Croker v. Board of Excise Commissioners

The opinion of the court was delivered'by

Pitney, J.

A rule having been made requiring the excise commissioners to show cause why a writ of certiorari should not be allowed to review an ordinance passed by them January 1st, 1906, relating to inns, taverns and saloons, and the sale of intoxicating liquor, in the city of Camden, proofs have been taken which show that Croker, the applicant, is a resident and taxpayer in the city of Camden, and is regularly licensed to conduct a retail liquor business in that city. It also appears that he has been arrested for an alleged violation of the ordinance…