People v. Kramer

On July 14, 1966, at 8:40 a.m. the defendant was charged with violating Town of Hempstead Local Law No. 7 in that he operated his motor vehicle at 49 miles an hour in a 30-mile zone. During the People’s case it was established that on June 14, 1966, the Hempstead Town Board amended Local Law No. 7, “ effective date July 7, 1966,” so that the speed zone in question was increased to 45 miles an hour, but no signs to that effect were posted as of July 14, 1966, the date of the violation.

Since section 3.0 of Local Law No. 7 provides, “No maximum speed limit specified by this Local Law * * * shall…