Merritt v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Autauga. Tried before the Hon. JAMES Q. SMITH. The grand jury of Autauga county, at the fall term, 1877, of its Circuit Court, presented this indictment: “ The State of Alabama, Autauga county.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Autauga. Tried before the Hon. JAMES Q. SMITH. The grand jury of Autauga county, at the fall term, 1877, of its Circuit Court, presented this indictment: “ The State of Alabama, Autauga county. The grand jury of the said county charge that before the finding of this indictment, one Merritt, whose Christian name to the grand jury is unknown, did engage in, or carry on the business of selling sewing machines after the fifteenth day of January, 1877, for carrying on of which said business a license was, and is by law required to be taken out, without first having…
1Opinion of the Court
STONE, J. —
Section 490 of the Code of 1876 declares, that, “ It shall not be lawful for any person, firm, company or corporation to engage in, or carry on any business or profession hereinafter mentioned, without first having paid for and taken out a license therefor.” Among the occupations thereinafter mentioned, and coming within the influence of' said section, is the following : “For each sewing machine company, selling sewing machines by themselves or agents, one hundred dollars, as a State tax.” — Code of 1876, § 494, stfbd. 17. To come within these two sections, it is manifest that the…
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