The King v. Fernandez

Opinion of the Court, by

McCully, J.

The defendant appeals from a conviction in the Police Court of Honolulu, for keeping on his premises, in Honolulu, on the 5th of November, 1888, on King street, five gallons of spirituous liquor, to wit, of Madeira wine and beer, contrary to the provisions of Section 1 of Chapter LXVII., of the Acts of 1888, the defendant being a licensed storekeeper.

The defendant admitted the facts charged, but claims that they do not constitute a criminal offense under the Constitution and Laws of the Hawaiian Islands.

The statute is entitled “ An Act to better Prevent…