City of Bozeman v. Merrell

In February of this year a complaint was lodged in the police court of the city of Bozeman, charging that Oscar Merrell and Josephine Merrell, his wife, did theretofore “wilfully and unlawfully possess and sell moonshine whisky, * * * an intoxicating liquor, * * # and by reason thereof * * * were guilty of maintaining a nuisance, * * # in violation of section 1 of Ordinance 526 of the city of Bozeman, entitled ‘An ordinance for the police control and suppression of the liquor traffic within the city of Bozeman, pursuant to the statutes of the United States and of the state of Montana…