State v. Sopher
Utah Supreme Court
Appeal from tbe Third District Court, Salt Lake County.— Hon. 8. W. Stewart, Judge. The defendant was charged with and convicted of the offense of keeping open a place of business on Sunday. He appealed.
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Appeal from tbe Third District Court, Salt Lake County.— Hon. 8. W. Stewart, Judge. The defendant was charged with and convicted of the offense of keeping open a place of business on Sunday. He appealed. The following cases sustain the constitutionality of Sunday laws: Ex parte Andrews, 18 Cal. 619; People v. Hav-nor, 149' N. Y. 195; People v. Bellet, 99 Mich. 151; Ex parte Burke, 59.Cal. 6; Bloom v. Richards, 2 Ohio St. 387; McGatrick v. Wason, 4 Ohio St. 566; State v. Rott, 31 La. Ann. 663; 33 Am. Rep. 224; Spechtv. Commonwealth, 8 Pa. 312; Voglesang v. State, 9 Ind. 112; Shover v. State',…
1Opinion of the CourtHart, District Judge
General laws prohibiting the transaction of business on the first day of the week, commonly called Sunday, are so uniformly upheld by the courts as a legitimate exercise of the police power of the State that it is unnecessary to cite or discuss authority in support thereof. It is only upon special statutes, or special exceptions to general so-called Sunday laws, that the constitutionality of such enactments is ser*322iously called in question. 24 Am. and Eng. Enc. Law (1 Ed.), p. 530.
In Cooley, Const. Lim. 734, the author says on Sunday laws: “There can no longer be any question, if there ever…
2Cases cited26 opinions
- Barbier v. ConnollySupreme Court of the United States · 1884
- Holden v. HardySupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- Soon Hing v. CrowleySupreme Court of the United States · 1885
- Ritchie v. PeopleIllinois Supreme Court · 1895
- People v. . HavnorNew York Court of Appeals · 1896
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3Cited by15 opinions
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Broadbent v. GibsonUtah Supreme Court · 1943
- Carr v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1911
- Gronlund v. Salt Lake CityUtah Supreme Court · 1948
- Armstrong v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1908
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