White v. State
Ohio Supreme Court
This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court for the county of Fairfield. On April 11, 1842, Samuel G-. Foster, as superintendent of the Hocking canal, made complaint before a justice *of the peace against plaintiff for having, on that day, driven a horse and buggy on the towing-path of the canal. Plaintiff was arrested upon the complaint, tried, eonvict-ed, and fined five dollars and the costs.
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This is a writ of error to the Supreme Court for the county of Fairfield. On April 11, 1842, Samuel G-. Foster, as superintendent of the Hocking canal, made complaint before a justice *of the peace against plaintiff for having, on that day, driven a horse and buggy on the towing-path of the canal. Plaintiff was arrested upon the complaint, tried, eonvict-ed, and fined five dollars and the costs. From this judgment he appealed to the court of common pleas, in which a declaration in debt upon the statute was-filed against him. To this he interposed a plea of nil debet, with a notice, in…
1Opinion of the CourtBirchard, J.
Section 5 of the statute for the protection of the Ohio canals (Swan’s Stat. 174) is in these words : “ Hvery person who shall lead, drive, or ride any horse, ox, or ass, mule, or other animal, upon the towing-path, or the bank opposite the towing-path of any canal, authorized by the laws of this state, except for the purpose of towing boats, or other floating things, upon the waters thereof, and except for the purpose of conveying articles to and from said canals, in order to their transportation on the waters of the same, or their delivery at their place of destination, shall forfeit, for…
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