State v. Bennett

Defendant was charged by a complaint in municipal court with the offense of conducting a public dance between the hours of one and six o’clock a. m. on Thursday, June 27, 1929, in the township of White Bear, Ramsey county. He appeals from a judgment of conviction.

L. 1925, p. 383, c. 302 (2 Mason, 1927, § 10171) provides in part:

“No public dance shall be held or conducted between the hours of one and six o’clock a. m. of any day; provided that no public dance shall be held or conducted on Sunday during the hours preceding twelve o’clock noon thereof.”

L. 1923, p. 118, c. 139, § 1 (G. S. 1923 [2…