Fason v. State

The prosecution was commenced by affidavit made before the judge of the inferior court of Bessemer, upon which warrant was issued returnable to the circuit court. The affidavit charged that the defendant “did treat or offer to treat diseases of human beings( in this state by ciliropractic system, or some other system, without having first obtained a certificate of qualification .from the state board of medical examiners.”

Defendant filed a plea to the jurisdiction of-, the court on the ground that the prosecution was based on an affidavit and warrant issued from the inferior court of Bessemer…