Commonwealth v. Baronas

Art. VIII, § 5, of the duly enacted by-laws of the town of Lunenburg provides that “No person under the influence of liquor shall be admitted to, or be per*322mitted to remain at a public dance. No person shall have any intoxicating liquor in his possession in any park, dance hall, or other public place in this town.” By art. X, whoever violates art. VIII shall, “in cases not otherwise provided for, forfeit and pay for each offense a fine not exceeding twenty dollars.” These by-laws were in force on July 15, 1933. On that day the defendant admittedly had intoxicating liquor in his possession at…