Jane v. Alley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County. HoN. S. H. Terral, Judge. B. J. Jane presented to the board of mayor and aldermen of the town of Scranton a petition for license to retail vinous and spirituous liquors. C. H. Alley and others filed a counter-petition. The board, after hearing objections, granted license to Jane, and also passed an order giving the counter-petitioners ten days in which to file a bill of exceptions thereto.
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Appeal from the Circuit Court of Jackson County. HoN. S. H. Terral, Judge. B. J. Jane presented to the board of mayor and aldermen of the town of Scranton a petition for license to retail vinous and spirituous liquors. C. H. Alley and others filed a counter-petition. The board, after hearing objections, granted license to Jane, and also passed an order giving the counter-petitioners ten days in which to file a bill of exceptions thereto. The counter-petitioners appeared before Hon. S. H. Terral and asked that a writ of certiorari be issued to the board of mayor and aldermen of Scranton to…
1Opinion of the CourtCoopee, C. J.
Leaving out of view the facts disclosed by the bill of exceptions taken to the action of the board of mayor and aldermen, which bill was signed by the acting mayor, there appears no error in the proceedings which resulted in the grant of license to retail to the appellant. The judgment of the circuit court annulling the license, and vacating the order by which it was granted was obviously because of the acts of the board, which are only disclosed in the bill of exceptions. We have examined the charter of the town of Scranton, and find nothing therein contained authorizing the municipal…
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