Chalmers v. Funk & Son
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error and supersedeas to judgment of circuit court of Roanoke county, construing tke act of assembly approved February 14, 1882, Sessions Acts 1881-2, pp. 120-121, and granting license to Funk & Son, applied for by James Ckalmers, James S. Yeatman and otker citizens. It was agreed by tke parties tkat tke decision of tkis court on tke application skould stand for its final decision. It was argued at Wytkeville and decided at Staunton. Tke opinion states tke case.
1Opinion of the Court
Staples, J.,
delivered tke opinion of tke court.
At tke last session of tke legislature an act was passed to take tke sense of tke voters of Roanoke county “upon tke question of granting license for tke sale of liquors tkerein, or in any magisterial district tkereof.”
An election was accordingly keld on tke 13tk of April, 1882, at wkick four kundred and ninety-one votes were cast, of wkick one kundred and one were for, and tkree kundred and tkirty-nine were against granting license in tke county. A majority of tke votes cast in eack magistei*719rial district were also against the granting of the…
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