Legal Opinion
State v. Treasurer of Plainfield
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 15, 1882PublishedCited by 9 opinions
On certiorari to remove conviction before city court oi Plainfield.
1Opinion of the Court
*119The opinion of the court was delivered by
Man Syckel, J.
The prosecutor was convicted in the city court of Plainfield upon a charge of selling liquor in violation of the city ordinance. A number of alleged infirmities in the proceedings below are relied upon for reversal.
The first reason assigned is that the ordinance upon which the prosecution is based is void because it imposes a tax for revenue purposes without authority of law. It fixes the license fee of a saloon at $300, and a hotel license at $200.
The case of Mühlenbrinck v. Commissioners, 13 Vroom 364, upon which the prosecutor relies,…
2Cases cited1 opinion
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- Villines v. HarrisDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1980
- O'NEILL v. State Highway Dept.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1962
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