United States Distilling Co. v. City of Chicago
Illinois Supreme Court
Appeal from the Appellate Court for the First District;— heard in that court on appeal from the Criminal Court of Cook county; the Hon. Joseph E. Gary, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scott
This prosecution was commenced by the city of Chicago, against the United States Distilling Company, before a justice of the peace, to recover a penalty imposed by that section of the ordinance of March 5, 1883, entitled “Brewers and Distillers, ” which provides that no person, firm or corporation shall carry on or conduct the business of brewer or distiller within the limits of the city of Chicago, without first paying a license therefor in the sum of $500 per annum, under a penalty of not less than $100 nor more than $200 for each and every offence,—meaning thereby, that each brewery and…
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