State v. Sherman

Jul 15, 1872
Reporters:
Before:
Adams
Adams, Judge,

delivered the opinion of the court.

The defendant was indicted and convicted for ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‍selling intoxicating liquors as a dram-shop keeper without a license from the County Court. The place of sale was in the town of Clinton, Henry county, ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‍and the defendant set up as a bar to the indictment a license which had been issued to him by the town authorities. There is nothing ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‍in the charter of the town which excludes the right of the County Court to demand license. In such case the defendant is not protected ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‍by the town license, but must also take out a license from the County Court. This is the-settled law of this State. (See Harrison v. The ‍‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‍State, 9 Mo. 526; Austin v. The State, 10 Mo. 595.)

Judgment affirmed.

The other judges concur.