State v. Weaver
Tennessee Supreme Court
FROM KNOX. Appeal in error from tbe Criminal Conrt of. Knox County. T. A. R. Nelson, Judge.
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Shields
delivered tbe opinion of tbe Court.
Tbe defendant was indicted in tbe criminal court of Knox county for knowingly voting, as tbe owner of real estate situated in tbe town of Lonsdale, Knox county, in a municipal election beld in that town, without first having there registered twenty days or more before tbe election, as provided by chapter 25, p. 59, Acts Ex. Sess. 1890, chapter 224, p. 438, Acts 1891, and chapter 12, p. 30 Acts Ex. Sess. 1891.
A motion was made to quash tbe indictment, upon tbe grounds that it was not a misdemeanor to vote illegally in a municipal election, and that…
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