Stanfield v. State

Defendant, who appealed, was indicted and convicted in the Criminal Court of Maury County for permitting stock to run at large in said County in violation of the provisions of Chapter 891, Private Acts of 1921. He was fined $5 for the offense. After his motion for new trial was overruled, he has appealed and assigned errors which present hut two questions, first, the constitutionality of Chapter 891 of the Private Acts of 1921, and second, the sufficiency of the indictment under which the conviction was had.

The validity of the Act is assailed on the ground that it violates Article II, section…