Wallace v. Cubanola
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Polk Circuit Court. Will P. Feazel, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant was indicted and convicted of violating ordinance No. 5 of the incorporated town of Cubanola, and fined $25, and appealed to this court.
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Appeal from Polk Circuit Court. Will P. Feazel, Judge. STATEMENT BY THE COURT. The appellant was indicted and convicted of violating ordinance No. 5 of the incorporated town of Cubanola, and fined $25, and appealed to this court. The appellant was arrested on the 7th of June, 1901, and tried on the 10th of June, 1901, before the mayor of said town, upon a warrant charging that he had committed the offense- of selling ardent, malt, and fermented liquors, in quantities less than one quart, without first paying the amount due the town of Cubanola. He appealed to the circuit court of Polk county,…
1Opinion of the Court
Hughes, J.,
(after stating the facts.) So far as the objection of the appellant is concerned that no separate election was held on the liquor question in the town before the ordinance took effect, the case of Doss v. Moore, 69 Ark., 262, is in point, and settles this question against the appellant. In that case it is said that, “if the town is not a separate election precinct, and a majority of the electors of the county and township in which the town is situated vote in favor of license, then license to keep a saloon in the town may be granted, it being in such case only a part of the…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Davis v. GainesSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1886
- Little Rock & Fort Smith Ry. v. WorthenSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1885
- State v. MarshSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1881
- State v. DeschampSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1890
- Siloam Springs v. ThompsonSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1883
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