May v. Duncan

Opinion of the Court by

Chief Justice Hobson — t

Affirming.

*587On July 27, 1912, a petition was filed in the Muhlenberg County Court signed by the requisite number of legal voters in each of the twenty-one voting precincts of the county ashing that an election be held on the question whether the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors should be allowed in the county. The petition was marked by the county clerk filed, but no order was in fact entered on the order book on that day, although the clerk was directed by the judge to enter an order. The petition was filed between three and five…