Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, 1906

Anderson v. State

Anderson v. State
Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas · Decided January 31, 1906 · Davidson
92 S.W. 39; 49 Tex. Crim. 195; 1906 Tex. Crim. App. LEXIS 6 (South Western Reporter)

Anderson v. State

Opinion of the Court

*196 DAVIDSON, Presiding Judge.

Conviction for violating the local option law. On February 15, 1900, the commissioners court ordered an election in a portion of justice precinct number 6 of Navarro County. This subdivision of said justice precinct embraces five school districts. The contention is that under this order of the court the election was void, because school districts could not he combined. This contention is correct. Ex parte Heyman, 45 Texas Crim. Rep., 532, 78 S. W. Rep., 349, 9 Texas Ct. Rep., 140; Ex parte Mills, 79 S. W. Rep., 555; Ex parte Mitchell, 79 S. W. Rep., 558; Ex parte Wells, 78 S. W. Rep., 928; Board v. Buchanan, 82 S. W. Rep., 194, 10 Texas Ct. Rep., 652; Nolan Co. v. Beall, 81 S. W. Rep., 526, 10 Texas Ct. Rep., 526. The judgment is reversed and the prosecution ordered dismissed.

Reversed and dismissed.

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