New Castle v. Cummings
Superior Court of Pennsylvania
Appeal, No. 143, April T., 1908, by defendant, from order of Q. S. Lawrence Co., June T., 1907, No. 101, sustaining summary conviction in case of City of New Castle v. John Cummings. Appeal from summary conviction. Before Wm. E. Porter, P. J. ■ ' The opinion of the. Superior Court states the facts. Error assigned was the order of the court.
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Porter, J.,
The defendant appeal's from his summary conviction under an ordinance of the city of New Castle, the title and material provisions of which are as follows: "An ordinance prohibiting under penalty the desecration of the' Sabbath or Lord’s Day, commonly called Sunday. Section 1. Be it ordained &c. . . . That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep open any store, room or place, or maintain any stand for the purpose of selling therein or thereat any fruits, candies, goods, wares, merchandise, or other articles and things whatsoever, or tó sell any of the…
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