Rentz v. City of Moultrie

Jordan, Justice.

A petition was filed with the Mayor of Moultrie, Georgia, on March 19, 1973, seeking a special election to determine if a majority of those voting in such an election would be in favor of permitting the sale and distribution of alcoholic beverages and liquors in the City of Moultrie. The mayor, after verifying the signatures on the petition to insure that it contained the names of the required 35% of those eligible to vote in the preceding general election, issued a call for the special election to be held on May 16, 1973. Notice of the election was published in the County…