Olson v. Ross
North Dakota Supreme Court
Application by Theodore Olson for a writ of habeas corpus. The statute in question, being penal, must be strictly construed. Ohase v. Ourtis, 113 U. S. 452. This trading stamp system has been employed in various states for a long time, and its plan has been defined and passed upon by the courts.
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Application by Theodore Olson for a writ of habeas corpus. The statute in question, being penal, must be strictly construed. Ohase v. Ourtis, 113 U. S. 452. This trading stamp system has been employed in various states for a long time, and its plan has been defined and passed upon by the courts. Com. v. Gilson, 125 Ky. 440. An ordinary trading stamp or coupon is in substance a mere form of allowing discounts on cash payments, and its issuance is entirely harmless and within the constitutional right of contract. Ex parte Drexel, 147 Cal. 763; Chaddoek v. Day, 75 Mich. 527. One engaged in the…
1Opinion of the CourtChristianson, J.
This is an original application for a writ of habeas corpus presented to this court after a denial of an application for such.writ by Judge Cole of the third judicial district. It appears from the petition that the petitioner has been arrested and is held in the *380custody of the sheriff of Cass county by virtue of .a commitment duly-issued by a justice of the peace, in Cass county, in a criminal action properly instituted before him, wherein the petitioner is charged with violating the provisions of the so-called Trading Stamp Act, viz., chapter 238, Laws 1917.
Section 1 of the act provides: —…
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