Griffin v. Commonwealth

Opinion by

Judge Holt :

The appellant, Henry Griffin, seeks to reverse a judgment rendered against him in an action brought by the commonwealth for a violation of the act approved May 5, 1884, entitled “An act to prohibit the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors in Hardin countyand which was not by its terms to take effect until ratified by a majority of the voters of the county. (See Acts 1884, ch. 1285.) It is urged that the petition does not allege that the examining board of the election found that a majority of the voters were against the sale of whisky, or that they certified such…