City of St. Paul v. Troyer
Supreme Court of Minnesota
The Defendant below was prosecuted in the Police Court for an. alleged violation of an ordinance of said city. The Defendant was convicted by the City Justice, and the record, &c., removed to the District Court, Pamsey County, on appeal. The District Court acquitted the Defendant.
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The Defendant below was prosecuted in the Police Court for an. alleged violation of an ordinance of said city. The Defendant was convicted by the City Justice, and the record, &c., removed to the District Court, Pamsey County, on appeal. The District Court acquitted the Defendant. The whole case, (except the final decision of the District Court,) is presented in the agreed statement of facts, to wit: This case comes by way of appeal from the judgment of Orlando Simons, Esq., City Justice of said City of St. Paul, The parties, Plaintiff and Defendant, state the following as the agreed facts in…
1Opinion of the Court
*294 By the Oowrt.
— Flandkau, J.
The Charter of the City of St. Paul authorizes the Common Council of that City, by ordinances, resolutions or by-laws, among other things, to “ grant licenses and regulate * * * groceries, taverns, victual-ling houses, and all persons vending or dealing in spirituous, vinous or fermented liquors; provided, that the license for so dealing in or vending spirituous or fermented liquors, shall not be less than fifty dollars a year; that no license shall be granted for a less term than one year, and all licenses shall commence and terminate on the second Tuesday of Mqy…
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