¶1arrested the judgment on the ground that the inform*22ation stated that the penalty accrued to the Commonwealth. By the act of incorporation of Alexandria', all penalties for breaches of by-laws were to be for the use of the town, and to be levied by distress and sale of the offender’s goods.
1 D.C. 21
Virginia v. Hooff
District of Columbia District Court
Decided July 15, 1801
District of Columbia District Court · decided 1801-07-15
<p>If the information upon a by-law state that the penalty accrued to the commonwealth, when, by charter, it accrued to the town, the judgment must be arrested.</p>
Decided 1801-07-15