Callaway v. Mims
Court of Appeals of Georgia
No. 1335. Habeas corpus, from city court of Macon — Judge? Hodges. July 20, 1908. No. 1358. Certiorari, from Bibb superior court — Judge Feitonv August 1, 1908. No. 1362. Habeas corpus, from city court of Macon — Judge' Hodges. August 15, 1908. No. 1376. Certiorari, from Chatham superior court — Judge Charlton. July 31, 1908. Nos. 1404, 1405. Habeas corpus, from city court of Macon— Judge Hodges. September 17, 1908.
1Opinion of the CourtPowell, J.
These six cases all present substantially the same-points. The Mims, Lester, and Scarboro cases each arose by a. habeas corpus proceeding instituted against Callaway, superintendent of the city chain-gang at Macon. The prisoners had been convicted in the recorder’s court of that city for a violation of what is knotra as the “blind-tiger” ordinance, which is in the following language (omitting formal parts) : “It shall be unlawful for any person to keep a blind tiger, or keep for sale, barter, or exchange any vinous, spirituous, or intoxicating liquors within the corporate limits of the city…
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