Whatley v. State

GRAVES, Judge.

Appellant was convicted of a violation of the local option law of Van Zandt County, and upon his conviction was fined the sum of $200.00.

This law being a local law, it was necessary to have plead and proved that the proper steps had been taken to place such law into effect as shown by a majority vote of the people of such county. It is necessary that it be pleaded and proven that a proper election order was entered by the commissioners’ court, that such an election was held and the result thereof declared, the order of the commissioners’ court prohibiting the sale of…