State ex rel. Theus v. Edwards

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Provosty, J.

The defendant was indicted under Section 12 of Act 49 of 1894. He moved to quash on the ground that he was not indicted under any statute of the State of Louisiana. The court sustained the motion on the ground that Section 12 of Act 49, under which the defendant was indicted, is repealed by Act 13 of 1896.

Act 13 of 1896, thus invoked as repealing Section 12 of Act 49 of 1894, contains three sections; Sections 1 and 2 amend respectively Sections 14 and 19 of Act 49 of 1894 by re-enacting them; and Section 3 repeals all inconsistent laws. The…