Legal Opinion
Brandon v. Chambers
Supreme Court of Alabama
Decided October 18, 1934No. 6 Div. 699PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
The Court of Appeals certifies to this eourt the question whether or not the .Act of September 26,1923, is a constitutional enactment. Gen. Acts 1923, p. 597; section 7322, Code 1923.
The act in question and that condemned in Birmingham Electric Co. v. Harry, 215 Ala. 458, 111 So. 41 (Gen. Acts 1923, p. 560), were enacted as a part of one system of fees and costs in Jefferson county circuit court in civil, equity, and criminal cases.
The act for consideration provides in sections 1 and 2 for tax fees upon conviction qf the defendant, the sum of $6 where trial is “by jury,” and…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Ward v. HenrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
- Jefferson County v. BusbySupreme Court of Alabama · 1933
- Ward v. State Ex Rel. LeaSupreme Court of Alabama · 1932
- Birmingham Electric Co. v. HarrySupreme Court of Alabama · 1926
- Henry v. WilsonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1931
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Hawkins v. Jefferson CountySupreme Court of Alabama · 1936
- Donoghue v. BunkleySupreme Court of Alabama · 1946
- Houston County v. CovingtonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1937
- Dillon v. HamiltonSupreme Court of Alabama · 1935
- Opinion of the JusticesSupreme Court of Alabama · 1951
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