Fortenberry v. State

The appellant, Mrs. Houston Fortenberry, was indicted, tried and convicted in the circuit court of Scott County on a charge of unlawfully distributing beer of an alcoholic content of not more than four percentum by weight, and was sentenced to pay a fine of $500 and serve ninety days in the county jail. From that judgment she prosecutes this appeal.

The State introduced in evidence the order of the board of supervisors of Scott County adopted on September 7, 1950, after the holding of an election on the question, prohibiting' the sale of beer in the county.

John S. Williams, the sheriff,…