Ingram v. State
Supreme Court of Alabama
FROM the Oirctht Oourt of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. JoHN T. H~rn~. Tiis indictment in this case was found on the 22d May, 1863, and contained three counts, the first of which was in the following words: "The grand jury for said county charge, that before the finding of this indictment, and since the 19th day of December, 1862, Gabriel 0. Ingram, not being employed or authorized by the governor of the S Late of Alabama to distil, or convert into spirituous or…
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FROM the Oirctht Oourt of Talladega. Tried before the Hon. JoHN T. H~rn~. Tiis indictment in this case was found on the 22d May, 1863, and contained three counts, the first of which was in the following words: "The grand jury for said county charge, that before the finding of this indictment, and since the 19th day of December, 1862, Gabriel 0. Ingram, not being employed or authorized by the governor of the S Late of Alabama to distil, or convert into spirituous or intoxicating liquor, any grain, or the product of any grain, did distil and convert into whiskey, it being a spirituous liquor, a…
1Opinion of the CourtR. W. Walker, J.
By tbe 1st section of tbe act “to prohibit, the distillation of grain in tbe State of Alabama, except- under the direction and authority of tbe governor,” approved December 8, 1862, it was enacted, “tbat, for tbe purpose of suppressing tbe evils resulting from the distillation of grain, as it bath heretofore been carried on, of securing tbe proper police of tbe country, and of promoting tbe common defense and general welfare, it shall not be lawful for any person, during tbe existing war, to distil, or convert into spirituous or intoxicating liquor, any grain, or tbe product of any grain,…
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