Petty v. State
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Appeal from Polk Circuit Court; Jeff T. Cowling, Judge; 1. The demurrer to the indictment should have been sustained. It is material, to effectuate the purpose and intent of the act, that the weigher should have complied with the act by procuring the scales, having them tested as provided by law, and by placing them in a convenient place, easy of access for the public, and it should be alleged in the indictment.
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Appeal from Polk Circuit Court; Jeff T. Cowling, Judge; 1. The demurrer to the indictment should have been sustained. It is material, to effectuate the purpose and intent of the act, that the weigher should have complied with the act by procuring the scales, having them tested as provided by law, and by placing them in a convenient place, easy of access for the public, and it should be alleged in the indictment. Acts 1905 p. 704-5-6, § 4. It is further defective in that it does not allege that the cotton weighed by appellant was presented to the public weigher and his weights demanded. Id. §…
1Opinion of the CourtWood, J.
The Legislature of 1905 passed a special act providing for the election of a county cotton weigher for Polk and certain other counties. Séctions 1 and 6 of this act were amended in 1907 to read as follows:
“Section 1. That at the -next- general election for State and county officers and every two years thereafter there shall be elected, in the same manner and under the same restrictions as is provided by law for the election of other officials, a county cotton weigher for the counties of Howard, Columbia, Polk, Montgomery, Nevada, White and Clark, who shall hold his office for the term of two…
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- Woodson v. StateSupreme Court of Arkansas · 1900
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