Legal Opinion

Barnes v. State

Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas

Decided March 11, 1914No. 2689Published

The opinion states the case.

1Opinion

Appellant has filed a motion for rehearing herein, and presented it in a way to deserve, and it has received our most thoughtful consideration.

In his first assignment he raises a question not presented in his original brief, and not raised in the trial court, yet it is a fundamental question and he is entitled to have it considered. He contends: "The court erred in affirming the judgment in this case because chapter 20 of the Acts of 1909, levying a tax upon the business of selling liquor by soliciting and taking orders therefor in local option territory, and also levying a tax upon persons,…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Delamater v. South DakotaSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
  2. Cain v. StateTexas Supreme Court · 1857
  3. Clark v. City of JanesvilleWisconsin Supreme Court · 1860
  4. Pickle v. FinleyTexas Supreme Court · 1898
  5. Scoby v. SweattTexas Supreme Court · 1866

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