¶1was of opinion that the payment of the fine under the by-law did not prevent the operation of the general law, (1797, c. 110,) and ordered judgment to be entered up for the penalty of £ 50.
2 D.C. 45
United States v. Wells
Decided June 15, 1812
Indictment under the Act of Assembly of Maryland, 1797, c. 11.0, for keeping a faro-table in a house occupied by a tavern-keeper. ■ There was a verdict for the defendant, at the last term, and a motion for a new trial, upon a question of law reserved, namely, whether the. defendant was liable to the fine of £50 imposed by the Act of Assembly, he having been fined by a justice of the peace 20 dollars under the by-law of the corporation of Georgetown, of March 7, 1806, which…
Decided 1812-06-15