State v. Nelson
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Appeal from Fourth Judicial District Court, Parish of Lincoln; John B. Halstead, Judge. W. J. Nelson was charged with practicing medicine without a license, and from an order granting a motion to quash the information, the State appeals.
1Opinion of the CourtBreaux, C. J.
The bill of information filed against the defendant charged him with practicing medicine without a license.
The defendant filed a motion to quash the information on the ground: That no provision is contained in the statute to punish those who practice without a license.
That Act of 49 of 1894, amended by Act 244 of 1908, and Act 16 of 1912, under which the information was found, is unconstitutional because the object is not expressed in the title; the title does not set forth the purpose of the act, and the act contains two or more objects.
Furthermore, that Act 244 of 1908 and section 3 of Act…
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