Ex parte House
Texas Supreme Court
Appeal from Harris. Tried below before the Hon. James Masterson. The relator, House, being summoned as a juror, insisted on his exemption as a member of the fire "company. He introduced the charter of the company, and proved his membership. The district judge took a different view of the matter and held him to service—from which he appeals.
1Opinion of the Court
Walker J.
There is no repugnancy, in the charter of a fire company which exempts the individual members of the company from ‘jury duty, to Section 45, Article 12 of the Constitution of 1869.
The decision of this case may be referred to the opinion of this court in Tadlock v. Eccles, 20 Texas, 792. The case of Gould v. the City of San Antonio, is not in conflict with this opinion. The Constitution requires that every Act of the Legislature shall embrace but one object, and that shall be expressed in the title. There was but one object contained in the Act incorporating Protection Fire Company…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- Boyd's Lessee v. GravesSupreme Court of the United States · 1819
- Tadlock v. EcclesTexas Supreme Court · 1858
3Cited by1 opinion
- Ex Parte KruppCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 1899