People v. Richmond

Defendant was convicted of keeping his saloon open between nine and ten o’clock at night, on the third of February, .1885. He lived in the village of Hartford. The complaint followed the statute, and made no reference to the existence or non-existence of any village ordinance. The principal contest arose concerning the bearing of the proviso, in section 2274 of Howell’s Statutes, “ that in all cities and incorporated villages the common council may, by ordinance, allow the saloons, and other places where said liquors shall be sold, to remain open not later than ten o’clock on any week-day…