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20 Ark. 201

State v. Marcus

Supreme Court of Arkansas

Decided January 15, 1859

Supreme Court of Arkansas · decided 1859-01-15

<p>Indictment for selling spirituous liquors, under the act of 21th December, 1856, to aid certain townships in preventing the sale of liquors therein.</p>

Decided 1859-01-15

Mr. Justice Compton

¶1delivered the opinion of the Court.

¶2This was an indictment against Thomas Marcus for selling spirituous liquors in the township of “ Elenoisf in the county of Washington. The indictment was quashed, and the State appealed.

¶3No specific objection to the indictment was pointed out in the Court below, the motion to quash merely alleging that it charged no offence known to the law; nor has any specific objection been pointed out or urged in this Court.

¶4On the 27th December, 1856, the Legislature passed an act entitled “ an act to aid the citizens of Vineyard, Cane Hill and Elenois townships, in Washington county, in preventing the sale of spirituous and vinous liquors in said townships.”

¶5The indictment was framed on this act, and contains four counts, charging Marcus according to the different aspects of the statute. The first,, second and fourth counts seem to be substantially good.

¶6Let the judgment be reversed, and the case remanded.

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