Simpson County v. Burkett

At the May, 1936, term of the board of supervisors of appellant county, a petition of more than 20 per cent, of the qualified electors of the county was presented requesting the board to call an election under section 2, chapter 171, Laws 1934, to determine whether beer and light wines should continue to be sold in the county. The board examined this petition and found that it contained the requisite number of names of qualified electors, and decided to order an election to be held on June 2, 1936. The clerk orally informed the election commissioners, and they published notice in a public…