Peterson v. State

Jun 9, 1856
Reporters:
Before:
Davison
Davison, J.

This was a prosecution for retailing spirituous liquors without ‍‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍license, under an act of 1853. Motion to quash the information overruled. The defendant was found guilty, and judgment ‍‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍given for the state.

B. Smith, for the appellants.

The first section of the above act provides, that no person shall retail ‍‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍spirituous liquors without license, &c., “except for sacramental, chemical, mechanical, medicinal or culinary purposes.” Neither the affidavit nor information ‍‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍negatives the exception. It follows that the motion to quash should have been sustained. Acts of 1853, p. 87.-4 ‍‌‌​​​​​​​​​​​​‌​​​​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‍Ind. E. 601, 602, 603.

Per Curiam.

The judgment is reversed with costs.