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Reference code
AU AU-MTC 438-1-9
Title
A proclamation for the encouragement of piety and virtue, and for the preventing and punishing of vice, profaneness, and immorality
Date(s)
- 1837-06-21 (Creation)
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1 page
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Scope and content
Royal proclamation encouraging church-going, and stating the illegality of profane swearing, lewdness, gaming on Sundays, selling or consuming alcohol, chocolate or coffee on Sundays. Instructs ministers to read this proclamation to their congregations at least four times a year.
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Accruals
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Unrestricted