Holt v. State

The conviction of this appellant was for the violation of Section 47 of the act known as the "Alabama Beverage Control Act." Extra Session 1936-1937, Genl. and Local Acts of Alabama, p. 40 et seq. (Bill passed by House and Senate February 2, 1937, notwithstanding veto, under Section 125 of Constitution).

The above section of said act created a new offense; and, it not being otherwise specially provided in said act, the penal features therein did not go into effect until sixty days after its passage. Code 1923, Section 5531.

Section 47 of said act, p. 80, reads as follows: "Counterfeit Stamps,…