Free lunch newspaper's estimate that the saloon keepers fed 60,000 people a day and that this represented a contribution of about $18,000 a week toward the relief of the destitute in Chicago. In 1896, the New York State legislature passed the Raines law which was intended to regulate liquor traffic. Among its many provisions, one forbade the sale of liquor unless accompanied by food; another outlawed the free lunch. In 1897, however, it was amended to allow free lunches again. Free lunch A free lunch is the providing of a meal at no cost, usually as a sales enticement to attract customers
Judiciary of New York (state) like the federal PACER system). The New York State Reporter of the New York State Law Reporting Bureau is the official reporter of decisions and is required to publish every opinion, memorandum, and motion sent to it by the Court of Appeals and the Appellate Divisions of the Supreme Court in the "New York Reports" and "Appellate Division Reports", respectively. The appellate term and trial court opinions are published selectively in the "Miscellaneous Reports". The State Reporter is appointed by the Court of Appeals. The current versions are the "New York Reports 3d" (cited as N.Y.3d), the "Appellate Division Reports