Gleaton v. State
Gleaton v. State
Opinion of the Court
1. In a prosecution under tie Code, §§ 54-110 (4), 54-9901, it is not sufficient for the State to show merely that .the defendant procured labor within the State for the use of himself beyond the boundaries of the State, but it should also be shown that he did so without notifying “the commissioner of his intention to secure labor
2. “One who comes into this State and employs on his own behalf laborers to work for him outside this State is not an ‘emigrant agent’ within the meaning of the law imposing a tax upon such agents.” Theus v. State, 114 Ga. 53 (39 S. E. 919); Chambers v. State, 23 Ga. App. 1 (97 S. E. 274).
3. Under the above rulings the conviction of the defendant was unauthorized, and the judge erred in overruling the motion for new trial.
Judgment reversed.
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