McPherson v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
From Hamilton Circuit Court; Ira W. Christian, Judge. Prosecution by The State of Indiana against George McPherson. From a judgment of conviction, defendant appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtHadley, C. J.
On January 26, 1909, an election was held in Hamilton county, under the act of September 26, 1908 (Acts 1908 [s. s.] p. 4), commonly called the county option law, at which election a majority of the votes cast was in favor of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors as a beverage in said county, as contemplated by said act.
Before said election, to wit, on December 8, 1908, the board of commissioners of said county, acting under exist*62ing state laws, granted appellant a license to sell such liquors at retail for the term of one year from said date.
Subsequent to ninety days after said.,…
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