Commonwealth v. Welch

Judge Underwood

delivered the Opinion of the Court.

The attorney.for Shelby county notified'Welch, that a motion would be-made, in the name of the commonwealth, agaihst Mm, -for"theire!mvery of the fine imposed by the act of December'2<?nd, 1831, for keeping a tavern, without complying with its provisions.

The ninth section of - the. act to''amend the laws concerning tavern keepers, approved February 24th, 1834, repeals all laws which require the keeper of a tavern, “ not within any town or city, nor within one half mile thereof, and who shall not retail spirituous 'liquors, to obtain and pay…