The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-08-02
Spenacy Sunday
 Bill Passes Senate
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lows:
 Section l. During or within tn
 .Hrst twenty-four hours of the week
 !commonly and hereby designated a
 any work, traffic, sport, or other ac
 uvny Tn such place, manner, or tim
 ias shall disturb or interrupt the re
 tpose and religious liberty of the com
 smunity.
 Sec. 2. On Sunday no person shal
 perform or require any labor or ser
 vice in production, commerce, trade
 traffic. or other gainful pursuit, ex
 cept In works of necessity or mercy
 or In such works as are demanded by
 of the community.
 Sec. 3. No work shall be consider.
 ed demanded by the general comfort
 ana convenience of the community
 unless authorized in writing by the
 mayor of a city, warden of a borough. or majority of the selectmen of d
 town, and such authorization shall designate the time and place where
 sucn works may be carried on, and
 shall 70, only be valid in such city. i signing such authorization holds of nee: and only for the time and place
 designated.
 Sec: 4. Subject to the provisions or this act, 1t shall be lawful to sell ] In places other than where spirituous or malt liquors or wines are kept or onered for sale, prepared tobacco. milk, ice cream. soda water, or other tnon-alcoholic beverages, fruit, flow CTS, confectionery, newspapers. drugs medicines. surgical appliances. or food sold to be eaten on the premises where sold
 Sec. 5. The provision of this act snail not affect the issue or service ol any criminal complaint or any pro- ceedlngs thereon, nor the perform ance by haywards of their duties. nor the issue or service of complaints for 1nJuncuons or service or other civil process except between sunrise and sunset on Sunday
 day, between the hours of 12 o'clock on Saturday night and 12 o'clock on sunday night, keeps open any shop. Warenouse, or mechanical, mercan- or does any labor or business or en. gages In any sport not excepted un- der the provisions of this act. shall | De med not more than fifty dollars. | or imprisoned not more than thirty days. or both.
 Sec z. Sections 1869 and 1870 of | the general statutes are hereby re- Dsaled.
 Tn explaining his measure Senator Spellacy said:
 Sunday law now on our statute books IS a matter that is of vital interest to a majority of the citizens of the state. ] a9e lferi pill ,I. reported by the committee beeen defeated by the house. and it IS necessary to propose some adeuuate legislation that will be acceptabIe to the other branch of the general as semply and that at the same time will provide Tor reasonal le Sabbath law. Tn my amendment provision is made tor definition of Sunday, no ones religious repose or worship may ne lnterfered with. The amendment hen provides that the general shall be the determining fac or In deciding what works may be 7 ,arrIed on. The mayor of a city, :, warden of a borough or a majority of .. ne selectmen of a town are named Is the officials who are to decide what comes under this class of works, : rnls makes not only local option, bnt ! n addition further safeguards any . nd every community by providing I ocahty option 2 nelr views as to refuse to allow an- ', tner person to do that which is not :, ln1ul when they themselves are in . o way lnterfered with and there is . Q opportunity of molesting them To- . ailty option Is as important as local ;o puon gang of boys may desire .s play a baseball game on Sunday II would De objectionable to have U 1em play In vacant lot in a. resi- II II ent1ai community, it would be un- U; U o1ectlonaoIe to allow them to play ", VI l public park, with the nearest w } bitatfon mile away. p' Our present law Is an absurdity and .: ssens respect for all law because of Iril repeated public violation. Tn the 2, 'unsel has given it as his opinion m at the city of Hartford cannot Je- al lily give band concert on a pub LII