Berry v. State

Citations

• 10 Tex. Ct. App. 315

Syllabus

<p>1. Refusal to Sweats to Tax-List—Indictment.—Article 113 of the Penal Code, whereby penalties are provided for persons who refuse to render their property for assessment, or to swear to the list rendered, etc., must be construed in connection with the provisions of the Civil Statutes which prescribe the duties in this regard of all owners and holders of taxable property. Therefore an indictment based on said article 113 should allege the year for which the defendant’s taxable property was assessable.</p> <p>3. Juey—Oath.—The record on appeal must show that the jury were sworn.</p>