People ex rel. Kieley v. Lent
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Habeas corpus issued out of the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, on the 25th day of January, 1915, to inquire into the detention of the relator, Wolden Kieley, in the city prison of Yonkers. The hearing was had and opinion rendered upon the return of the original writ.
1Opinion of the Court
Putnam, J.:
The powers of the city of Yonkers, under its municipal charter (Laws of 1908, chap. 452, art. 3, § 1, subd. 21), to regulate amusements and common shows, include a right to license an exhibition of moving pictures. The city ordinance (§ 13), however, prohibits such a show on Sunday, and declares that every person violating this section shall “ forfeit a penalty of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) in the discretion of the magistrate convicting.” The relator has been arrested for violation of this section.
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