The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1914-07-24

and Selling Any Goods. Wares or
Merchandise; Sporting Games, Rae
ing, etc; or the Disturbing of Relig-
ious worship on the Lords Day :;
and Penalty.
BE it Ordained by the Mayor and
City Council of Union, S. c., now met
and assembled and by the authority of
the same:
Section 1. Making Criminal Act.
That from and after the passage and
ratification of this Ordinance, it shall
De unlawful for any person or persons
nrm' company or corporation, to VIII
fully violate any provision or any sec
tion of this ordinance.
Sec. 2. Forbidding Work or Labor
on Sunday: No person or persons.
shall engage in any worldly work OF
labor; and no firm, company or cor
poration, shall hire or engage anv
person or persons, to do or engage in
any worldly work or labor; or trans.
act or contract to transact, any bust.
ness, work or labor, of the ordinary
calling or occupation or profession
during any part of portion of the
Lord Day Commonly called Sabbath
or Sunday, Provided, however: The
work or labor, calling or occupation in
the nature of charity or the acts of
necessity, be and the same are hereby
excepted; and Provided further, that
nothing contained i'm this section shall
apply to domestic servants, physi-
clans, pharmacists when filling bona
fide prescriptions; undertakers and
embalmers; and public service corpor-
atlonS, and the officers, agents and
pmnInVnpc of
from IL a. m. until 1890 D. M. when
they shall be closed
Sec. 3. Selling or Offering for Sale
Merchandise: No person or persons
firms, company or corporation shall
expose for sale, offer for sale, make
any sale for cash or credit, exchange
barter or swap, or sell, any goods.
wares, merchandise or any article or
thing or chattel, during any part or
portion of the Lords Day Common
ly called the Sabbath or Sunday):
provided, however, nothing herein
contained shall apply to pharmacists
selling the medicines compounded up
on bona fide prescription; Under
takers or embalmers; physicians or
surgeons, hotel, boarding house and
restaurant keepers for meals furnish
ed and for meals only; livery stables
and garages for vehicles furnished
and repairs; public service corpora-
tions, the officers, agents and EMPLOY
ees of such; and wood and coal in
emergencies; or in matters of charity
and In acts of necessity.
Sec. a. Vending Slot Machines: Nc
person or persons, firm, company or
corporation, shall play or operate any
automatic merchandising vending ma
chime commonly called slot machine)
during any part or portion of the
Lords Day Commonly called the Sab
bath or Sunday; and no person OF
persons, firm, company or corporation,
having in possession, ownership, as
lessee or otherwise, shall permit or al
low the playing or operation Of any
automatic merchandise vending ma
chine, Commonly called a slot ma
chlne) during any part or portion of
the Lords Day Commonly called the
Sabbath or Sunday.)
Sec. 3. Sports, Match Games. etc:
NO person or persons, shall enter into
or attend, any public sport or shorts.
games or pastimes, such as racing of
all kinds; baseball, football or Tennis
ball matches; cock fighting, bull or
bear batting, plays, theatres, picture
shows and lectures, to which there is
a pe"uniary charge for admittan.e;
dancing or such worldly pastimcs,
during any part or portion of the
Lords Day commonly called the Sab
bath or Sunday.)
See. 6. Disturbing Religious Meet
lngs: No person or persons, shall
disturb or interrupt any meeting as
Semhi%Ee or congregation, convened
at its church, tent or other advertised
meeting place. for the object and pur-
pose of religious worship; nor shall
any one enter therein while in a state
OF lntoXication; nor shall any one buy
or sell or barter or exchange while
attending such meeting place any in
toXlcatlng beverage; nor shall while
attending such meeting or being with
In the hearing of any one therein, use,
make use of, or cause any other pes
son to use or make use of any BIAS
phemous, obscene or profane lam
guage, during any part or portion of
the Lords Day Commonly called the
Sabbath or Sunday.)
Sec. Z. Penalty. Any person or
persons, firm, company or corporation,
violating any provision of any section
or any sections of this Ordinance, up-
on conviction shall be fined in any
sum not exceeding One Hundred Dol
lars or to be imprisoned for a term
not exceeding Thirty days.
Sec. 8. Repeating Clause: That
any Ordinance or the part of anv Or
dinance in conflict with this Ordinance
are hereby repealed.
Done and ratified in Council assem-
bled, this the 18th day of July, A. d.,
1914. l.. c. Wharton,
Attest: Mayor