Legal Opinion
State v. Morton
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 27, 1935No. 33420PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGERS, Justice.
The defendant has appealed from his conviction and sentence for selling intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes in De Soto parish, where the sale is prohibited by ordinance.
As a consequence of the repeal of the federal and state prohibition laws, the Legislature enacted Áct No. IS of 1934 to govern the traffic in intoxicating liquors. Section 25 of the act provides for the holding of local option elections.
As authorized by the statute, the police jury of the parish of De Soto adopted a resolution calling a local option election. At that election a majority of the qualified…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- In Re RahrerSupreme Court of the United States · 1891
- Lottery CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Charles F. Champion, Appt. v. John C. Ames, United States MarshalSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
- City of Shreveport v. PriceSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1918
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3Cited by18 opinions
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- A. & M. Pest Control Service, Inc. v. LaBurreSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1965
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