Case Name: John Fay v. The State
Court: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals
Jurisdiction: Texas
Decision Date: 1903-01-14
Citations: 44 Tex. Crim. 381
Docket Number: No. 2553
Parties: John Fay v. The State.
Judges: 
Reporter: Texas Criminal Reports
Volume: 44
Pages: 381–381

Head Matter:
DALLAS TERM, 1903.
John Fay v. The State.
No. 2553.
Decided January 14, 1903.
Violating Sunday Law—Municipal Ordinance.
The charter and ordinances of a city authorizing the opening of a saloon and the selling of liquor on Sunday, except during certain hours, are invalid and in contravention of the State law on the subject.
Appeal from the County Court of Dallas. Tried below before Hon. Ed S. Lauderdale, County Judge.
Appeal from a conviction of violating the Sunday law; penalty, a fine of $20.
No statement of facts in the record.
No briefs on file for appellant.
BoVt A. John, Assistant Attorney-General, for the State.

Opinion:
HENDERSON, Judge.
Appellant was convicted of violating the Sunday law, and fined $20.
There is no statement of facts in the record. Appellant by bill of exceptions shows that the offense was committed in the city of Dallas, and that the charter and ordinances of said city gave appellant authority to open his saloon on Sunday, and sell liquor, except between the hours of 9 o'clock a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m., and that the city by virtue of its charter and city ordinances has complete control over said business, and this conviction can not be sustained as a State offense. The same defense was made in Arroyo v. State (Texas Crim. App.), 69 S. W. Rep., 503, and a majority of the court there held that the charter and ordinances thereunder were invalid, .and that the State law was left intact and fully operative. From that decision the writer dissented. However, that is now the law, and, in view of the opinion in that case, the contention of appellant is not well taken.
The judgment is affirmed.
Affirmed.