City of Clinton v. Phillips
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal frem the Circuit Court of DeWitt county; the Hon. Thomas F. Tipton, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thornton
Appellee was arrested and prosecuted under an ordinance of the city of Clinton. He was found not guilty. The city prosecutes this appeal.
The city council adopted an ordinance, prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors, of any kind whatever, and affixed penalties for its violation.
It was agreed, that the prosecution was for a violation of section 5 of this ordinance; that appellee was a druggist, engaged in business in the city, and as such had, for more than one year, sold spirituous liquors for medical purposes; but that he had not reported such sales to the city council, as the section…
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