State v. Schulster

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Dixon, J.

The return made by the Court of Common Pleas of Passaic county in this case shows that an application for license to keep an inn and tavern in the township of Pompton was presented to the court in due form, accompanied by the prescribed recommendation signed by thirteen persons and by the affidavit of the applicant that at least twelve of those persons were reputable freeholders of the township, &c On this application the court, after several hearings at which witnesses were examined, granted the license.

*133The prosecujtor, a resident and…