Naylor v. State

BELCHER, Judge.

Appellant was convicted upon a complaint and information which charged that he did “unlawfully and willfully set and run a gill net in Baffin Bay in Kleberg County, Texas, the said gill net then and there not licensed according to law,” and his punishment was assessed at a fine of $150.

The prosecution was based upon Art. 946, P.C.

It is contended that prior to the alleged commission of the offense in this case Art. 946, P.C., was repealed by implication by the enactment of Art. 934a, P.C.

An examination of Art. 946, P.C., reveals that it regulates the use of nets in the salt…