Hockett v. State Liquor Licensing Board

Citations

• 91 Ohio St. (N.S.) 176

Syllabus

<p>Referendum — Amendment to constitution — Home rule as to intoxicating liquors — Section ga, Article XV, Constitution, regularly adopted — Validity of amendment.</p> <p>1. The constitution and the statutes of Ohio provide ample and adequate legal machinery for the initiation, submission and adoption or rejection of any proposed amendment to the constitution of Ohio by what is known as a referendum vote.</p> <p>2. Article XV, Section 9a, relating to home rule on the subject of intoxicating liquors, was regularly and legally initiated, submitted and carried by a majority of the voters of Ohio voting thereon at the regular election held in November, 1914, and thereby became a part of the constitution of Ohio.</p> <p>3. Said amendment is not in conflict with any provision of the federal constitution.</p>