Legal Opinion
State v. Morgan
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided May 26, 1913No. 9,950PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Mortimer Morgan was convicted of violating the game law, and applies for writs of certiorari and prohibition.
1Opinion of the CourtSommerville, J.
Defendant is charged as follows:
“That he unlawfully did take with traps for profit (market hunting) during the open season, *1035ten minks, six otters, and three raccoons, without then and there first procuring a license from the sheriff and ex officio tax collector of Vermilion parish, La., so to do”
—in violation of section 14, Act No. 127,1912, p. 151; the penalty being a fine of not less than $25 nor more than $100, or imprisonment for not less than 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the court. Section 28.
Defendant moved to quash the information on the ground that the Legislature had made…
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