Humphreys v. State

Mr, Justice VanYalkenburgh

delivered the opinion of the court.

The plaintiff in error, William Humphreys, having been challenged as not qualified to vote at the fall election of 1878, in Alachua county, and having, as is alleged, taken the oath prescribed by the statute, was indicted for false swearing, tried and-'Convicted. The statute in relation to challenges and the oath of party challenged, approved on the 27th day of February, 1877, and being §7 of Chapter 3021, is as follows:

“If .any person offering to vote shall be challenged as not qualified by an inspector or elector, one of the…