People Ex Rel. Duryea v. . Wilber
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 5, 1909, which affirmed’an order of Special Term dismissing a writ of habeas corpus.
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Appeal from an order of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court in the first judicial department, entered November 5, 1909, which affirmed’an order of Special Term dismissing a writ of habeas corpus. The relator, a reputable dancing teacher in New York city, -was on October 2, 1909, arrested by the defendant for willfully and unlawfully violating the provisions of -chapter 400 of the-Laws of 1909, in that he did, at the place therein stated, conduct a school for dancing without having obtained a license as required by law. The warrant for the relator’s arrest was obtained upon a written…
1Opinion of the Court
Chase, J.:
A public dancing academy as defined by the statute is a room! or place. It may be a small room, or a large place. It includes a room in a school building, and the parlors of a building otherwise used a® a private house. Any room or place in the city of New York in which dancing is taught for a. consideration to all applicants, pursuant to public notice of any kind, comes within the statutory definition. The license required is for the academy. If the place is licensed the act does not prescribe any moral or other qualities or qualifications for the teacher or the persons to be…
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