Althaus v. State

In a prosecution by the state in the district court for Douglas county, Jules Althaus was convicted of violating a statute fixing the maximum rate of interest at 10 per cent, per annum, providing for the issuance of a license, and authorizing licensed money-lenders to charge a brokerage fee not exceeding one-tenth of the money actually lent and, in exceptional cases, an examination fee of 50 cents, in addition to interest. Laws 1915, ch. 204. For that offense defendant was sentenced to pay a fine of $25. As plaintiff in error he now presents for review the record of his conviction.

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