Smyrna times., 1940-11-21
1fRACK DOWN
\ BLUE LAWS
Con-. James R. MorfOrd
\ u r,Iep Steps to Urge
,trict Police Action
,,crs vIOLATORS

~ state police to known
At the same time n :
En- , Rev. Ralph L. Mlnker
Il the legislative COM
.,sd 10 study the stat
!. vodord listed possible
!. !, ,n0dernizing the ancient
rIIoTing numerous com
J, .srt violations Of the Sun
.,1rtss, Ir Mr.. Morford forward
.-sr to supt. Norman X
i the state police enclos-
= Il Establishments, includ-
Tsrg alleys and skating
rsieh have been operating
!. S,bbath. The list was mol
nj c1ssN
rsljc. In the communlca-
4 Morford pointed out that
N statute all persons who
[-sg to play, game, or dance
| q subject to a fine Of four
4 Zach. Accordingly you
4, uower not only to arrest
rr-stor but also the par
~" Enforcement in the
! been directed at propriet-
N q respectfully suggest
mr department. take the nee
ssps to prevent the con-
Tdation of the Sunday stat
be sttorney-general stated.
s1ng that it is not the duty
ahce to police the state, Mr..
s aid it is the duty of his
hsEever, to bring known
urs to the attention of the
us -Four Alternatives
sxing a lengthy conference
E Mnker last week, the
lrnatives submitted by Mr..
K Saturday were as follows:
u repeal Of all Sunday blue
iS3, Section 4 of the Revis-
as Of Delaware, 1885, with
q dher legislation in lieu
n Repeal Of the blue laws,
10 the town councils of all
7aites and Incorporated
aas unlimited power by or
" 70 prohibit Sunday activ-
Repeal Of the blue laws, sub
1s IN lieu thereof a statute
aHTde application prohibit
ziin enumerated activities.
EHtss not so prohibited
taourse, be legal and there
IN Do general clause of the
aas d worldly employment,
O business" as exists in the
aw. Keeping the basic
= Of the present blue laws
s'aps, modernization of the
e and then to enumerate
zceptions to the general
aaou..
siwn Second Move
axnaly I favor the second
e and l realize a combi-
y lie second and third al
N may be made in which
QUO Be specific prohibitions
s to the whole state
With the power of town
COUNCILS to add other pro
Also under alternative
- = might be added the pow
loWn and city councils
ahtles and incorporated
giant further exceptions, .
= = e0ntlnued. In his letter
1aEer' the attOney-gener-
= y 0at that we both feel
"a .a'ute IS obsolete, unen-
~, - entirely out of step
,l 7 ilfe and the accepted
49,. y lae people living in
''s''at community" :
''''fn in Other States
As first comment on q
! 4 attorneys-generaI
j, g1efied ,s recently about
!, ! y Aorford said: 1T L
q regret that these u. !.
i !" aoi offer a constructive
/, ~. ae problem and We find
~ /. and indeed almost N
/ :. aeFe are statutes Y,
~. y unenforcible as ~,
asy-nine replies were re.
b q, '1s !. Mr.. Morford's re.
h y, s'.. Elchard C. McMuller
- ses Of the General AS
h yea year that resulted 4
4, \. ss.Inlssion p being NAMED
tr,,as..ue a.ue laws for a report
b ia'stlre : ~ next year. In
sn,asa y. Minker, member,
ks r,sslon GUS are Senator,
W pino, WI. Fur
sas a'u, via and Benjamin
I. c.ss WITH Representative.
lasa,d1 1py' George w
Knight, and Johr
sas' rs.sa = Strand Theatre
sss On eatre ns win give Z
T.. admission d sas Gis,1sn, SIi1 :. Hos, Q,
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