Hyman v. Boldrick’s Empirical Analysis

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22 state decisions

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1. ““Thieves resort to second-hand stores especially at night to dispose of stolen goods, and as they do this under cover of darkness, it is almost impossible to apprehend them. Housebreakers and other thieves follow their calling usually under cover of darkness and when they get booty, try to dispose of it as soon as possible. If the second-hand stores are not allowed to remain open at night, they will be ipore easily detected, as they can safely carry things in the darkness which the police could detect in the daylight, and when property has been once sold to a second-hand dealer it is often difficult to find the thief.” 44 L. R. A. (N. S.) 1040.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. People v. Gibbs

2. “The only remaining question is, is the regulation provided by this ordinance a reasonable one? The mere fact that appellant's business is legitimate, and specifically recognized as such by legislative enactment, does not render ineffectual the power conferred by subdivision 16 above. The police power is not confined to the regulation of those classes of business which are essentially illegal, for, if illegal, in the sense that they are prohibited by law, it is not easily understood how they could be regulated at all.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Solof v. City of Chattanooga