Senterfit v. State

Citations

• 41 Tex. 186

Syllabus

<p>1. Stook-LAW-^ndictment.—See an indictment held defective against a stock raiser for driving his own cattle to market out of his county without leaving on record a list of the marks and brands of such cattle.</p> <p>2. Verdict held defective.—A verdict, “We, the jury, find the defendant guilty of a misdemeanor, in driving from the county of Lampasas one cow brute, and assess his fine at eighteen dollars: ” Held, insufficient.</p> <p>3. Venue of such offense.—It seems that the offense of driving one’s own cattle from the county to market, without having a list of the marks and brands of such cattle recorded, (Pas. Dig., art. 6556,) is not punishable in the county from which the cattle were driven.</p> <p>4. Construction of statutes.—The act of 22 May, 1871, “to encourage stock raising,” &c., not applying to Lampasas and Travis counties, section 8 of said act (Pas. Dig., art. 6560) does not repeal art. 6556, Pas. Dig.</p>