Commonwealth v. Moylan
Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Complaint under the St. of 1875, c. 99, for the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors on September 16, 1875, to Margaret Monarch. Trial in the Superior Court, before Pitman, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions in substance as follows: The government introduced testimony tending to show that a sale of intoxicating liquor was made to said Monarch.
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Complaint under the St. of 1875, c. 99, for the illegal sale of intoxicating liquors on September 16, 1875, to Margaret Monarch. Trial in the Superior Court, before Pitman, J., who allowed a bill of exceptions in substance as follows: The government introduced testimony tending to show that a sale of intoxicating liquor was made to said Monarch. The defendant relied upon a license of the first class, mentioned in the St. of 1875, c. 99, § 7, issued by the mayor and board of aldermen of the city of Salem, dated May 3,1875, and authorizing the defendant to sell all kinds of intoxicating liquors…
1Opinion of the CourtDevens, J.
The license, which had been granted to the defendant, was subject to forfeiture in case of her conviction before a court of competent jurisdiction of having violated any of its provisions, or of the St. of 1875, c. 99, and it might also be determined by the mayor and aldermen by declaring it forfeited “ after notice to the licensee and a reasonable opportunity to be heard by them, or by a committee of their number,” upon proof satisfactory to them that she had violated or permitted to be violated any of the conditions thereof.” St. 1875, c. 99, §§ 6,12,13. It should have appeared by their…
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