Byers v. President of Olney

The town of OIney, being incorporated under the general law, on the 12th March, 1853, provided by ordinance that no person shall sell, barter, or dispose of any vinous, spirituous or mixed liquors, in a less quantity than one barrel, without first taking out a license to keep a grocery—except for medical, chemical, culinary and sacramental purposes, by druggists.

The plaintiffs were fined $10 for a violation of this ordinance. The only question submitted for our decision is as to its legality.

A very analagous question was presented in four previous cases in this court, in each of which the…