Bell v. State
Supreme Court of Georgia
Before Judge Boynton. Monroe superior court. August term, 1892. The indictment charged that -the defendant, in Monroe county, “ not being a practicing physician, did sell a quantity of whisky and intoxicating liquor, the same not being domestic wine,” etc.
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Before Judge Boynton. Monroe superior court. August term, 1892. The indictment charged that -the defendant, in Monroe county, “ not being a practicing physician, did sell a quantity of whisky and intoxicating liquor, the same not being domestic wine,” etc. He demurred on the grounds, among others, that the act of December 5, 1892, with a violation of which he was charged, was unconstitutional, there being such a variance between the title and the body of the act as to make it void, the title being to submit to the qualified voters of the county whether or not alcoholic, spirituous or malt…
1Opinion of the Court
Bleckley, Chief Justice.
1. The act in question is found in the Acts of 1882-3, p. 548. The title is as follows: “ An act to prohibit the sale of alcoholic, spirituous or malt liquors or intoxicating bitters in the county of Monroe, after submitting the same to the qualified voters of said county, to provide a penalty, and for other purposes.” The enacting clause prescribing a penalty reads thus: “That should a majority of the votes cast at said election have upon them the words ‘ against the sale of liquor,’ then and in that event the provisions of this act shall go into effect on the first…
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