People v. Weir
New York County Courts
Appeal from a judgment of the Recorder’s Court of the City of Binghamton convicting the defendant of having violated section 1 of article 1 of title 7 of the Ordinances of the City of Binghamton in keeping his saloon open for the transaction of business, between the hours of twelve o’clock midnight and one o’clock in the morning.
1Opinion of the Court
Arms, Co. J.:
Section 1 of article 1 of title 7 of the Ordinances of the City of Binghamton provides that “every saloon, restaurant, bar or other place, where any distilled or fermented liquor is kept for sale (except drug stores) and every billiard room, bowling alley, or place where games of chance or skill are carried on or permitted, as a business, or in connection with any business, shall be closed on Sundays and every night on or before twelve o'clock and shall remain closed until five o’clock the fol- ■ lowing morning.
“Any person owning or having charge of any place above mentioned, who…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Mitchell v. . TurnerNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
- People ex rel. Einsfeld v. MurrayAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1896