Raines law Raines law The Raines law, authored by John Raines, was passed on March 23, 1896, by the New York State Legislature. It was nominally a liquor tax, but its intention was to curb the consumption of alcohol by imposing regulations. Among other provisions, it prohibited the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday except in hotels. Most men worked a six-day week, and Sunday was the only full day for drinking at saloons. Under the law, however, hotels were allowed to serve liquor on Sunday, to guests only, if it was served during a meal or in the bedrooms of the
Law of New York (state) and concurrent resolutions proposing amendments to the state or federal constitutions of each legislative session are called session laws and published in the official "Laws of New York". The codification of the permanent laws of a general nature are contained in the "Consolidated Laws of New York". New York uses a system called "continuous codification" whereby each session law clearly identifies the law and section of the "Consolidated Laws" affected by its passage. Unlike real codes, the "Consolidated Laws" are systematic but neither comprehensive nor preemptive, and reference to other laws and case law is often necessary. There also exist