Hafter v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
From the Circuit Court of Sumter. Tried before the Hon. Luther R. Smith. The indictment in this case was found at the April term of said court, 1872, and contained two counts; the first chargin that the defendant “ did engage in the business of a wholesale dealer in spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, without having paid for and taken out a license therefor, without license, and contrary to law ; ” and the second, that he “ did carry on the business of a wholesale dealer,”…
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From the Circuit Court of Sumter. Tried before the Hon. Luther R. Smith. The indictment in this case was found at the April term of said court, 1872, and contained two counts; the first chargin that the defendant “ did engage in the business of a wholesale dealer in spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, without having paid for and taken out a license therefor, without license, and contrary to law ; ” and the second, that he “ did carry on the business of a wholesale dealer,” &c. The defendant demurred to the indictment, but the record does not show what causes of demurrer, if any, were…
1Opinion of the CourtPeters, C. J.
This prosecution was commenced at the spring term, 1872, of the circuit court of Sumter county, and the indictment was filed in court on April 27, of that year. The offence charged is a violation of the revenue law of 1868. (Acts 1868, p. 297.) This act makes it unlawful to engage in or carry on certain occupations, particularly mentioned, without a license. Act, § 105. Another section (§ 111) prescribes the penalty for violations of said act. The fine to be imposed is three times the amount of the license, and the party found guilty may be confined in the county jail, not exceeding one year,…
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