The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-18

Bathing on Sunday Is Prohib-
tied by Wierd Bill in the
Upper House.
HITS PLEASURE RESORTS
TROLLEY TRIPS WOULD BREAK
THE SABBATH LAW.

The bluest blue law Of the present leg
islative session was passed yesterday By
the senate The bill was the one pTOy:d-
Ing for the closing of ali places of amuse-
ment on Sunday Il was killed in the
house on Tuesday, but was resurrected
yesterday and passed after ii had been so
amended that its death by the house
seems certain.
Under the provisions of the bill as Il
now stands ID IS unlawful to battle on
Sunday unless YOU do it In the privacy
of your own bath. and then, perhaps, only
when your wife stands watch and warns
YOU OF the approach OF the state police.
Staid and sombre faces are the rule.
There is to be no ioculaTity. even IN
sermon. Pleasure OF all kinds is strictly
abOoed-
The amendments to tie bill were intro
dueed through the efforts Of Senators
BenneT y. Smith. Kuchler aud Badger
Efforts were made by these senators 10
call up the bill :or final passage early IN
the afternoon, when most of the support
eTs OF the bill were absent. These efforts
failed and the bill ras not called until
all of the eighteen senators were present.
Stern Provisions inserted.
Then the amending began. Senator
Kuchler had previously secured the
adoption of an amendment making the
law apply to Decoration cay as well as 10
Sundays and an amendment prohibiting
the playing OF baseball, basketball. foot
bail or handball Yesterday afternoon the
opposition to the bill succeeded in amend
ing it 10 make IL include all pleasure re-
sorts. all bathing resorts and bicycle rae
ing tracks. Any person who operates
pleasure resort on Sunday and any per
son who goes to such a resort IS guilty OF
a misdemeanor. Further, any railroad or
transportation company which sells TICK
cts to transport any person TO any pleas
ure or bathing resOr:. or any person who
pays Tor such transportation is guilty OF
a msdemea nor
Senator Kuchler attempted to include
soda water fountains and confectionery
stores within the provisions of the act
Senator Seely suggested that branding
calves be made a violation OF the Dill.
This amendment was placed I'm the hill
two years ago when il went to its death
Finally a rollcall was forced. which re-
suited in this vote:
Ayes-Badger. BTinkerhoff. Bulien.
Burton. Horsley, Marks. Miller John Y
Smith. Stookey. Williams, Wilson, Presi-
dent GaTdner-12.
Nays-Hulanlski. HYDE. kuchler, Seely,
Sevy, BenneT y. Smith
The bill as it now reads is as follows;
The New Blue Law.
Every person. o. corporation. who. on
Sunday or Decoration day opens; mani
tains or manages any resort or place Tor
PEOPLE to conCregate for sport OF pleas
ure or who gets Up. exhibits opens or
maintains. or aids in getting up, exhibit
e.
bear. cock. dog. or prize fight. horse race.
bali game. circus gambling house, or sa-
loon. or any bsrbarous or noisy amuse-
ment. or who keeps. conducts or EXHIBITS
any theatre. vaudeville. farce, dramatic
or equestrian performance skating rink,
dance hall, scenic railway, bicycle race
track, moving picture show or operate
performance, or opens. conducts or man
ages any bathing or pleasure resort, or
who purchases any ticket OF admission,
or directly or indirectly pays any admis-
sion fee To or for the purpose or witness
ing or attending any such place. amuse-
nent spectacle, or representation, ana
any person or corporation who sells or
offers for sale any ticket for transTorta-
ton, or who transports any person by
train or otherwise to any such resort,
and any person who buys q ticket TO any
such resort, is guilty of misdeHeanor,
provided that nothing herein contained
shall be neld TO apply to lectures on sci
entific. moral. religious, patriotic or ed
vocational subjects. whether such lectures
he illustrated by maps, pictures or other
wise.