State v. Bass
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Law on agreed statement. Complaint and warrant dismissed. This was a complaint under Stat. 1885, c. 366, § 8, and originated before the Sanford Municipal Court, York County. The statute is as follows:— Sect. 8. “ Whoever advertises or gives notice of the sale or keeping for sale of intoxicating liquors, or knowingly publishes any newspaper in which such notices are given, shall be fined for such offense the sum of twenty dollars and costs, to be recovered by complaint.
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Law on agreed statement. Complaint and warrant dismissed. This was a complaint under Stat. 1885, c. 366, § 8, and originated before the Sanford Municipal Court, York County. The statute is as follows:— Sect. 8. “ Whoever advertises or gives notice of the sale or keeping for sale of intoxicating liquors, or knowingly publishes any newspaper in which such notices are given, shall be fined for such offense the sum of twenty dollars and costs, to be recovered by complaint. One-half of said fine to complainant and other one-lialf to the town in which said notice is published.” On being arraigned,…
1Opinion of the CourtWiswell, C. J.
A complaint was made to the Sanford Municipal Court against the respondent for publishing a newspaper in which were notices “of the sale or keeping for sale of intoxicating liquors,” which is made an offense by chapter 366 Public Laws of 1885. Upon this complaint a warrant was issued. The respondent upon being arraigned, with other defenses, filed a motion to dismiss the complaint and warrant because of the want of jurisdiction of the court. This, as well as the other objections to the proceedings, was overruled and the case brought to the Supreme Judicial Court upon appeal. There the case…
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