Village of St. James v. Hingtgen
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action brought in the name of plaintiff, by the county attorney, in the district court forWatonwan county, to recover the penalty of the bond of' $2,000, executed to the plaintiff by the defendant Hingtgen, a licensed seller of intoxicating liquors in the village, and by the other defendants as his sureties, and conditioned as required by law.
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Action brought in the name of plaintiff, by the county attorney, in the district court forWatonwan county, to recover the penalty of the bond of' $2,000, executed to the plaintiff by the defendant Hingtgen, a licensed seller of intoxicating liquors in the village, and by the other defendants as his sureties, and conditioned as required by law. Among the breaches assigned were sales at other places than the premises mentioned in the license, and sales on Sundays and election days. The defendants, in their answer, denied any breaches of the condition, and for a separate defence pleaded that the…
1Opinion of the CourtVanderburgh, J.
The traffic in intoxicating liquors is regulated under the authority of the state in the exercise of its police power;, and for such purpose the legislature may, as is the usual practice, constitute the local authorities of the subordinate political subdivisions of the state, agencies to grant licenses, upon such conditions, and with such legislative restrictions, as may be deemed best for the-public good. Among the conditions usually imposed upon applicants. *523for such licenses, is the execution of a bond to more effectually secure the statutory provisions regulating the conduct of the…
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- Thomas v. HinkleyNebraska Supreme Court · 1886
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