United States v. Dixon

U.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

United States v. Dixon

25 F. Cas. 872, 2 D.C. 92, 2 Cranch 92

CourtU.S. Circuit Court for the District of District of Columbia

DecidedDecember 15, 1813

StatusPublished

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United States v. Dixon, 25 F. Cas. 872, 2 D.C. 92, 2 Cranch 92 (circtddc 1813).

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Indictment for retailing spirituous liquors within the city of Washington, without license under the Act of Maryland, 1784, c. 37, § 24.

The case having been submitted without argument,

The Court decided tliat the exclusive power of granting licenses for retailing, and the exclusive power of regulating the same, was, by the charter of Washington, vested in the corporation, and that the indictment would not lie.

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Indictment for retailing spirituous liquors within the city of Washington, without license under the Act of Maryland, 1784, c. 37, § 24.

The case having been submitted without argument,

The Court decided tliat the exclusive power of granting licenses for retailing, and the exclusive power of regulating the same, was, by the charter of Washington, vested in the corporation, and that the indictment would not lie.

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25 F. Cas. 872, 2 D.C. 92, 2 Cranch 92, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/united-states-v-dixon-circtddc-1813.