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Commonwealth v. BelouCommonwealth v. Belou

Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Jun 16, 1874
Reporters:
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By the Court.

The attestation of a copy of ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍the record of the Municipal Court is in the usual form, and clearly shows ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍that the clerk was the clerk of the same court, without a fuller addition ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍to his signature.

The burden of proving any license, appointment or authority, under which the ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍defendant justified, was upon him, whether he was the proprietor of the place or ‍​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‍a mere servant or agent. St. 1864, c. 121. Exceptions overruled.

Case Details

Case Name: Commonwealth v. Belou
Court Name: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court
Date Published: Jun 16, 1874
Citations: 115 Mass. 139; 1874 Mass. LEXIS 169
Court Abbreviation: Mass.
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