Fullwood v. State
Mississippi Supreme Court
From the circuit court of Yazoo county. Hon. J. B. Chrism an, Judge. Appellant, Fullwood, owned and ran the bar on the steamer Katie Robins, which navigated the Yazoo river, and was indicted for selling liquor in Yazoo county in violation of the local option law, which had been put into operation by an election held in that county.
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From the circuit court of Yazoo county. Hon. J. B. Chrism an, Judge. Appellant, Fullwood, owned and ran the bar on the steamer Katie Robins, which navigated the Yazoo river, and was indicted for selling liquor in Yazoo county in violation of the local option law, which had been put into operation by an election held in that county. One Wade, as a witness for the state, but whose name' was not on the indictment, testified that he bought a drink of whisky at the bar of said boat while at a landing in said county. Fullwood did not sell it, and was not present. The name of the person who sold the…
1Opinion of the CourtCooper, J.
We find no error in the record. It is uniformly held that mere irregularities of officers of elections, not affecting the purity of the election nor the right of the voter, and not in reference to matters made mandatory by law, do not affect the validity of the election.
McCrary on Elections, §§ 192 to 204; Pradat v. Ramsey, 47 Miss. 29.
The certification of the returns of the local option election by a majority of the commissioners was. sufficient. Opinion of the Justices, 68 Maine, 587.
If appellant was the owner of the bar on the steamer Katie Robins, and intoxicating liquor was sold by a…
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