Legal Opinion

Womack v. State

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided March 12, 1918No. 1 Div. 261PublishedCited by 1 opinion

Appeal from Circuit Court, Monroe County; A. B. Foster, Judge. Tom Womack was tried and convicted of driving his wagon over the public road of Monroe county without having paid a vehicle .tax, as required by a regulation of the board of revenue of said county legally adopted, and from the judgment of conviction he appeals.

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

There are four questions of .law presented by the record and insisted on in brief of appellant’s counsel: (1) Is the board of revenue of Monroe county, Ala., a duly and legally constituted body? (2) I-Ias the board of revenue of Monroe county jurisdiction over the public roads and bridges of the county? (3) Is the license tar levied by said board of revenue bn vehicles in violation of section 211 of the Constitution? (4) Has the board of revenue of Monroe county authority to levy a license tax on vehicles used by the owner for his personal use and not for hire?

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2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. Christian v. StateSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  2. State ex rel. Van Deusen v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Alabama · 1904
  3. State ex rel. Hanna v. TunstallSupreme Court of Alabama · 1906
  4. Hudgens v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  5. State ex rel. Brown v. SlaughterSupreme Court of Alabama · 1916

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. State on Inf. Murphy v. BrooksSupreme Court of Alabama · 1941

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