H. E. Gandy v. L. L. Borras

ections 3577-3583, C.G.L., 2244-2250, R.G.S., provide that a board of examiners and license commissioners composed of three
members shall be appointed by the mayor in each city of this State having 6,000 inhabitants or more, for the purpose of examining
and licensing persons who in said cities may engage or work at the business of operating or assisting in the operation of
any cinematograph or similar apparatus known as a moving picture machine. Under Section 7718, C.G.L., 5541, R.G.S., any person
violating the licensing statutes above mentioned, either as an operator or manager, is subject to a fine not exceeding $100.00
for each and every violation with ninety days imprisonment as an alternative punishment for default in payment of any fine
imposed.