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
Law of New York (state) unconsolidated laws, such as the various court acts. Unconsolidiated laws are uncodified, typically due to their local nature, but are otherwise legally binding. There are also numerous sources used for statutory interpretation (e.g., legislative intent). Pursuant to certain broadly worded statutes, state agencies and courts have promulgated an enormous body of rules and regulations (delegated legislation). Regulations are promulgated with and published in the "New York State Register" and compiled in the "New York Codes, Rules and Regulations" (NYCRR). There are also numerous decisions, opinions, and rulings of state agencies. Altogether these are sometimes called administrative law. Decisions of the