Cornelius v. Pruet
Supreme Court of Alabama
Appeal from Circuit Court, Clay County; E. J. Garrison, Judge. Mandamus by Samuel J. Pruet against O. B; Cornelius, as Judge of Probate, to require said Judge of Probate to enter petitioner’s name upon the list of qualified voters of Clay county. Prom a decree granting the mandamus, the Judge of Probate appeals.
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Appeal from Circuit Court, Clay County; E. J. Garrison, Judge. Mandamus by Samuel J. Pruet against O. B; Cornelius, as Judge of Probate, to require said Judge of Probate to enter petitioner’s name upon the list of qualified voters of Clay county. Prom a decree granting the mandamus, the Judge of Probate appeals. The facts made by the petitioner and admitted to be true are that petitioner is over 21 years old, was a qualified voter in 1915, but has not paid poll tax for the years 1916 to 1919, inclusive; that he enlisted'in the United States Navy on the 20th day of April, 1917, and served…
1Per curiam
The sole question involved in this appeal is whether or not the petitioner, who had served in the United States Navy for over four months between January 1, 1917, and November 11, 1918, and who had been honorably discharged, was entitled to be placed upon the list of the voters of his county without having first paid all poll tax due by him before enlistment. The state’s contention is that the constitutional amendment, section 194%, appearing in section 1 of the Acts of 1919, p. 724, exempts him only from the poll tax accruing against him after his enlistment, while the petitioner contends…
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