¶1arrested the judgment on the ground that the information 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.
28 F. Cas. 1224
Virginia v. Hooff
U.S. District Court
Decided July 15, 1801
U.S. District Court · decided 1801-07-15
<p>Case No. 16,962.</p> <p>Criminal Law—Arrest of Judgment.</p> <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