Borschenious v. People

Mr. Juttice Lawrence

delivered the opinion of the Court:

This was an indictment for the sale of liquor without license, containing ten counts. The defendant pleaded guilty, and the court rendered judgment —

“ That the people of the State of Illinois, recover of said defendant ten dollars upon each of the ten counts in the said indictment, amounting in the aggregate to the sum of one hundred dollars, for their fines; also their costs and charges in and about this prosecution expended; and that execution issue therefor, February 12, 1866.”

A conviction fee of five dollars upon each count was taxed…