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AN aMMNCE PROHIDTTING RMPIM OF ORCCERY STORES MW
M SMILYs FROMITING TM MIS OF GROCP. MS TMM'RDMi
EXCEPTING DRUG STOUS Mal PROVISIONS BEI WJ PROVIDIEO
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BE IT Q2DA NED 33Y TM CITY COUNCIL CF THS CITY CP Jk CBSOVIIJ2, ARhONSASo
SECTION 1. That it shall be unlawful for any Person or persons, firm or corporation
or association within the corporate limits of the City of Jacksonville, Pulaski County.
Arkansas. on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, to opon to the public, or
to call, or offer to sell, give away, or dispose of in any sensor from any grocery store,
building or establishment where groceries, fruits and vegetables aro cold, any groaeriee.
fruits or vagotables, or articles ordinarily sold from a grocery store* fruit or vegetable
store or stands or to open any meat market, or fish markot, cell, offer to sell ar give
away from such neat market or fish market, any mate or othor products ordinarily sold or
handled in meet mrrkets or fish markatsi and all such grocery stores and moat markets or
fish markets shall be closed on said days provided, however, that nothing heroin contained
shall extend to those who conscientiously observe the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath
and, in pursuance of such observation# shall close ami keep closed their Otero or meat- mar-
kat or fish nerknt an the coventh day of the week, commonly known as Saturday.
SECTION 2. Then my porsm, persona. firm Corporation or Association violating any of
the provisions of this Ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanors and, upon om-
victim thereof, shall be fined not lase than Twenty -Five (425.00) Dollars nor more than Dao
Hundred ($100.00) Donors for each separate offense.
SECTION 3. That such Sunday which inch grocery store end/or meat market and/or fish sor-
kat to opened to tl-e public for purposes prohibited in Section I of.this Otdinanoo shall be
deemed e. separate offense.
SECTIM 4. That all ordinance or parte of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby
repealed.
SECTION 5. That the City Council hereby finds that many employees and proprietors of
grocery acorea end./or scat marlrots and/or fish markets are being deprived of the privilege
of atturding religious sorvIces an Sunday by being required to works that the health of
Ouch oagiloyeea and proprietors ate being adversely a£feateds and that the public health,
peace and safety is being adversely affeoted by grocery stores and/or meat markate and/or
fish rarkate opening for business an Sunday. Therefore, an emergency is declared to exist
as -4 this ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after nth usage arra
approval.
MSM THIS 91H DAY OF MY, 1957-
APPROVEDs `( T-,1..1 t�-y.G
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