Ballou v. State

The indictment charges the defendants with a violation of the revenue law, by engaging in, or carrying on the business of peddling, in a wagon drawn by two horses, without a license. The evidence shows the facts to be as follows: The only article sold or delivered by the defendants was a stove, called the “Wrought Iron Range Stove,” which was manufactured in St. Louis, Missouri, by a company having their principal place of business in that city. The stoves were shipped from St. Louis, by the carload, to Caryville, Florida, and kept in a warehouse for delivery as sales were made. The…