Lafferty v. Huffman
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Cask 17 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM HARRISON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The Constitution having authorized such an election as was held, and the General Assembly having passed a general law as directed by the Constitution, and the people having attended the election and voted, and the same having conformed to the law-in all respects, the validity of the statute should be sustained.
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Cask 17 — PETITION EQUITY APPEAL PROM HARRISON CIRCUIT COURT. 1. The Constitution having authorized such an election as was held, and the General Assembly having passed a general law as directed by the Constitution, and the people having attended the election and voted, and the same having conformed to the law-in all respects, the validity of the statute should be sustained. (Hall v. Commonwealth, 15 Law Rep., 104.) 2. Where no trustees were elected in towns of the sixth class in November, 1893, the old trustees hold until their successors are elected and qualified. (Sec. 167 of the…
1Opinion of the Court
JUDGE HAZELBIGG
delivered the opinion oe th'e court.
Pursuant to the prolusions of wbat is known as the “local option” law of August 4,1892, a vote in the town of Berry, in Harrison county, was taken on January 31, 1894, and resulted in favor of the sale of spirituous, vinous and malt liquors.
When the county judge was about to direct the certificate of the election officers to be entered of record, and the trustees of the toivn were accordingly about to grant licenses, the appellees, certain citizens of the town, instituted this *83suit to prevent such action on the part of these officials.
The…
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