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69 Or. 136

Smith v. Bushey

Oregon Supreme Court

Decided February 3, 1914

Oregon Supreme Court · decided 1914-02-03

From Marion: William Galloway, Judge. This is a suit by G. Q. Smith and E. P. Schott, partners doing business under the firm name and style of Smith & Schott, against W. M. Bushey, as county judge of Marion County, Oregon; J. T. Beckwith and W. H. Goulet, as county commissioners of said Marion County, constituting the County Court of said county, for the transaction of county business. From a decree for plaintiffs, defendants appeal. In Banc.

Reversed: Suit Dismissed · Decided 1914-02-03

Mr. Justice Eakin

¶1delivered the opinion of the court.

¶2This is a suit to restrain defendant from issuing an order prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors in the town of Stayton, Marion County, Oregon. The issues presented by the appeal in this case, with the exception of the question of the form of the ballot, are determined by the opinion just filed in the case of Wiley v. Reasoner, ante, p. 103 (138 Pac. 250), and the decision in that case is referred to as controlling in this.

¶3The form and sufficiency of the ballot are alleged to have been defective; being in the following language: “Official ballot for Stayton precinct, Marion County, Oregon. Vote for or against prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors for beverage purposes for the entire municipality of Stayton, in Marion County, *138Oregon.” This clearly discloses that it is intended for the town of Stayton alone, and there is no allegation or suggestion that others than legal voters within the town cast ballots on the local.option question at said election, and the form of ballot was sufficient for that purpose.

¶4The decree of the lower court is reversed and the suit is dismissed. Reversed: Suit Dismissed.

Mr. Justice Burnett dissents.
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