State v. . Bean
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Criminal Action, commenced before the mayor of Salisbury, for violation of town ordinance, ahd' tried on appeal at Spring Term, 1884, of Rowan Superior Court, before Gilmer, J. By tbe act of incorporation of the town of Salisbury ratified on the 27th day of January, 1859, it was enacted in section 28 that the commissioners of said town shall have power to regulate the manner in which provisions may be sold in the streets and markets, and to fix penalties for the breach of…
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Criminal Action, commenced before the mayor of Salisbury, for violation of town ordinance, ahd' tried on appeal at Spring Term, 1884, of Rowan Superior Court, before Gilmer, J. By tbe act of incorporation of the town of Salisbury ratified on the 27th day of January, 1859, it was enacted in section 28 that the commissioners of said town shall have power to regulate the manner in which provisions may be sold in the streets and markets, and to fix penalties for the breach of their ordinances which shall be recovered in the name of the commissioners of the town of Salisbury before any court…
1Opinion of the CourtAshe, J.
The question is, did His Honor err in pronouncing judgment upon the special verdict. And this involves the inquiry whether the commissioners of the town of Salisbury had the power under its charter and its amendments, to require that butchers, before selling fresh meat in the town of Salisbury, should first obtain a license therefor and pay the sum of three dollars per month in advance for the privilege.
By the original act of incorporation, ratified the 27th day of January, 1859, the commissioners of the towD were empowered to levy taxes upon the polls and real property, upon stoops, steps,…
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