1962-01GRDINANCE No. 11.10 ~?11 ~,'oK 1962-1
AN ORDINAI~TCE REI:ATING TO BUSINESS ACTIVITIES ON
SUNDAYS, PRCHIBITI~G CERTAIN OF SIGH ACTIVITIES=
AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR TIIOLATIO~~S.
The Village Council of the Village of Richfield ordains:
Section 1. Purpose. It is determined to be in the interest of the public
health, order, convenience and general welfare to observe certain days; herein-
after specified, as days of rest and recreation, free from unrestricted cammer--
cial activity, and it is the purpose of this ardinance to aid in the preservation
of such days for such purposes.
Section 2. Definitions. Subd. 1. For the purpose of this ordinance, the
terms d~eci-in this section shall have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. "Person" Weans any individual, partnership, corporation
association, or other group, hoiaever organized, and includes agents and employees.
Subd. 3. "Restricted item'~~reans any of the following: Clothing and
wearing apparel; clothing accessories; footwear; furniture; furs; housewares;
household or business or office furnishings and _~.~~._i~recs; 'r_ardware; tools; parts;
and varnishes;building materials and supplies; jewelry; cameras; silverware;
watches; clocks; luggage; musical instruments; musical recordings; radio receivers;
television receivers; phonographs and record and tape players; lawn-mowers; boats;
outboard motors; automobile parts; automobile accessories; toys other than novelties
and souveniers; lumber; floor covering;farm implements and machirery; groceries,
dairy products (other than ice cream, ice milk, and ices)j meats and foods, not
prepared and served on the premises or served elsewhere by food caterers.
Subd. l~.. '~Sell~~ includes making a sale, assisting in selling, extending
credit for a sale, and attempting to sell.
Subd. 5. "Sunday" means the first day of the calendar week.
Section 3. Sales Restricted. No person shall sell a restricted item on
Sunday..
Section ~.. Permitting Sales Prohibited. No person who is in charge of a
business establishment, or a part thereof, whether as the o~mer, corporate director,
corporate officer, manager, supervisor, or otherwise, shall permit another person
to sell a restricted item in such establishment or part thereof, on Sunday.
Section 5. Sales Not Restricted. The prohibitions contained in Sections 3
and !~ shall not apply to the following:
(1) An isolated sale from a residence by a person not regularly engaged in
selling the kind of merchandise sold.
(2} The sale of groceries, dairy products, meats and other foods in any
business establishment at which not more than four persons are regularly engaged
in the conduct of the business.
Ordinance Teo. 11.10 (Cont.) - 2 -
{3) The sale of automobile parts or accessories at gasoline service
stations where such items are customarily available, or the sale of such items
in any isolated sale constituting an emergency.
{~.) The sale by any person of the products of a farm or garden occupied
and cultivated by him.
(5) The sale at any public auditarium, stadium, bathing beach, amusement
park or sports arena of merchandise which is essential to, customarily sold at,
or incidental to the operation of such place
(6) The dispensing of any coupon, starr~p or merchandise premium in conjunc-
tion and simultaneously with the sale of any merchandise the sale of zahich is
not prohibited on Sunday`
(7) The advertisement for sale of any merchandise by any newspaper or
other established advertising medium.
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Section 6. Separate Offenses. Each. sale of a restricted item in violation
of this ordinance is a separate offense.
Section 7. Interpretation. Subd.. 1. This ordinance is not to be construed
as permitting any act which is otherwise prohibited by law.
Subd. 2. If any provision in this ordinance is found to be void, the
remaining provisions shall remain valid unless such provisions, standing alone,
are incomplete and are incapable of being executed.
Section 8. Penalty. Any person violating this ordinance shall, upon con-
viction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding `100 or by imprisonment for
not more than ninety days.
Passed by the Village Council of the Village of Richfield this 13th day of
February, 19b2.
ATTEST:
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Edward J. oline, Clerk
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St ey W. Olson, T~Tayor
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.--R. Van evelen, Manager
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LF,G I. NOTICE
Bill No. I'J6~-SUNDAY C~OSING
ORDYNANCE No. 11'. 0
AN ORDIiV.litiCE I2ELeL'F
~ '1"O BC?SINE55 At~'rI'L"Y7`YE5
_ SL'laiIDAYS, i'itOHII4I'1'INGCA~PS..
!rAYN OF 51:7Cid ACTIVITY
ANY) PIiOd'IUYNfd Y'FINALTIE5
FOld t'IOY.A'I'iONS.
T'he Villiage Council. of the Vil-
lage of Richfield ordains;:
Scetion 1. :1'nxtwi.e. It is deter-
mined to be in the interest of the
public. health, order, convenience
and general welfare to observe
certain days; hereinafter specified,
as days of rest and recreation, free
from unrestricted commercial ac-
tivity, and it is the purpose of this
ordinance to airl in the preservation
of such days for such pua•poses.
Scetion -. Detinittons. Sniul. 1.
P or the purpose of this ordinance,
the terms defined in this section
shall have the meanings givell_'hem,
5YA 11Q7. .,. "I'RI•F(nI" mf.ail:i B.I. y,
individual, ~~ partnership, corpora-
Cion, association, or other ~•ronp,
however organized, and includes
~g'enis a.nd emplo,y'ees,
Subd. 3. "Restricted item"
means any. of t:he following': Cloth-
'ng. and wearing apparel; clothing
accessories: 8ootc.~ear; furniture;
furs; housewares; household or
business o~r office furnishings and
appliances: hardware; tools; pailtts
and varnishes; building materia.ia
and supplies; jewelry; cameras: sil-
verware; n~~atche:^; clocks; lu,<:'ga,;''a{
musical instruments; musical rc-
cordin;;s; radio receivers; television
receivers: phonographs and record
and tape players; lawn-mowers;
boats; outboard motors; at}tomoi~ilc
parts; automobile accessorlcs: toys
other. than novelties and s. enier.a;
lumber; floor covering; Pa~ imple-
ments and machinery; oceries:
dairyproducts (other than ice
Dream, ice milk, and ides); meats
and foods, not prepared; $nd serve~•9
nn the premises or•,:~erced el:'+e-
where by food catergl'$.
Sndld. 4. "Sole" includes mal•:'in,g
:~ sale, assisting in selling, c~tend-
ing' credit for a sale,. and attelnlr-
ting to sell.
5uRod. ... "Sunday" meB.ns the
first dray of the calendar week.
Section ;t. Sales Restricted. 'No
person shall sell a restricted item
on Sunday.
Section 4. ~ Permittinir Sales Pro-
hibited. No person who is in charge
of a business establishment, or a
Part thereof, whether as the owner,
corporate director, corporate office,
manager, supervisor, or otherwise,
shall permit another person to sell
a restricted item iii such estab-
lishment or part thereof, on ~aun-
d-ay.
Scetion 5nlea .Not Restricted.
The prohibitions contained in Sec-
tions 3 and 4 shall not apply. to the
following:
(1) An isolated sale fi•orn a. resi-
dence by a person not regularly en-
g~ag~ed in selling; the kind of mer-
chandise sold. -
(2) The sale oi' K'I'oceries, dairy.
products, m.ea.ts and other foods in .
any business establishment at
i which not more than four persons
are reguluarly enga;5ed in the con-
duct of the business.
(~) The sale of automobile parts
j or accessoa•ies at gasoline service
stxt~tons where such items are cus-
tomaril,y available, or the sale of
such items in any isolated sale
con:8tituting an emerg•ency;.
(.4'T Tho sale by any person of
the;p~luc.ts of a. farm or garden
occupT fi. and cultivated by him.:
(5)•'~he sale at a,ny public audi-
torjt~{n, stadium, bathing beaeh,..a-
musement Park " or sports arena of
merchandise ttshich is essential. t.a,
customarily si>:11~~at, nor iric~dental
to the opera.tio~~tt.:6f such place.
(6) The dispensing' of any- cou-
pon, stamp or merchandise premium
in conjunction and siinultaneousl,y'
with the .sale ~of. any rnerohandise'
the sale of which is not prohibiCed
on Sunday.
(7) The advertisement fua• stt.le of
any merchandise by any newspaper
or other estalJlished advertisin„
taie'dium.
Section li, Sehnrnte'Offenses. Each
sal"e of a restricted item ih viola-
tion~of this ordinance is a''separate
offense.
Section 7. Ynterhretation 5{tlxa},;,1•
This ordinance is oat to be bbnstrtr-
nd as ipermitting any. acE which is
.otherwise. pr•.ohibited by law.
S~ib~l.l. If an•v provision in
this ordina.nca it s,,,n~i t., r,o .r~~.~
Affidavit of Publication
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN, ss
Robert A. Broad, L. R. Farrington, Guy T. Farrington, being duly
sworn, on oath says; that he is, and during all the times herein stated
has been, one of the publishers of the newspaper known as The
Richfield News, and has full knowledge of the facts hereinafter
stated; that for more than one year prior to the publication therein
of the S~nda~-.Closing ordinance-Bill ~lyo2--1:
hereto attached, said newspaper was published in the Village of Rich-
field, in the County of Hennepin, State of Minnesota, on Thursday of
each week; that during all said time said newspaper has been printed
in the English language from its office of publication within the Vil-
lage of Richfield, Hennepin County, Minnesota, from which it is issued
as above stated and in newspaper format and in column and sheet
form equivalent in space to at least 450 running inches of single col-
umn, two inches wide; has been issued as aforesaid once each week
from a known office established in said place of publication and em-
ploying skilled workmen and the necessary material for preparing
and printing the same; that the press work on that part of the news-
paper devoted to local news of interest to the community it purports
to serve has 'been done in its known office of publication; that during
all said time in its makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its
news columns leave been devoted to local news of interest to the com-
munity it purports to serve; that during all said time it has not
wholly duplicated any other publication, and has not been entirely
made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been cir-
culated in and near its said place of publication to the extent of at
least two hundred and forty (240) copies regularly delivered to pay-
ing subscribers and has entry as second class matter in its local post-
office; that a cagy of each issue has been filed with the State Histori-
cal Society, St. Paul; and that there has been on file in the offices Hof the
County Auditor of Hennepin County, Minnesota, the affidavit of a 'per-
son having knowledge of the facts, showing the name and location of
said newspaper and the existence of the conditions constituting its
qualifications as a legal newspaper.
That the .--Sunday- C1rJSing Urdinanee -Bill 19b2-2
hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, aad was
printed and published therein in the English language, once each
week, for .-__ one.......... successive weeks; that it was first so published
2~Yld - --•-•-- day of ---...._r.Cb'...._--••-• - ---.. 1962;
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and thereafter on Thursday of each week to and including the
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the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from .A to Z,
both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind
of type used in the composition and publication of said notice, to-wit:
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Notary Public, , ennepin County, Minn.
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