Harris v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Lowndes. Tried before the Hon. James Q. Smith. The indictment in this case charged, that the defendant “ did engage in and carry on the business of retailing spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors, in said county,' without a license, and contrary to law; against the peace,” &c. The defendant pleaded not guilty, was tried on issue joined on that plea, was found guilty by the jury, and fined one hundred and fifty dollars.
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From the Circuit Court of Lowndes. Tried before the Hon. James Q. Smith. The indictment in this case charged, that the defendant “ did engage in and carry on the business of retailing spirituous, vinous, and malt liquors, in said county,' without a license, and contrary to law; against the peace,” &c. The defendant pleaded not guilty, was tried on issue joined on that plea, was found guilty by the jury, and fined one hundred and fifty dollars. After conviction, he moved in arrest of judgment, on account of the insufficiency of the indictment, in not specifying the place where he carried on…
1Opinion of the CourtBrickell, J.
The 105th section of the revenue law of 1868 declares it unlawful for any person to engage in or carry on any business or profession, for which a license is required by that law, without first obtaining and paying for such license; and section 111 declares it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine to three times the amount required to be paid for a license, to engage in or carry on any business, for which a license is required, without first obtaining it; while the fourth subdivision of section 112 declares, that any person selling or disposing of spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, in any…
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