Supreme Court of Alabama December 15, 1877 (Jacobi v. State)

MANNING, J. —

The question here presented is, whether or not an incorporated social club, whose rooms are used in common by its members only and such other persons as may under its rules be invited thereto, for reading, conversation and diversion, and in one of which rooms spirituous liquors are sold by an agent of the club to its members — but to no other persons — can knowingly suffer gaming