The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-07

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- pnas~e Taeed e 1890 - ia saunda ;
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a. - r>rt q to. rs,u.,lt ~ 4 rernrt A.
cir,on a. ehe st.se sunreme fosrs - TIE
case 81 Tie peopls - Ben Btnnard and
ofher..
Thi. -. . nro..crtion a. ..;.on man
Il, the -.nersor rca.rf ~ yyhifman county.
me deserd.nfn demurreud Z, ti,e fnforma-
ttor NIess ~ fhe y,rc.ec,,fin~ attornav az
sh.s rn.nfv an Tia .ro,,nd rhat aectIon "a
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srscrmatsom -. sIed was rpnealea nv
.es-sinr - ~ th> 1870 codaL The cnurt
1,.f.ir.d To aem,,rrer ana dischsrwed
-. 6sss,asrs. Tee .fafs .rneeles - ~
snnrem~ comrt a - rro,snd 3hat tie
Iover cnurs vna IN error q rnakinr this
r,,iirr Ths snnreme cos,rt - now a.
ctded thaf the Iover enurt erred ana that
secfion n eisd mot reneal eecfion -.
psrc.-x,.. .ttorr.v- rcr4eraaa shaf ~
TO ..rt,cr. corssctea - the re.snr ta,af
IN rs,rs.h,rens .,resc~,hed Is tha ona Ar.
ser. rror- 49, nruvided FOR n the ether.
ana ss..e - -. tvn sssfier. conn st.r1
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This contention was met ~ the arGu-
ment that while = = true two different
penalties tor the same crime cannot exist
together In law. the offenas could Be sep
arated from the punishment; further. that
> statute which provides new punish
ment for an old offenss repeats by Inn
plication only % much Of the nrse statnts
a. directly concerns the punishment and
that therefore. It Was permissible TO Inc
dict an offender under the old law, Wheth-
er statutory or common. and Il he Be found
guilty. to punish him according TO the
penalty ordained By the later statute. This
proceeding Il wss contended may be fol-
lowed at the discretion OF the prosecution.
section IA oso not repeai the preccun&
section. WAS claimed BY any express
wordA uf II did repeal = q all y Vas oy
implication and repeah OF this KIND we're
nos Favored oy Iaw, y Detng weal estAp-
Hshed rule OF iaw that TWO statutes
can. oy any faar construction. De recon-
ciled to one another. 4 win b held that
neither one mas been repealed BY the
other. According to BAhop on statutory
crimes: by interpreting spectnc provis-
Ions an furnishing exceptions and quail
$500 = sh.s- re- 49, - :. a.. n 80 49,
&. st.nS ,n~eshsr ana : rrr,esi q avoaasA :
= s s.s.~ ~ "a 80 AZ 81 ,nsr.sc,s = -
argued. were seemingly IN conflict. hut
the one = speciAc ana the other general.
ana the rule Quoted helia that thev could
stsna to~e,her rsarther ths stase .rr,,ea-
S Ss-,s~ essS s..s. = 1870
80, ,h.s ~ a. -nsrn r-..s.. . crs,,,s
- -. 49, .s. .s..-...,.. $1,000 q. !.
,~s,s,h cs..-ss a. .,,r,se, rar. s..,so.
$3.50 Srshsu VI r1. ..1n.r. s-N.s !. !.
q! preserves misueF punnnment TOT tne
sale OF intoxicating liquors. than ne. section
III in terms relates only to the sale Of in
toxtcatinr Houom nv hotel keeparS and
unl,er .e~.,or s1a II n : .enar.tn ..rfv,.s a
s.s.s 49, $500. - 1s,,cNs,, - 80. s,.,~-
sep Opcn saOsas y" OsAuo@S Aoz ny pus-
pose.
Mp. NcElroy Not Decided.
Yyneerutsnr Affornev H6rEsrov .aia vea.
ter,ss~ shs1 "a MAJ M -ee,, *. dsc,ssc,,
el1e nu 100 NO. :" -, 80
w,ar - h.d $50 49, ~ ..rss.s 49,
h,r, ~ ~oula ~, sav -h.t ss,,or =.
1913 - - :. 49,.
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