Ex Parte Mills
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas
From Van Zandt County. Original application for habeas corpus for release from an arrest for violating the local option law. The opinion states the case.
1Opinion of the Court
DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.
Applicant was arrested for violating the local option law, and resorted to the writ of habeas corpus. The election putting the local option law into effect was held in a portion of the county, composed of all the justice precincts except No. 2. Some of the territory included was already under operation of the local option law. Of the questions presented, we desire to discuss but one, to wit, the authority of the commissioners court to combine justice precincts, or other subdivisions of a county, for the purpose of holding local option elections. We have answered this…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Ex Parte RippyCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1902
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