Lockwood v. State

J. Fred Jones, Justice.

This appeal by Saul Lockwood is from an adverse decree of the Garland County Chancery Court in which Mr. Lockwood, through declaratory judgment procedure, attacked the constitutionality of Act 135 of 1965 (Ark. Stat. Ann. §§ 41-3812— 3823 [Supp. 1969], commonly known as the Sunday Closing Law).

Mr. Lockwood is of the Jewish faith and owns a general retail merchantile store in Hot Springs. His petition and amendment thereto allege that he conscientiously observes Saturday of each week as a day of rest in accordance with the requirments of his religious faith; that he…