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
ON REHEARING.
June 24, 1908.
RAMSEY, Judge.
The appellant was charged, by information, in the County Court of McLennan County, Texas, with the violation of the provision of article 170 of the election law passed by the Twenty-ninth Legislature in that he did unlawfully, wilfully and knowingly loan and advance to one A. J. Ray the amount of his poll tax, knowing at the time that the money so advanced and loaned was to be used by Ray to pay such tax. A motion was made in the court below to quash the complaint and information for the reason in substance that the law under which the prosecution was…
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