The age-herald., 1899-05-04
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Be it ordained by the h.
 board of aldermen, that, from and a1.- the first of June, 1899, 1t shall be dis- orderly conduct and unlawful for any one to spit, throw hulls, peelings or other litter upon the sidewalks, or upon the floors of churches, public halls, fheatefs, street cars, or other public places over which ladies are accus- toned to pass in walking. in the city;
 And anyone violating any of the pro- visions of this ordinance shall. on con- viction, be fined not less than $1 nor more than s5; and in default of imme- diate payment of such fine shall be sentenced to work on the streets not less than two days nor more than ten days.
 An amendment was offered by Alderman Hentschel, who moved to strike out the word Sidewalks" which was lost
 The ordinance was then put on Its sec- ond and third reading and was. adopted: The Sunday closing ordinance was then taken up and read as follows:
 Sunday Closing Law
 An ordinance to prohibit the keeping
 open of saloons, or places of business
 where any spirituous, vinous or malt
 liquors are kept for sale, and to pro-
 hibit the selling of such liquors on |.
 Sunday, and to prescribe the penalties and punishment for a violation of this
 ordinance.
 Section 1. Be it ordained by the mayor and aldermen of Birmingham, That 1t shall be and is hereby declared to be illegal for any person, whether proprie- tor or owner, of any saloon, store room, or other place, where vinous, spirituous or malt liquors are kept for sale, to open the same, and either to enter him- self or to permit any one else to enter, at any time between 12 o'clock at mid- night of Saturdays and 12 o'clock at midnight of Sundays, except as it is herein provided and permitted; That if such owner or proprietor during the time herein above named shall wish to enter his saloon or place of business (but it Is not to be for the purpose of selling or giving away of any such liquors) he may do so, and only do SO in company with and in the presence of a policeman, to remain there only so long as 1t may be necessary for him to attend to any matter of business. that is not herein and hereby prohibited. And such policeman shall remain with him during the whole time that such owner remains in such saloon; and no one else shall be permitted to enter at the same time. Sec. 2. Be it further ordained that no proprietor owner, clerk or other em- ploye of such proprietor or owner of any saloon or other place where spiritu- ous, vinous or malt liquors are kept for sale within the corporate limits of this city, shall sell or offer for sale, or shall give away, at such place of business any such vinous, spirituous or malt liquors of any kind between the hour of 12 o'clock midnight of Saturday and 12 o'clock midnight of Sunday. And no owner, keeper, proprietor or clerk, in any restaurant in this city. lunch coun- ter, drug store or any other place of business of any kind shall between IA o'clock midnight of Saturday and 12 o'clock midnight of Sunday, sell or give away any vinous, spirituous or malt liquors, either directly or indirectly.
 Sec. 8. Be it further ordained, That it Is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person, except as provided in sec- ton one of this ordinance, to enter any saloon, or another place of business where vinous, spirituous or malt liquors are kept for sale, except drug stores, within this city, for any purpose, be- tween the hour of 12 o'clock midnight on Saturday and 12 o'clock midnight on Sunday. and that violation of this sec- tion is hereby declared to be a misde- meanor, for which the person violat- ing it shall be punished as hereinafter provided.
 Sec 4. Be 1t further ordained that from midnight of Saturday until mid- night of Sunday of each week all shades or curtains to windows in any saloon or other place in this city where vinous.
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