State v. James
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Prince, J., Clarendon, January, 1908. Two indictments against James for violating Sunday laws. From order affirming judgment of Magistrate S. M. Yournans, defendant appeals. cites: Several acts constitute one violation only: 57 Am. R., 464; 2 Bish. Cr. Proc., sec. 814. Delivery of meat and ice in hot months is a necessity: 50’ Ga., 242; 6 Mass., 76; 44 U. S., 714; 2 McC., 448; 21 Ency., 450'; 24 Pa., 398; 4 Pa., 375; Carver v. State, 35 Am. R.; 33 Am.
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Before Prince, J., Clarendon, January, 1908. Two indictments against James for violating Sunday laws. From order affirming judgment of Magistrate S. M. Yournans, defendant appeals. cites: Several acts constitute one violation only: 57 Am. R., 464; 2 Bish. Cr. Proc., sec. 814. Delivery of meat and ice in hot months is a necessity: 50’ Ga., 242; 6 Mass., 76; 44 U. S., 714; 2 McC., 448; 21 Ency., 450'; 24 Pa., 398; 4 Pa., 375; Carver v. State, 35 Am. R.; 33 Am. R., 110; 41 S. C., 553; 42 111., 594; 30 N. E., 221; 58 Kan., 328; 27 Ency., 400. As to the construction of the statute: 5 Words 'and…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Woods.
The defendant, William James, was convicted before a magistrate of the offense of violating the Sunday law, contained in Criminal Code, section 500. The Circuit Court, on appeal, affirmed the judgment of the magistrate.
The defendant is a butcher and ice dealer in the town of Manning. He was arrested on three warrants, charging three separate offenses of selling ice and meat, and delivering ice and meat, to three different persons, and carrying on his ordinary business, by such sales and deliveries on Sunday, 4th August, 1907.
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