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256 MARYLAND MANUAL.
VOTE ON BALTIMORE BLUE LAW
(Ordinance 130, 1932)
May 2, 1932
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Vote For
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Against
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Total
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Vote For
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Against
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; Total
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Ward.
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Ward.
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13........
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5,871
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2,102
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8,062
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15.....
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10,661
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3,111
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13,954
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1
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3,974
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629
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4,652
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16
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5,225
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2,210
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7,563
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2
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2,058
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219
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2,303
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17
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815
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439
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1,296
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3.......
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1,376
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. 86
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1,480
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18........
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1,924
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368
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2,330
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4
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1,352
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139
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1,512
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19
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2,623
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664
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3,345
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5
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1,002
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134
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1,159
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20
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7,105
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1,441
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8,624
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6
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3,805
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601
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4,446
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21......
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2,637
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418
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3,137
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7
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4,592
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723
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5,349
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22
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1,158
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275
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1,471
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8
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7,198
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1,403
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8,660
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23 ......
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2,412
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465
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2,920
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9
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7,695
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2,172
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9,976
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24.......
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4,012
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631
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4,734
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10
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2,454
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281
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2,806
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25
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3,051
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795
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3,916
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11
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2,111
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548
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2,696
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26
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6,422
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857
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7,352
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12
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5,852
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1,984
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7,925
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27
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11,006
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3,992
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15,125
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14.
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2,209
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856
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3,129
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28.......
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3,499
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1,234
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3,765
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Total votes cast, 143,687; votes for, 113,009; votes against, 28,777.
Ordinance No. 130
An ordinance to add three new sections to Article 40 of the Baltimore
City Code (1927 Edition), title "Sabbath," said new sections to be
known as Sections 4, 5 and 6, and to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 3 of said Article, regulating the holding, showing or playing of
amusements, entertainments or games for recreation or profit, and
the sale at retail of merchandise within Baltimore City on Sunday;
providing penalties for the violation thereof and submitting said
ordinance to the legally qualified voters of said city for adoption or
rejection.
WHEREAS, Chapter 287 of the Acts of 1931 has conferred the power
and authority upon the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to pass
an ordinance regulating the holding or playing of amusements, enter-
tainments or games for recreation or profit and the sale at retail of
merchandise within the said City on Sunday; therefore, in the pursuance
of the authority and power conferred by said Chapter 287 of the Acts of
1931:
SECTION 1. Be it ordained by the Mayor and City Council of Balti-
more, That three new sections be and they are hereby added to Article
40 of the Baltimore City Code (1927 Edition), title "Sabbath," said
new sections to be known as Sections 4, 5 and 6, to follow immediately
after Section 3 of said Article, and to read as follows:
4. It shall be unlawful for any person to play baseball or any other
game or games whatsoever or to hold or engage in any entertainment
or amusement on the Sabbath Day, commonly called Sunday, within the
limits of Baltimore City, except as hereinafter authorized. It shall be
lawful to play on Sunday the games of baseball, golf, football, tennis,
croquet, basketball, lacrosse, quoits, soccer and hockey; to swim, roller
skate, ice-skate; to hold or engage in field, track or swimming meets or
contests or any other athletic games whatsoever, except boxing or
wrestling, for recreation or profit, after the hours of 2 P. M. on Sunday;
provided such amusements, entertainments or games, except boxing or
wrestling, may be held, shown or played at any time on Sunday for
recreation and not for profit; and provided further that such amuse-
ments, entertainments or games, whether for recreation or profit, shall
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