Monroe v. City of Lawrence
Supreme Court of Kansas
Appeal from Douglas District Court. Prosecution for selling cider in less quantities than one gallon, contrary to an ordinance of the city of Lawrence. From a conviction at the May term, 1890, the defendant Monroe appeals. The material facts appear in the opinion.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Johnston, J.:
William Monroe was convicted in the police court of the city of Lawrence for selling cider in less quantities than one gallon, contrary to an ordinance of the city. He appealed to the district court, where another trial and conviction followed. The judgment of the court was that he pay a fine of $50 and the costs of the prosecution, from which judgment he appeals to this court, and insists that the ordinance under which he was prosecuted and convicted is invalid. It provides that —
“No person in this city shall barter, sell or give away…
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