Teague v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
Error to Yalobusha circuit court. Cothran, J.: By au act, approved March 2, 1854, the board of police of Yalobusha county were prohibited from granting license to any person to sell vinous and spirituous liquors in the town of Grenada, or at any place within three miles thereof; and it was further enacted, “that it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell vinous or spirituous liquors in the town of Grenada, or within three miles of the corporate limits of said…
Read the full summary
Error to Yalobusha circuit court. Cothran, J.: By au act, approved March 2, 1854, the board of police of Yalobusha county were prohibited from granting license to any person to sell vinous and spirituous liquors in the town of Grenada, or at any place within three miles thereof; and it was further enacted, “that it shall not be lawful for any person or persons to sell vinous or spirituous liquors in the town of Grenada, or within three miles of the corporate limits of said town, in any quantity whatsoever; ” provided that it might be sold for religious and sacramental purposes, &c. On the 5th…
1Opinion of the Court
Smith, C. J.:
This was a proceeding by scire facias upon, a forfeited recognizance.
It appears that the plaintiff in error was indicted at the May term of the circuit court of Yalobusha county for vending spirituous liquors, in violation of the act, approved March 2, 1854, in relation to the sale of vinous or spirituous liquors, in the town of Grenada in said county. The said act prohibits the sale of vinous or spirituous liquors in any quantity whatever in the town of Grenada, or within three miles of the limits of the corporation.
The indictment contained two counts, in each of which it is…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Yeaton and Others, of the Schooner General Pinkney and Cargo v. The United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1809
- Stoever v. ImmellSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1832
3Cited by1 opinion
- Wheeler v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1886