Watson v. State

Hawkins, Judge.

Conviction is for selling intoxicating liquor in Cherokee County, Texas, which county was by proper averments alleged to be dry territory, punishment assessed being a fine of $125.00.

Appellant contends that the evidence does not support the conviction because it fails to show that the order of the commissioners’ court of Cherokee County, Texas, declaring the result of the local option election had been published for four consecutive weeks subsequent to the time the commissioners’ court declared the result of the election.

The commissioners’ court directed that a local option…