Solon v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
Leaving out formal averments, the information was as follows: That Frank Solon in the County of McLennan and State of Texas heretofore on the 26th day of January, A. D. 1907, did then and there unlawfully, willfully and knowingly loan and advance to another, to wit: A. J. Bay, a sum of money, to wit: the sum of one and 75-100 ($1.75) dollars, good and lawful money of the United States of America, to be used for paying the poll tax of him, the said A. J. Bay, he the said…
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Leaving out formal averments, the information was as follows: That Frank Solon in the County of McLennan and State of Texas heretofore on the 26th day of January, A. D. 1907, did then and there unlawfully, willfully and knowingly loan and advance to another, to wit: A. J. Bay, a sum of money, to wit: the sum of one and 75-100 ($1.75) dollars, good and lawful money of the United States of America, to be used for paying the poll tax of him, the said A. J. Bay, he the said Frank Solon, then and there knowing at the time that he so loaned and advanced the said money, that the same was to he used…
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Appellant was charged with violating section 170 of what is known as the Terrell election law passed by the Legislature in 1905, which reads, as follows: “Any person who loans or advances money to another knowingly to be used for paying the poll tax of such other person, is guilty of a misdemeanor.” The facts show that appellant loaned A. J. Ray the sum of $1.75 for the purpose of paying his (Raja’s) poll tax for the year 1906. Before Ray borrowed the money from appellant he informed bim of the purpose of 'borrowing it, and what he intended to do with it, and he…
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