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Date: Sun, 10/28/2007 - 01:33
GBS - General Business Article 2 - SABBATH § 2. The Sabbath. The first day of the week being by general consent set apart for rest and religious uses, the law prohibits the doing on that day of certain acts hereinafter specified, which are serious interruptions of the repose and religious liberty of the community. § 3. Sabbath breaking. A violation of the foregoing prohibition is Sabbath breaking. § 4. Punishment for Sabbath breaking. Sabbath breaking is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not less than five dollars and not more than ten dollars, or by imprisonment in a county jail not exceeding five days, or by both, but for a second or other offense, where the party shall have been previously convicted, it shall be punishable by a fine not less than ten dollars and not more than twenty dollars or by imprisonment in a county jail not less than five nor more than twenty days, or both. § 5. Labor prohibited on Sunday. All labor on Sunday is prohibited, excepting the works of necessity and charity. In works of necessity or charity is included whatever is needful during the day for the good order, health or comfort of the community. § 10. Prosecutions for conducting business on Sunday by certain persons. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be a sufficient defense to a prosecution pursuant to this article, for conducting any trade or business or public selling or offering for sale of any property on Sunday, that the defendant (1) as the proprietor of such business, uniformly keeps another day of the week as holy time and keeps his place of business closed on the seventh day of the week, (2) does not himself labor, employ others to labor in, by or with another conduct a trade or publicly sell or offer for sale any property on the day he keeps as holy time, (3) conducts such labor, trade or business in its normal course on Sunday by himself and members of his immediate family, and (4) so conducts such trade, public selling or offer to sell any property on Sunday in such manner as not to disturb the religious observances of the community. The term "day of the week" as used in this section shall mean and include the period of time of not less than twenty-four consecutive hours commencing at or before sundown on one day and terminating at or after sundown on the following day. § 17. Days of rest and recreation. a. One day a week may be set aside for rest and recreation. b. A day of rest and recreation may be determined by the owners of a business or commercial enterprise, which shall include a sole proprietorship, partnership or corporation. c. A retail merchants association or organization shall not have the right to determine a day of rest and recreation for any of its members. d. Any person, corporation or association who knowingly attempts to force or coerce an owner or manager of a business to make a determination in violation of this section shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars and not more than five hundred dollars and for a second or other offense, where the party shall have been previously convicted thereof, it shall be punishable by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars and not more than two thousand dollars. e. No provision of this section shall be construed to prohibit any owner from doing business seven days a week, where any other general, special or local law, rule or regulation does not specifically prohibit such activity. |
I found this code while researching debt collection law...I just eye-popped at seeing this. I didn't think they still did this...wonder if it means that people who live in this state who get a CA calling on sunday can tell them, "I am having you arrested!"
Heh.
Guess what state this is?
New York!
Wow...I always thought people worked on sundays in New York.
This blows my mind. :D
you are so good. Thank you for your help in my situation as wel
you are so good. Thank you for your help in my situation as wells as others here goldenbast.
It's amazing what you can find when you go looking for laws. Wh
It's amazing what you can find when you go looking for laws. Which makes you wonder just how many years ago was this law enacted and alot of businesses are 24/7 these days. So much for the Sabbath..
WOW! I wonder how many New Yorkers know about this! Sooo..It isn
WOW! I wonder how many New Yorkers know about this! Sooo..It isn't legal for a CA to call on Sunday in NY!
I am from NY and NEVER heard of this. I wonder, because all of o
I am from NY and NEVER heard of this. I wonder, because all of our stores are open on Sunday. I wonder how old this is. there was a time many many years ago, when businesses could not open on Sunday(Blue Law), but that was done away with over 30 years ago.
You will probably find there are laws in every state that are ob
You will probably find there are laws in every state that are obsolete and have never been updated or taken off the record. But it might be kind of funny to throw that one at a CA when they call on Sunday!!
Need to start digging more for laws like this in my state!!
Need to start digging more for laws like this in my state!!
It's a good law in keeping the Sabbath holy, however there are a
It's a good law in keeping the Sabbath holy, however there are a lot of older laws that are just overlooked these days. A good example: in the state I live in it is unlawful for two people of opposite sex not related by marriage or blood to live in the same house. Basically it says if your just BF/GF, engaged or just roommates and your of different sex, it's a misdemeanor. But nobody enforces it as times have changed.
In short chances are that law is still in effect, it's just not being enforced.