State v. Jackson
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Appeal, from a judgment of the police court for the town of Littleton, by which the defendant was adjudged guilty of violating the provisions of s. 18, c. 264, of the Public Statutes, and sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar and costs.
1Opinion of the CourtChase, J.
This is an appeal from a judgment of a police court, by which the defendant was adjudged guilty of violating the provision of the statutes that “ no person shall ride through a street or lane, in the compact part of a town, at a swifter pace than at the rate of five miles an hour” (P. S., e. 264, s. 18), and was sentenced to pay a fine of one dollar and the costs of prosecution. The punishment prescribed for the offence is a fine not exceeding twenty dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months. P. S., c. 264, s. 20. The statutes give justices of the peace and police courts authority to…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State v. GerrySupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1896
- Dow v. Northern RailroadSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1886
- Boston, Concord & Montreal Railroad v. StateSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1880
- Leavitt v. LoveringSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1888
- Holt v. AntrimSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1886
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3Cited by8 opinions
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- State v. MartineauSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 2002
- Wilmarth v. KingSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1908
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