The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1921-03-31
TO ENFORCE
SUNDAY LAWS
States Attorney and Sheriff May BE
Busy Officials During Summer
Months

States Attorney John Pusey return
ed last Friday from Huron where he
attended the meeting of States Attor-
neys called by order of Attorney GEN
eral Payne. The meeting was called
to give the attorneys instructions on
the enforcement of the Sunday Blue
Laws" A large number of attorneys
were present.
Judge Pusey states that under the
orders of the Attorney General it was
up to the Sheriffs and States Attor-
neys offices to enforce these laws.
Just how strict the enforcement will
be is not known, but it appears from
statements made by the Attorney Gen.
eral that Sunday movies and baseball
are the principal Offenses he wishes to
curb.
The list of Sunday blue Laws" is
published to remind our readers to
bewarc or the "boogie man" will get
you.
The Sabbath. The first day of the
week being by very general consent
set apart for rest and religious uses,
the law forbids to be done on that day
certain acts deemed useless and seri-
Gus Interruptions of the repose and
religious liberty of the community.
Day Defined. Under the law day
as employed in the phrase first day
of the week." in the seven sections
following, is included all tie time
from midnight to midnight.
Sabbath Breaking Defined. The fol-
lowing acts are forbidden to be done
on fhn a ret Inu nF Tho ,,anIy tho la;n,
of any of which is Sabbath breaking:
/. Servile labor.
2 Public Sports.
3. Trades. manufactures and me-
Chanical employments.
4. Public Traffic.
5. Serving Process.
Sabbath Labor. All manner of SER
vile labor on the first day of the week
is prhibited, excepting works of neces-
sity or charity.
Persons Observing Another Day as
Sabbath. 1t is a sufficient defense in
proceedings for servile labor on the
first day of the, week, to show that the
accused uniformly keeps another day
of the week as holy time, and does not
labor upon that day, and that the labor
complained of was done in such man.
ner as not to interrupt or disturb other
persons in observing the first day of
the week as holy time.
Public Sports. All shootings, sport
ing. horse racing, gaming or other
public sports upon the first day of the
week, is prohibited.
Trades and Employments. All trad
es, manufacturers and mechanical en-
pigments upon the first day of the
week are prohibited.
Public Traffic. All manner of public
selling, or offering or exposing for
sale publicly, of any commodities on
the first day of the week, is prohibited,
except that meats, milk and fish NAV
be sold at any time before nine o'clock
i'm the morning, and except that food
may be sold to be eaten on premises
where sold. and drugs and medicines
and surgical appliances may be sold at
any time of day.
Serving Process: All service of
legal process of any description upon
the first day of the week Is prohibited,
except in cases of breach of the peace
or ~apprehended breach of the peace, or
when sued out for the apprehension
of n person charged with crime, or
except where such service shall be
specially authorized by law.
Theatrical and Other Performances.
The performance of any tragedy, COM
edy, opera, ballet, farce, negro min
strelsy, sparring contest, trial of siren
9Th. or any part or parts therein. and
any moving picture show of the same,
or any circus, equestrian dramatic per
formance or exercise, OF any perform
ance or exercise of jugglers, acrobats,
] performers or rope dancers or
base ball games, where an admission
fee is charged, or anything of value is
accepted by the manager, or any of
the players or anyone connected with
said game as a condition of witnessing
the same by the public, on the first day
of the week is forbidden: and every
person aiding i'm such exhibition, per-
formance, exercise or game, advertise
ment, posting or otherwise, and every
owner or lessee of any garden, build
ing or room, place or structure,
ground or park, who leases or lets the
same for the purpose of such exhibit
tion or performance, or exercise or
games, on the first day of the week, or
who assents to the use of the same
for any such purpose, If it be used, is
guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be fined in any SUM,
not exceeding n hundred dollars,
and not less than twenty-five dollars,
or be imprisoned in the county Jail
for a period not exceeding thirty days
nor less than ten days, or be subject
IN both such fine and m~nriSonment
Punishment for Sabbath Breaking:
Except as provided in the preceding
section, every person guilty of Sabbath
breaking is punishable by a fine of not
more than ten dollars for each ~offense.