Owens v. Rutherford

The petitioners sought to enjoin the enforcement of a revocation of their licenses to sell intoxicating liquors, granted to them by the City of Austell after the county in which the city was located had, in pursuance of the act of 1938 (Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 103; Code (Ann. Supp.), § 58-1001), voted in favor of taxing and controlling alcoholic beverages and liquors. Disregarding the conclusions of law as dealt with in the opinion, the petition as amended, properly construed, shows only the revocation, under the delegated police powers of the municipality, of licenses which constituted…