People v. Bielecki

The defendant is charged, in each case, with operation of a beauty parlor on Sunday in violation of section 8 of the General Business Law, which provides: “ All trades, manufacturers, agricultural or mechanical employments upon the first day of the week are prohibited, except that when the same are works of necessity they may be performed on that day in their usual and orderly manner, so as not to interfere with the repose and religious liberty of the community.”

Violation of section 8 is Sabbath breaking and is a misdemeanor (General Business Law, §§ 2, 3 and 4).

The defendant’s beauty parlor…