State v. Stevens
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Appeal, from conviction and sentence by the municipal court of Portsmouth upon a complaint for offering for sale and selling without a license lightning rods and material for the protection of buildings from damage by lightning, in violation of c. 128, Laws 1915. Transferred from the January term, 1916, of the superior court, by Kivel, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, without a ruling.
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Appeal, from conviction and sentence by the municipal court of Portsmouth upon a complaint for offering for sale and selling without a license lightning rods and material for the protection of buildings from damage by lightning, in violation of c. 128, Laws 1915. Transferred from the January term, 1916, of the superior court, by Kivel, J., upon an agreed statement of facts, without a ruling. Jufy 29, 1915, the defendant, then a resident of Massachusetts, as the agent of the National Standard Company of Michigan, — the company being duly licensed to do business in this state, — ■ at North…
1Opinion of the CourtParsons, C. J.
Chapter 128, Laws 1915, is entitled, “An act to regulate the sale of lightning rods.” Section 1 is, “No manufacturer, person, firm, or corporation shall sell or offer for sale material used for the protection of buildings from damage by lightning until authorized to do so by a license obtained from the insurance commissioner under the provisions of this act. ” Section 2 contains the terms and conditions upon which such license may be issued to the manufacturer of material for the purpose of protecting from lightning. Section 3 is, “Upon written notice from a licensed manufacturer under this…
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