In Re Liquors of Fitzpatrick
Supreme Court of Rhode Island
Constitutional questions certified to the Supreme Court under Pub. Stat. R. I. cap. 220, §§ 1-9.
1Opinion of the CourtDurfee, C. J.
This is a proceeding under Pab. Laws R. I. cap. 596, of May 27, 1886, and cap. 634, of May 4, 1887, for the seizure and forfeiture of certain intoxicating liquors, and of the vessels containing them. It was begun in the District Court of the tenth judicial district, by complaint and warrant, under which certain liquors claimed by the defendant were seized and brought before said court. The defendant moved the court to quash the proceeding, for the réason that it and the law purporting to authorize it are illegal and unconstitutional. The court overruled the motion, and the cause now comes…
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