The Brookhaven leader., 1885-06-04
PROHIBITION VS.. LICENSE.
The C!tJ Council Decides that Billy
Smith and Johnny Barley Corn
Win the Fight by Twelve
Majority,
and Judge Campbell Steps in ans
Vetoss the Boards Decision.

Sh'c W "F'iIA"'lN Ihih'Is NllHIu iHe 'oi 70
puratr limits Of the City of lIrookhavrn,
which has been pending before the City
Council since Saturday. the 23rd inst, on
application Of v. j. Smith fer license,
opposed by a counter petition Of the PRO
hihltiou'sts. was temporarily settled last
Monday by the Boards deciding to grant
Smith license. Both sides III the contest
were represented 10y counsel, the Prohib-
florists by Mcssrs. Thompson. McNair
and Spencer. and smith 10y MrssIS. SEES
-iOns x CassedN The follow ing. Inciud-
ing our last weeks report. shows the
manner in " hrh the omEtc.t WAS conduct
cd from Thu hrgiuniRg tn its close:
/. The consideration " the question as
I" whether the Prohibition petition WIS
ii counter petition within the meaning Of
the law. Argument was submitted hy
counsel ~ both sides. This consumed the
morning session, aud the Board took re
cess 10 J.. ~.
ON rca1ocmbling al ; O'clock the Board
decided 10 admit the Prohibition rrtition
a. aaouhrT- prtIt g: al the sHrnc time de.
clarIng as to this point their minds were
not entirely clear.
>. The next step was thu I9oding over
at smiths original petition, oontalujng
l~3 names, aud the challenging of ~ Of
these on the grounds cf non registration,
nou-TcSidcnrr, hecau~c Snn,v were on the
counter petition, aud three had never
been published.
:. The Board nrNt Proceeded to COM
pare names to ascertain bow many were
IN both petitions, pending which counsel
for license introduced II orders from par
ties " no had sigued both petitions, With
drawing OF requesting the rrdSnrc ot their
names from the Prohibition petition, ANA
+" which Prohibition cUunsrl raised legal
objections.
j. The liquor petition was nrNt com
pared With comfy reg .sirat"n, and Pro
hihtion cOuBs.! obj 1rtcd to the counting
"t any name registered after IL" petition
was fled and published, of mich there
were u or 20.
>. Takin. OF TESTIMONY IN eases Of par
ties challenged by Prohibition counsel as
non residents. A great many witnesses
we've introduced pro and 'on aud this
brauch ot in>e stigatiou WAS tot quite con.
pleted IA l&te hour, hen motion pre-
vailed to take "A recess anita Monday
morning 9 o'clot h.
The Board met Monday pursuant to adj
jouInment aud proceeded III the following
order
1. Concluded taking testimony rs to
parties challenged 10y Prohibition cunn-
sci "a non-rraidcuts.
>, Takiug OF evidence as to when
the Prohibition petition VAS started
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! SMITH GRANTED LICENSE.
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the proceedings i'll this case on Monday :;
4, n O'Clock n an Monday the