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Date: Sun, 10/28/2007 - 01:33

Submitted by goldenbast
on Sun, 10/28/2007 - 01:33

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Quote:
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


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.


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Submitted by JCEMT on Mon, 10/29/2007 - 06:50

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