Legal Opinion

In re Woolston

New York County Court, Orleans County

Decided August 15, 1901Published

Application under section 16 of the Liquor Tax Law for an order directing a special town meeting to be called to vote upon the local option questions provided for in said section, on the ground that said questions were not properly submitted to the electors of said town at the regular town meeting held in March, 1901.

1Opinion of the Court

Ramsdale, J.:

This is an application under section 16 of the Liquor Tax Law for an order directing a special town meeting to be called to vote upon the local option questions provided for in said section 16 of the Liquor Tax Law, on the ground that said questions were not properly submitted to the electors of said town at the regular town meeting held in March of the present year.

The petition shows that the town clerk did, on or about March 1st, and more than ten days before the holding of the town meet*579ing, cause to be posted in more than four public places of the town a notice; the pertinent…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. People v. . BurgessNew York Court of Appeals · 1897
  2. Eggleston v. Board of CanvassersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1900
  3. People ex rel. Crane v. ChandlerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1899
  4. In re RowleyNew York Supreme Court · 1901

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