Commonwealth v. Sheckels

Citations

• 78 Va. 36
• 1883 Va. LEXIS 6

Syllabus

<p>Liquor Licenses-U S. special tax stamp.-Liquor cannot without license obtained in accordance with the laws of this State be lawfully sold therein, either on land or on board of a vessel, although the seller may have obtained from the United States government a special tax stamp therefor, it being expressly provided by § 3243 of the U. S. Revised Statutes that persons holding such stamps shall not be exempt from any penalty imposed by the laws of any State for carrying on the trade within its limits.</p>