State v. Pitney
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Ronald, J., entered July 29, 1913, dismissing a prosecution for using trading stamps in violation of law, upon sustaining a demurrer to the information.
1Opinion of the CourtMain, J.
The defendant in this case was by information charged with the crime of using trading stamps, in violation *609of law. At the legislative session of 1913 [Laws of 1913, p. 413; 3 Rem. & Bal. Code, § 7069-1], an act was passed forbidding the use in connection with the sale of goods, wares or merchandise, of any stamps, coupons, tickets, certificates, cards, or other similar devices, unless a license fee in the sum of $6,000 per annum be paid, as specified in the act. A violation of any of the provisions of the act was made a gross misdemeanor. To the amended information charging the defendant with…
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