Menken v. City of Atlanta
Supreme Court of Georgia
Criminal Law. Liquor. Principal and Agent. Constitutional Law. Corporations. Before Judge Marshall J. Clarke. Fulton Superior Court. September Term, 1886. Reported in the decision.
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
The statute of this State, known as the local option law, was passed September 18th, 1885. Session laws, 1884-5, p. 121. It took effect in Fuiton county, the county in which the city of Atlanta is located, as the result of a popular election held for that county as the act prescribes. The act declares, under certain penalties, that " it shall not be lawful for any person within the limits of such county to sell or barter for valuable consideration, either directly or indirectly, or give away to induce trade at any place of business, or furnish at other public places…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Mayson v. City of AtlantaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1886
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