Otte v. State

These three eases against the state of Ohio arise from the prosecution of claimed offenses against the “Jones-law,” so-called; the statute recently enacted by the legislature providing for the definition of what are known as “residence districts” in municipalities, and for the prohibiting or permitting the sales of liquors therein after obtaining an expression by petition of the wishes of a proportion of the voters in such district. It has been deemed a form of local option, and was enacted by the legislature'to take the place of certain previous existing legislation which provided for the…