United States v. Powell
Supreme Court of the United States
Error to the Circuit Court for the Middle District of Tennessee; the case being this: A statute of July 20th, 1868,* requires that every person intending to engage in the business of a distiller shall give a bond with sureties, conditioned that the principals in the bond . “ Shall faithfully comply with all the provisions of law in relation 'to the duties and business of distillers.”
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Error to the Circuit Court for the Middle District of Tennessee; the case being this: A statute of July 20th, 1868,* requires that every person intending to engage in the business of a distiller shall give a bond with sureties, conditioned that the principals in the bond . “ Shall faithfully comply with all the provisions of law in relation 'to the duties and business of distillers.” The statute also enacts: “ Section 15. That every distiller shall provide- at his own expense a warehouse, to be situatéd on and to constitute a part of his distillery premises, to B.e.used only forthe storage of…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Clifford
Persons intending to engage in the business of a distiller are required to give notice in writing to the assessor of the district, stating their names and places of residence and the place or places where the business is to be carried- on, and before proceeding with the business they are required to make and execute a bond in the form prescribed by the commissioner, with at least two sureties to be approved" by the assessor of the district, conditioned that the principal shall faithfully comply with all the provisions of law in relation to the duties and business of distillers, and that he…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- United States v. TingeySupreme Court of the United States · 1831
- The United States, in Error v. Phineas Bradley, Surviving Administrator of David Ott DeceasedSupreme Court of the United States · 1836
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- Commonwealth Ex Rel. Gill v. Smith & Massachusetts Bonding & InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1929
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