Howard v. Secretary of State

This is mandamus to compel the secretary of State to issue plaintiff a certificate of registration as a manufacturer of wort, under Act No. 100, Pub. Acts 1931. Defendant claims tbe act invests him with discretion to grant or refuse licenses and justifies refusal upon grounds thus stated in defendant’s brief:

“The answer to the petition in this case shows that petitioner did manufacture wort from Au gust 24 to September 28, 1932, without the consent of the respondent, and that petitioner did not apply for a certificate of registration to manufacture wort until September 28, 1932, after he was…