Longoria v. State

LATTIMORE, Judge. —

Conviction for advancing to another money with which to pay a poll tax; punishment, a fine of $100.

Appellant is charged by indictment with loaning and advancing to one Ellis the sum of $1.75 to be used in paying the poll tax of Ellis, — knowing that such money was to be used for such purpose. Appellant moved to quash the indictment, and excepted to the court’s failure to so do, this being the only bill of exceptions in the record. There seems nothing in the proposition, which is not even argued in appellant’s brief.

It is urged in the brief that since the indictment charged…