IGNORANCE OF THE LAW.
If alleged ignorance of the law was a sufficient defence there would be mighty few convictions m the Police Courts. ,At the Dunedin Police Court on there turned up a gentleman, .named Henry Holmes, who, on his showing, was too respectable to know anything about statute law. or borough by-laws. He was charged with having -left a vehicle m High-street without proper control, and he came to light with the brilliant defence that he had chained his wheel and left his pony and trap standing m the street for a lengthy space, as he had done a hundred times . before, and he didn't know he was acting contrary to the by-law "m that case made ana provided." He ran against a fine of 5s and costs. v' . .■'.-
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NZ Truth, Issue 245, 5 March 1910, Page 7
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131IGNORANCE OF THE LAW. NZ Truth, Issue 245, 5 March 1910, Page 7
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