State v. Cole

The accused was active president and cashier of the Bank of Cotton Valley. He was indicted by the grand jury, tried and convicted, and sentenced for a violation of Act No. 108 of 1884. From the verdict and sentence he appealed.

There are twenty-seven bills of exception in the record.

Bills Nos. 5, 8, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 will be considered separately, but the other bills may be grouped in the following order: First, Nos. 1, 2, and 3; second, Nos. 4 and 25; third, Nos. 6, 7, and 18; fourth, Nos. 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14; fifth, Nos. 15 and 16; sixth, Nos. 26 and 27.

Bill No. 1 was…