Williamson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
The charging part of the information is as follows, to- wit: “That Fayette Williamson, on or about the 24th day of November, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and before the filing of this complaint, in the county of Hunt and State, of Texas, did then and there in justice precinct number two of said- county unlawfully engage in and pursue and follow the occupation of selling spirituous, vinous, malt, and intoxicating liquors, which- occupation was then and…
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The charging part of the information is as follows, to- wit: “That Fayette Williamson, on or about the 24th day of November, A. D. one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight, and before the filing of this complaint, in the county of Hunt and State, of Texas, did then and there in justice precinct number two of said- county unlawfully engage in and pursue and follow the occupation of selling spirituous, vinous, malt, and intoxicating liquors, which- occupation was then and there taxable by law, without having.first paid the taxes*due said State and county and obtained a license therefor; and…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was convicted for engaging in- the sale of intoxicating liquors in justice precinct No. 2 of Hunt County, without first having obtained a license for that purpose, under Acts Twenty-fifth Legislature, pages 223, 224. This information is substantially the same as that in the Snearly Case, 40 Texas Criminal Reports, 507. The indictment in the above case was held sufficient by a majority of the court. My views were expressed in the dissenting opinion. I am still of the opinion that the indictment does not charge an offense under the language employed by the…
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