State v. Bertrand

Citations

• 72 Miss. 516

Syllabus

<p>1. LnjiroB, Sale ob. Indictment. Local option election. Judicial notice.</p> <p>An indictment for unlawfully selling intoxicating- liquors need not aver the holding of a local option election or its result, for, by l 2621, code 1892, the courts are required to take judicial notice of this.</p> <p>2. Same. Indictment. When sufficient. Allegation of unlawful sale.</p> <p>In a county which has voted against the sale, it is not necessary that the indictment allege that accused had no license, since no license could be lawfully granted. It is sufficient to allege that he unlawfully sold and retailed intoxicating liquors. Norton v. State, 65 Miss., 297.</p>