State v. Winch

Ohio Supreme Court

State v. Winch

45 Ohio St. (N.S.) 663

Ohio Supreme Court·Decided April 24, 1888·Published

Opinion

By the Court.

An act passed April 12, 1876 (73 Ohio L. 321), to prevent gambling and the sale of intoxicating [664]*664liquors “ on or within a distance of two miles of Chippewa Lake, in the county of Medina,” is in contravention of section 26, article 2, of the constitution of this state, which ordains that “ all laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state,” and is consequently void.

Exceptions overruled.

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By the Court.

An act passed April 12, 1876 (73 Ohio L. 321), to prevent gambling and the sale of intoxicating [664]*664liquors “ on or within a distance of two miles of Chippewa Lake, in the county of Medina,” is in contravention of section 26, article 2, of the constitution of this state, which ordains that “ all laws of a general nature shall have a uniform operation throughout the state,” and is consequently void.

Exceptions overruled.

State v. Winch, 45 Ohio St. (N.S.) 663 (Ohio 1888).

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