State v. Huber

Citations

• 27 Del. 259
• 4 Boyce 259
• 88 A. 453
• 1913 Del. LEXIS 40

Syllabus

<p>1. Weights and Measures—Regulation—Sale of Bread—Offenses— Intent.</p> <p>Criminal intent is not an element of the offense created by Act June 1, 1898 (21 Del. Laws, c. 92), prohibiting the sale of bread by the loaf weighing less than one pound avoirdupois.</p> <p>2. Weights and Measures—Sale of Bread—Regulation—Weight— Police Power.</p> <p>Act June 1, 1898 (21 Del. Laws, c. 92), prohibiting the sale of bread by the loaf weighing less than one pound avoirdupois, is a proper exercise of police power, and not unconstitutional for unreasonableness, as abridging the privileges and immunities of citizens, etc.</p> <p>3. Weights and Measures—Bread—Regulation of Sale—“Loaf”. The word “loaf”, as used in Act June 1, 1898 (21 Del. Laws, c. 92), prohibiting the sale of bread by the loaf weighing less than one pound avoirdupois, does not mean a roll, twist, bun, or any form or shape of bread other than that which the term is ordinarily and popularly understood to mean.</p>