State v. Weiss

Citations

• 84 Kan. 165
• 113 P. 388
• 1911 Kan. LEXIS 298

Syllabus

<p>SYLLABUS BY THE COURT.</p> <p>1. Intoxicating Liquors — Statute Prohibiting Sale for Any Purpose Held Valid. The constitutional amendment forever prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquors in this state, except for medical, scientific and mechanical purposes, is not a restriction upon the power of the legislature to prohibit by statute. In the absence of such amendment the legislature would possess such power, and its authority is not diminished thereby. Sections 1 and 2 of chapter 164 of the Laws of 1909 (Gen. Stat. 1909, §§ 4361, 4362), making it unlawful to sell intoxicating liquors for any purposes, upheld.</p> <p>2. Jury and Jurors — Agreement as to One Count, Disagreement as to Others — Reception of Verdict. Where the jury had been out some time, and reported an agreement on one count and a disagreement as to the others, and the court announced that . it would receive such verdict, and did receive the same; held, not error.</p>