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Sec. 276. Violation of the Sabbath—how punished.

If a person, on a Sabbath day, sells soft drinks, fruits, candies,
or other confectioneries or be found laboring at any trade or
calling, or employ his apprentices or servants in labor or other
business, except in household or other work of necessity or charity,
he shall be fined not less than $5.00 more than $25.00 for
each offense. Every day any servant or apprentice is so employed
shall constitute a distinct offense.

a. No person shall open his store or shop on Sunday for the
purpose of selling or disposing of any articles of merchandise,
under a penalty of not less than $5.00 nor more than $25.00 for
each offense; provided, that this paragraph shall not apply to
the sale of medicines, surgical instruments, and necessities absolutely
needed before Monday, newspapers, and other current
periodicals, and such perishable articles, if any, as cannot be
purchased on a previous day for Sunday's consumption.