Legal Opinion
State v. Harris
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided July 1, 1895No. 11,689PublishedCited by 4 opinions
APPEAL from the Seventh Judicial District Court, Parish of Tensas.' Montgomery, J.
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Miller, J.
The defendant, convicted of murder and sentenced, appeals, relying on a motion in arrest of judgment, assigning as its ground the unconstitutionality of the Act No. 69 of 1890, creating the judicial districts of the State, by which act Tensas, with East Carroll and Madison, form the Seventh Judicial District.
The enacting clause of this act is: “Be it enacted by the General Assembly.” The Constitution of the State declares: “The style of the laws of this State shall be: 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana.’ ” The…
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