Pierce v. State

Candler, Justice.

To answer the question certified we must deal with an act of the General Assembly approved February 3, 1938 (Ga. L. Ex. Sess. 1937-38, p. 103), known as the “Revenue Tax Act to Legalize and Control Alcoholic Beverages and Liquors,” since the act materially changed the law of the State respecting the manufacture, sale, distribution, and possession of alcoholic beverages and liquors. The question certified refers to “Code, § 58-1056” and “Code, § 58-1077.” These are the sections appearing in the Annotated Code of Georgia (1943 Supp., Cum. Pocket Part), §§ 58-1056, 58-1077.

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