Tuck v. Town of Waldron

English, Ch. J.:

On the 26th January, 1876, an affidavit was made before the mayor of Waldron, charging that W. L. Tuck “did sell ardent and vinous liquors inside the corporation of Waldron, without first having obtained license, as required by an ordinance adopted by the town council of said town.”

The defendant demurred to the charge ; the mayor overruled the demurrer, and the defendant, declining to answer further, was fined $25, and appealed to the Circuit Court, where the demurrer was renewed and overruled. The defendant was then tried by a jury, on the plea of not guilty; found guilty,…