Garrett v. State

1. It is provided in the act approved February 3, 1938 (Ga. L. Ex. Sess., 1937-1938, p. 103, sec. 27, Ga. Code Ann., § 58-1077), that: “Any person found in possession or control of more than one quart of spirituous, vinous, or alcoholic liquor, in any county of this State (except such counties in which liquor may be legally sold or transported under the terms of this chapter) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, punishable as in cases of misdemeanors.” Sections 4 and 27 of the act (Ga. Code Ann., §§ 58-1008, 58-1078), make an exception in which it would be lawful for a…