Page "Town ball" Paragraph 21

* The town of Canton, Illinois was incorporated in 1837.

At the first meeting of the town trustees ( aldermen ), 27 March 1837, Section 36 of the Ordinances was enacted: " any person who shall on the Sabbath day play at bandy, cricket, cat, town-ball, corner-ball, over-ball, fives, or any other game of ball, within the limits of the corporation, or shall engage in pitching dollars or quarters, or any other game, in any public place, shall, on conviction thereof, be fined the sum of one dollar.