illegal the hiring on Sunday
, Of any vehicle, horse or boat, or the
carrying for hire of passengers by
) any steamer, coach or omnibus, or
by any rail or tramway, or shall be
held to render illegal the advertising
.. of any public entertainment OF
amusement hereby legalised." The
; other clauses provide that no prose
cution or other proceeding under any
of the Acts referred to for any Of
fence committed under them shall
be instituted without the consent il
writing OF the Attorney-General, anC
the Governor may with the advice o
the Executive Council remit in whole
or in part any penalty, fine or for
fixture imposed or recovered for any
offence under the Acts referred tt
whether on information or summary
conviction or by action or by any
other process. The new Act is to bt
cited as "The Sunday Laws Amend
: ment Act OF 1890" The second read
ing was fixed for October Ia sgd
ney Paper.