People v. . King
New York Court of Appeals
Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made November 9, 1886, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Sessions of Chenango county, entered upon- a verdict convicting defendant of a misdemeanor. (Reported below, 42 Hun, 186.) The substance of the indictment and the material facts are ¡stated in the opinion. The law should not establish social relations.
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Appeal from judgment of the General Term of the Supreme Court in the fourth judicial department, entered upon an order made November 9, 1886, which affirmed a judgment of the Court of Sessions of Chenango county, entered upon- a verdict convicting defendant of a misdemeanor. (Reported below, 42 Hun, 186.) The substance of the indictment and the material facts are ¡stated in the opinion. The law should not establish social relations. The law under which defendant was indicted promotes' amalgamation, tends to the destruction of both races, and is void. The legislature is not omnipotent. (Sweet…
1Opinion of the CourtAndrews, J.
Section 383 of the Penal Code declares that “ no citizen of this state can, by reason of race, color or previous condition of servitude, be excluded from the equal enjoyment of any accommodation, facility or privilege furnished by inn-keepers or common carriers,, or by owners,, managers, or lessees of theaters or other jffaces of amusement, by teachers and officers of common schools and pubEc" institutions of learning, or by cemetery associations.” The violation of this section is made a misdemeanor, punishable by fine of not less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars.
The defendant…
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