Martin v. Bd. of Suprs. of Winston Co.

This cause is appealed from a judgment of the circuit court of Winston county, affirming the action of the Board of Supervisors of that county on a petition to prohibit the sale of beer and wine in the county, and the vote of the people to prohibit such sale. Petitions containing the same wording were circulated and signed by the voters of the county, and treated as one petition, reading as follows: “We, the undersigned, constituting twenty per cent, or more, of the qualified electors of Winston county, Mississippi, do hereby respectfully petition your Honorable Board to order an election, as…