Williams v. State

The statute under which the defendant .was indicted is penal in its character, in derogation of the common law, and can not lie extended by construction beyond its terms. The statute is local in its application, and prohibits the selling or giving away of spirituous liquor within certain described limits.

The indictment charges that the defendant sold vinous or spirituous liquors without a license, and contrary to law; and was found under section 4037 of the Code, which provides that, in an indictment for retailing spirituous liquors, it is sufficient to charge that the defendant sold…