Russell v. State

MORROW, Judge.

The prosecution is under Article 820k, Vernon’s Texas Criminal Statutes, Supplement 1918, being Section 16 of the Act of April 9, 1917, Chapter 207. The penalty attached to this statute is in the Act of May 19, 1917, First Called Session, Chapter 31, Section 45, and of the Act of October 10, 1917, Chapter 13, Section 45, the penalty prescribed being for the first offense not exceeding $100. Subdivision F of Article 820-K is as follows: “It shall be the duty of the person operating or in charge of an overtaking vehicle to sound audible and suitable signal before passing a vehicle…