State ex rel. George v. Aiken
Supreme Court of South Carolina
Before Aldeioh, J., Aiken, August, 1894. This was au application made by J. V. George, county dispenser, and G. T. Holley, his clerk, for a writ- of prohibition to restrain the mayor and aldermen of the city of Aiken from proceeding further in the trial of petitioners on the charge of selling liquor.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Mr. Justice Gary.
The issues involved in this case are far-reaching in their consequences, and of gravest moment. An act of the legislature, which has for its object the solution of the vexed question of the liquor traffic, is before this court for review, and its constitutionality is contested. The scheme of the act is novel in its features, and the court is not able to get much light from adjudications bearing directly thereon. We are, therefore, compelled, from necessity, to reach our conclusions upon a consideration of the general principles of law,…
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