Board of Supervisors v. McCormick

The Board of Supervisors of Clay County passed an order prescribing the hours of opening and closing of places for the sale of beer, outside of the municipalities in the county, so as to prohibit the sale of beer or wine between the hours of 9:00 o ’clock p. m. and 7:00 o ’clock a. m. and all day on Sunday. The appellees, T. J. McCormick, W. A. Gaines and John Portera, at and before the time of the passage of said order by the Board of Supervisors, held permits to sell beer or wine and were accustomed to keep their places open after 9:00 p. m. and all day Sunday for the sale of beer and the…