State v. Berberian

This is an appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court finding the defendant guilty of unlawfully erecting an addition to a dwelling house in the town of Charlestown without first having obtained a written permit from the Inspector of Buildings and paying the required fee for the same as provided for in oh. XLVII of the ordinances of said town. In this court the defendant contends that the town of Charlestown was without authority either to enact an ordinance requiring the procurement of such a permit before altering a building, or to penalize noncompliance with the provisions of the…