State v. Karpenter

[EDITORS' NOTE: THIS PAGE CONTAINS HEADNOTES. HEADNOTES ARE NOT AN OFFICIAL PRODUCT OF THE COURT, THEREFORE THEY ARE NOT DISPLAYED.] The title of the Act of 1915 begins with this clause: "Relating to Intoxicating Liquors." This is broad enough to cover the crime of unlawful possession of intoxicating liquor. The Act of 1917 is amendatory of the other act. The contention that the title does not embrace the subject of unlawful possession is ruled to the contrary by the opinion of Mr. Justice RAND inMcLaughlin v. Helgerson, 116 Or. 310, 314 et seq. (241 P. 50), and cases therein cited. Although…