State ex rel. Ortlip v. du Pont

Speakman, J.,

delivering the opinion of the Court:

Section 189 of the Code of 1935, as above quoted, originated as the result of two Acts of the General Assembly amending Chapter 68 of the Revised Code of 1852, entitled “Concerning retailers of goods and peddlers.” The chapter at the time of the adoption of the respective amendments dealt exclusively with the licensing of retailers of goods and peddlers.

The respective amendments were passed on February 25, 1859 and March 8, 1861, and are published as Chapter 646 of Volume 11, and Chapter 123 of Volume 12 of our Laws. The amendments without any…