Patten v. City of Centralia

Citations

• 47 Ill. 370

Syllabus

<p>1. Keeping open a tippling house—what constitutes. Where an ordinance prohibits keeping open any tippling house on Sunday, merely opening the door of a tippling house on Sunday, would not constitute the offence aimed at by the ordinance;—to constitute the offense, it must be kept open, as on other days, for tippling purposes.</p> <p>2. Tippling house—defined. To constitute a tippling house, it is necessary intoxicating drinks should be sold therein.</p>