Archer v. State

The appellant was indicted for selling on the 10th of May, 1875, one-half pint of whiskey to Samuel M. White-ford, with a view to profit, in the prosecution of a regular trade and business, without having obtained a license so to do. At the trial four exceptions were taken to the rulings of the Court, upon the admission of testimony.

Before noticing these rulings in detail, it is proper to observe that it appears from the testimony in the case that the traverser, who had no license to sell spirituous liquors in less quantities than a pint, kept cigarettes for sale and invited the purchasers of…