Commonwealth v. O'Neil
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint, received and sworn to on June 19, 1919, in the District Court of Central Berkshire, charging that the defendant at Pittsfield on June 18, 1919, did use or drive an automobile in Pittsfield for the conveyance of persons for hire in the city of Pittsfield without having a license so to do.
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Complaint, received and sworn to on June 19, 1919, in the District Court of Central Berkshire, charging that the defendant at Pittsfield on June 18, 1919, did use or drive an automobile in Pittsfield for the conveyance of persons for hire in the city of Pittsfield without having a license so to do. On appeal to the Superior Court the defendant was tried before N. P. Brown, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, which was as follows: “Thomas O’Neil, operates a motor vehicle, making a daily trip from the Ten Eyck Hotel in Albany, New York, to the Wendell Hotel in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and…
1Opinion of the CourtRugg, C. J.
This is a complaint charging the defendant with using or driving an automobile for the conveyance of persons for hire without a license, contrary to the terms of an ordinance of the city of Pittsfield. That ordinance among other matters prohibits any person from using or driving an automobile for the *537transportation of persons for hire from place to place within the city without a license from the mayor and board of aldermen, which may be subject to such conditions as the licensing officers “may deem expedient and may be revoked at their discretion,” and imposes a penalty for violation of its…
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