State v. Conlon
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Prosecution for a violation of the provisions of chapter 121 of the Public Acts of 1898, concerning the sale of merchandise by itinerant peddlers without a license; brought to the Superior Court in Tolland County and tried to the jury before Prentice, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors of the court in overruling his demurrer to the information.
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Prosecution for a violation of the provisions of chapter 121 of the Public Acts of 1898, concerning the sale of merchandise by itinerant peddlers without a license; brought to the Superior Court in Tolland County and tried to the jury before Prentice, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the defendant for alleged errors of the court in overruling his demurrer to the information. I. By the Act in question, no person is allowed to sell any goods, wares, or merchandise of any description, in any city, borough or town, unless the mayor of the city, the warden of the borough or the…
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
“ An Act concerning Sales of Merchandise by Itinerant Peddlers” contains the following provisions :—
“ Section 1. The mayor of any city, the warden of any borough, and the selectmen of any town, may issue a license to such persons as they find proper persons to engage in a temporary or transient business, in one locality, either in a building, tent, or other premises, for the sale of goods, wares and merchandise, * * * in their respective cities, boroughs, or towns, for a term not exceeding one year, upon the applicant paying to such municipal corporation a fee not less than one dollar nor…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- In re ClarkSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- Norwich Gas Light Co. v. Norwich City Gas Co.Supreme Court of Connecticut · 1856
- Commonwealth v. CrowellMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1892
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