State v. . Wernwag
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment for a violation of a town ordinance, tried on appeal from tlie Mayor’s court of Asheville, at January Term, 1895, of the Criminal Court of BuNOOmbe County, before Jones, Judge, and a jury. The defendant was convicted and appealed. The facts appear in the opinion of Associate Justice Montgomery.
1Opinion of the Court
MONTGOMERY, J.:
The city of Asheville, by one of its ordinances, prohibits by fine the sale of fresh meats without a license first had from the city, within a radius of three-fourths of a mile from the Court House as the centre of the circle except at the market established by the City. The defendant who lived and conducted the business of a seller of fresh meats outside of the 3-4 mile limit, received a telephonic message from C. H. South wick, manager of a hotel inside of the limit, to bring to him at the hotel some fresh meats, tbe prices being agreed on. Agreeably to this message the…
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