Beasley v. Sims

*268OPINION of the Court, by

Oh. J. Boyeb.

This; was an action of debt brought by Sims against Beasley *n the LdiiTard circuit court, for the penalty imposed by act of Congress for retailing spirits without license, The cause was submitted to arbitrators, who having rc-turned an award against Beasley, a judgment was there-upon entered, and he has appealed to this court,

The principal objection relied on by the assignment 0f error, is that the court below had not jurisdiction oí1 the case. If this objection be correct, it must be either because the act of congress is incompetent to give to the state…