Dixon v. State

Appellant was indicted, tried, and convicted, for a violation of what is commonly known and called the “five gallon law.” The statute in question makes it unlawful for any person, firm or corporation, or association within this state to transport in quantities of five gallons or more any of the liquors or beverages, the sale, possession, or transportation of which was prohibited by law in Alabama, at the time of the passage and approval of said statute. The offense is made a felony by the terms of said act, and a punishment for its violation is fixed at not less than one year, nor more than…