Renshaw v. Lane County Court
Oregon Supreme Court
Prom Lane: Lawrence T. Harris, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by William Renshaw and his partner against G. R. Ohrisman, as county judge of Lane County, and the other members of the county .court thereof, to restrain them from making an order prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the City of Eugene, and also to have the election held in the county, to determine whether or not such sales should be prohibited therein, declared invalid so far as…
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Prom Lane: Lawrence T. Harris, Judge. Statement by Mr. Justice Moore. This is a suit by William Renshaw and his partner against G. R. Ohrisman, as county judge of Lane County, and the other members of the county .court thereof, to restrain them from making an order prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the City of Eugene, and also to have the election held in the county, to determine whether or not such sales should be prohibited therein, declared invalid so far as the votes cast affect the city. The complaint states that the plaintiffs are engaged in selling alcoholic liquors at…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Moore
The transcript shows that the charter of the City of Eugene, passed in February, 1893, empowered the common council as follows:
“To license, tax, regulate or prohibit barrooms, drinking shops, tippling houses, billiard rooms, daneehouses, and all places where spirituous, malt or vinous liquors are sold”: Laws 1893, pp. 564, 574, §48, subd. 18.
A local option law, initiated by petitions, pursuant to an amendment of the constitution (1 B. & C. Comp. p. 72), was enacted by vote of the citizens of the state at an election held June 6, 1904. Laws 1905, pp. 41, 50. This act proscribes the manner of…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Sandys v. WilliamsOregon Supreme Court · 1905
- Fouts v. Hood RiverOregon Supreme Court · 1905
- Allison v. HattonOregon Supreme Court · 1905
- Baxter v. StateOregon Supreme Court · 1907
3Cited by18 opinions
- Corporation of the Sisters of Mercy v. Lane CountyOregon Supreme Court · 1927
- Hall v. DunnOregon Supreme Court · 1908
- State v. CochranOregon Supreme Court · 1909
- Briedwell v. HendersonOregon Supreme Court · 1921
- State ex rel. v. Malheur County CourtOregon Supreme Court · 1909
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