II. PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Prosecutrix held sufficiently corroborated as (B) Creation, Alteration, Existence, and to carnal knowledge by accused.-Id. Dissolution of Districts. SENTENCE. 22 (Tex.) Act providing method for consolidating common school districts held to repeal See Criminal Law, 978-982. former acts relating thereto.-Dover Common School Dist. Co. 66 v. County School Trustees of Navarro County, 1062. 22 (Tex.Civ.App.) Attempted consolidation of school districts held not within statute validating attempted consolidations.-Drake Yawn, 726. V. 25 (Tex.Civ.App.) City assuming control of schools becomes itself a school district, and vet remains a municipal corporation.-Poteet v. Bridges, 415. 30 (Tex.Civ.App.) Boundaries of municipal district include territory added for school purposes only.-Poteet v. Bridges, 415. SEPARATE PROPERTY. See Husband and Wife, 129–174. SEPARATION. See Husband and Wife, 299. SET-OFF AND COUNTERCLAIM. de ~35(1) (Tex.Civ.App.) Unliquidated mands may be set off against liquidated demands, if arising from same cause.-Macaw v. Pecos Valley Alfalfa Land & Oil Co., 808. 33 (Tex.Civ.App.) Attempted consolidation of county line school districts beyond power of 46(1) (Ark.) Debts against trustee indilocal board.-Drake v. Yawn, 726. Statute held not to authorize consolidation of school districts by local boards of school trustees.-Id. vidually cannot be offset against trust fund.Ellis v. Baker-Matthews Lumber Co., 7. 40 (Tex.Civ.App.) Attempted consolidation See Drains. of county line school districts by local board without sanction of county court held invalid. -Drake v. Yawn, 726. tricts held of no effect.-Id. SEWERS. SHERIFFS AND CONSTABLES. III. POWERS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES. Attempted ratification by school officials of 90 (Tex.Civ.App.) Generally officers must void consolidation of county line school dis-obey orders of court without requiring indemnity for so doing.-Craven v. Buchanan, 89. Sheriff held not required to determine ownership of property to be sequestered, and could require indemnity bond.-Id. 44 (Ky.) Defeat of school bond issue held ty Board of Education of Oldham County, 1018. not revocation of consolidation.-Leet v. Coun (D) District Property, Contracts, and Liabilities. 67 (Tex.Civ.App.) City, assuming control of schools, given power to select sites and erect buildings.-Poteet v. Bridges, 415. (E) District Debt, Securities, and Tax ation. 112 (Tex.Civ.App.) Writ commanding sheriff to take possession of automobile held not to authorize taking from claimant not claiming title through person named in writ.— Craven v. Buchanan, 89. 113(4) (Tex.Civ.App.) Where sheriff kept automobile for claimant, but without legal process, held justified for surrendering car to another claimant.-Craven v. Buchanan, 89. 97(1)(Tex.Civ.App.) Board of school 148 (Tex.Civ.App.) Sureties on indemnity trustees of municipal district not authorized to raise money by bonds, but municipality provides buildings and funds for schools run by board.Poteet v. Bridges. 415. 99 (1) (Tex.Civ.App.) Board of school trustees of municipal district not authorized to raise money by taxation, but municipality pro-I. NATURE AND GROUNDS OF REMEDY IN vides buildings and funds for schools run by board.-Poteet v. Bridges, 415. 8 (Ky.) Right rests in court's discretion.Hogg v. Forsythe, 1008. II. CONTRACTS ENFORCEABLE. 32(1) (Tex.Civ.App.) Not available to enforce sale contract lacking mutuality of obligation.-Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Ass'n v. Stovall, 1109. 41 (Ky.) Verbal contract for sale of land unenforceable unless grantee placed in possession and makes improvements.-Crain v. Crain, 176. ~42 (Ky.) One in possession as tenant, and not as grantee under verbal contract for transfer of land, held not entitled to enforce it as one bona fide in possession making improvements.-Crain v. Crain, 176. 46 (Tex.Cr.App.) Corroboration of prose-57 (Ky.) Lessee' held entitled to specific cutrix as to promise to marry held sufficient. performance of coal lease with option to pur-Rhodes v. State, 679. chase.-Hogg v. Forsythe, 1008. For cases in Dec.Dig. & Am.Dig. Key-No.Series & Indexes see same topic and KEY-NUMBER 69 (Ky.) Generally does not lie to enforce II. GENERAL AND SPECIAL OR LOCAL sale of personal property.-Steinway & Sons v. Massey. 884. Remedy at law for refusal to sell particular make of piano is adequate.-Id. 75 (Tex.Civ.App.) Not available to enforce contract not capable of present performance where constant and indefinite supervision by court would be required.-Texas Farm Bureau Cotton Ass'n v. Stovall, 1109. LAWS. 94(1) (Tex.) Special or local act fixing compensation district attorney held authorized by Constitution.-Harris County v. Crooker, 652. III. SUBJECTS AND TITLES OF ACTS. 114(6) (Tenn.) Intoxicating liquor storage act not repugnant to constitutional provisions as to title and substance.-Baker v. State, 548. IV. PROCEEDINGS AND RELIEF. 114(4) (Ky.) Petition in suit for land un-123 (Tex.Cr.App.) A subject in amendder contract to support held demurrable.- ment of highway law not in title.-Ex parte Crain v. Crain, 176. Faison, 343. STATES. IV. FISCAL MANAGEMENT, PUBLIC DEBT, AND SECURITIES. 131 (Ky.) Appropriation is setting apart of particular sum for specific purpose.-Davis v. Steward, 531. STATUTE OF FRAUDS. See Frauds, Statute of. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. See Limitation of Actions. STATUTES. For statutes relating to particular subjects, see I. ENACTMENT, REQUISITES, AND VA- IV. AMENDMENT, REVISION, AND CODIFI- 146 (Tex.) Incorporation into Revised Statutes is in effect a readoption.-Harris County v. Crooker, 652. V. REPEAL, SUSPENSION, EXPIRATION, 158 (Ark.) Repeals by implication not favored. Etna Casualty & Surety Co. v. City of North Little Rock. 294. 167(2) (Ky.) Provision of Revised Statutes omitted from General Statutes of 1873 held repealed.-Pullum v. Rhea, 858. VI. CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION. (A) General Rules of Construction. ~181(1) (Ky.) Primary rule of construction is to ascertain intention from words em35/2 (Ark.) Legislature held without pow-188 (Ky.) Words may be given contracted ployed.-Lewis v. Creasey Corporation, 1046. er to deprive people of right of referendum. meaning, dependent on context.-Lewis Gaster v. Dermott-Collins Road Improvement. Creasey Corporation, 1046. Dist., 2. 49 (Ark.) Stock law election statute not invalid because it fails to provide remedy for election contest.-Patterson v. Adcock, 904. V. if that would carry operation far beyond pur189 (Ky.) Words not given literal meaning pose.-Lewis v. Creasey Corporation, 1046. 211 (Tex.Civ.App.) Headline to a statute 49 (Mo.) The fact that the amount of tax-in the revision is no part thereof.-Drake v. es to be paid under Income Tax Act was diffi-Yawn, 726. cult to compute held not to invalidate statute. -Stouffer v. Crawford, 581. (C) Time of Taking Effect. 63 (Ark.) Invalid statute passed subsequent to curative act establishing road improve-253 (Ark.) Act without emergency clause ment district held not ground for nullifying dis-held not operative until 90 days after adjourntrict. Bacon v. Road Improvement Dist. No. ment of General Assembly.-Gaster v. Der1 of Howard County, 267. mott-Collins Road Improvement Dist., 2. 1170 933 § 2169 646 489 § 2207 586 CRAWFORD AND MOSES' REVISED STATUTES 1860. DIGEST. Ch. 56, art. 1, § 4........ 858 $8 3262, 3263. STATUTES SUPPLEMENT 1280 1918. 575 2287 §§ 2310, 3010. 904 $2380b, subsecs. 27, 40.. 850 3200 964 3246 956 947 3298 931 3307 964 3312 924 3341 967 $$ 3436, 3439, 3440. 599 3480 280 by Laws 1922, ch. 8.... 193 § 3441 599, 967 4838 3449 554 967 4916 898 STATUTES 1922. 3451 599 §§ 5669, 5702. 924 190 6289, subsec. 4. 3687 575 $ 199b1 .956, 964 492 $$ 6889, 6890. 3904 573 § 317 964 .1056 6943 4039 257 $ 324 926 219 9767 ROAD LAWS 1919. 4079 2 $$ 380, 395. 522 596, 931 4086 § 470 927 .1020 §§ 4088, 4103. §§ 964, 964a1, 971-1. 926 187 § 6154 Volume 2. § 1241a1 17 214 1663, subsec. 2. 529 § 6588. Amended by Laws 1749, subsec. 1. 175 1921, p. 412, § 1... 920 § 2054a2 179 § 6594b added by Laws SPECIAL LAWS. § 2128 1921, p. 415... 591 169 88 2180-2185. 529 § 6595. Amended by Laws 1920 (Ex. Sess.) No. 240, $ 2292 486, 1008 1921, p. 416, § 3. 920 §§ 11, 36, 37.. $ 9740 973 858 $$ 9850, 9953. 1921, p. 1. 904 2295 12 858, 888 § 10144 1921, p. 525. $$ 2316, 2317. 973 533 § 10720 1921, p. 527, § 3. 2326 927 858 1921, p. 1169. 874 §§ 12272-12308, 12391 609 2353 S$ 13110-13112. 581 855 862 2479 §§ 2554a1, 2554a8, 2554a32 895 257 $8 2591-2610.. 503 294 § 3574 1911, p. 139. 926 235 Re § 3687 1917, p. 524. Amended by 489 Laws 1919, p. 718. 581 $ 3704, subsecs. 1, 7 515 5 88 3721, 3754. 1919, p. 718. 581 $ 3779a 522 1921, p. 412, § 1. 920 890 54019a13 1921, p. 415... 591 $ 4032 182 1921, p. 416, § 3. 920 846 § 4122 175 § 4149 846 §§ 4433a1, 4433a2. ..1018 TENNESSEE. $ 4668 .1050 CONSTITUTION. .1038 LAWS. 515 1873, ch. 1011. 858 Art. 2, § 17... 548 CIVIL CODE OF PRACTICE. 1893, ch. 151, § 17. 1873, ch. 1011, § 2. § 52 $ 62, subsec. 4. 88 83, 85... 499 1894, ch. 76. 177 1910, ch. 92. 489 503 1918, ch. 18. 531 § 97, subsec. 2. § 113, subsec. 7. §§ 120, 128. 128, subsec. 1. .1024 1920, ch. 125, § 2. 235 1922, ch. 8. §§ 4476, .1055 1922, ch. 33, § 5. 172 1922, ch. 33, § 15. 499 1920, ch. 81. .877, 880 THOMPSON'S SHANNON'S CODE. 19 242 $$ 4583, 4587, 6205.. 306 485 MISSOURI. LAWS. CONSTITUTION. 499, subsecs. 1, 10-12.. 894 Art. 2, § 11. ... 920 1903, ch. 497. 302 § 518 245 Art. 2, §§ 22, 28. 591 1909, ch. 87. 302 522 Art. 12, § 8. 1917, ch. 3. 973 543 172 1917, ch. 3, §§ 1, 2. 548 TEXAS. 926 § 36 CRIMINAL CODE OF PRAC- §§ 2995, 3212. §§ 39, 41, 43. TICE. § 2818 489 REVISED STATUTES 1919. Art. 1, § 11. 349 Art. 1, § 15. .1064 .1003 Art. 1, § 19. 57 § 241 .839, 880 § 1460 926 Art. 1, § 28. 343 262 214 $1464 263, subsec. 2. 264 616 Art. 3, §§ 35, 36. 343 214 § 1694 214 § 1946 9 Art. 3, § 56. 652 609, Art. 5, § 1. 652 1171 For cases in Dec.Dig. & Am.Dig. Key-No.Series & Indexes see same topic and KEY-NUMBER CODE OF CRIMINAL PRO-Arts. 1947, 1951.. 439 VERNON'S ANNOTATED 444 CIVIL STATUTES SUP CEDURE 1911. Art. 1957... Art. 2021.. .1064 PLEMENT 1918. Art. 2115 Arts. 409, 413. 340 Art. 2119.. 427 Art. 2749a... 726 Art. 2126.. 481 Art. 575.... 367 Arts. 2157-2163. .1098 Art. 2749a et seq. .1062 Art. 735.. 54 Art. 2771.. 435 Art. 810. Art. 811.. ..... .381, 382, 690 Arts. 2874, 2877-2883. 415 Art. 5246-82.. 655 Art. 3593.. 777 392 Art. 59048.. 720 Arts. 3595-3600... .1086 Art. $37.. 375 Art. 3712.. Art. $37, subd. 6. Arts. 849, 850.. Art. 904... 681 Art. 3965... 367 551 Arts. 3966, 3967. 434 808 VERNON'S ANNOTATED CIVIL STATUTES SUP- 363 Art. 4742, subd. 3. .88, 325 Art. 4746.. 165 .315, 332 Arts. 731, 732. 59 Arts. 4948, 4951. 325 Art. 1206... 72 Art. 5117... .1064 Art. 1830, subd. 13. 425 Arts. 5624, 5628. 470 Art. 2815c.. 415 Arts. 5675, 5684. 396 Art. 6097. 695 Art. 6494.. 356 Arts. 6559, 6669, 6670. Arts. 7530, 7569. 472 Art. 28174. ..1062 425 Arts. 5904016-5904034.. 720 444 Arts. 6001-1 to 6001-197 673 106 Art. 70121⁄2... 343 PENAL CODE 1911. Arts. 7796, 7798.. 153 153, 1084 Page 951 652 Volume 6. Art. 840.. .1075 VERNON'S SAYLES' ANNO Art. 1129.. 396 Art. 1328.. 392 TATED CIVIL STAT- Arts. 1527-1529. 141 CITY CHARTERS. Arts, 345a, 345c.. 652 Art. 1589, subd. 3.. 757 Dalias, art. 10, § 1. 746 Art. 708.. PENAL CODE 1916. Arts. 24, 1421................ 43 Art. 1830, subd. 13. Arts. 731, 732. Art. 925.. Art. 925. Amended by Amended by Laws Art. 1830, subd. 14. Art. 4634.. 808 Art. 4977. 475 Arts. 5595, 5597. Art. 1612... 760 Art. 1830, subd. 4.... 751, 825 El Paso, §§ 137, 147-149, 99 1919, .1104 1911, ch. 67. 652 825 1911, ch. 67, §§ 19, 21 652 72 1911, ch. 100, § 1. 726 34 1915, ch. 36. 1062 Art. 2762.. Art. 2771. 435 1917, 57 Art. 2815a... 726 415 Art. 2816... 1062 Arts. 3267, 3271, 3687. Art. 4624... 132 1919, ch. 93.. 425 429 1917, ch. 14, § 1. 415 ch. 190, 726 1917, ch. 83, § 19. 1917, ch. 160. Amended by Laws 1921, (1st Called Sess.) ch. 52 343 21 1919 (2d Called Sess.) ch. 720 435 16. STREET RAILROADS. II. REGULATION AND OPERATION. Surety paying ward may sue on note executed by guardian and others to replace money converted, though status of account was not determined by probate court.-Id. 99(7) (Ky.) Not necessarily contributory negligence to attempt to cross in front of street car.-Louisville Ry. Co. v. Basler, 1027.16 (Tex.Civ.App.) Lien for money advanced to colegatee to pay note due estate not en99(13) (Ky.) Person attempting to cross forced against purchaser of his interest at exstreet car tracks must use ordinary care.ecution sale without notice of indebtedness.Louisville Ry. Co. v. Basler, 1027. Automobile driver held contributorily negli- Wunsch v. Burlington State Bank, 135. gent in law for attempting to cross in front of street car. Id. SUBROGATION. SUBSCRIPTIONS. I (Ky.) Note for subscription to highway 7(4) (Tex.Civ.App.) Surety on guardian's fund payable to special treasurer held valid. bond held subrogated to ward's right to sue on-Webb v. Dunn, 840. note executed by guardian and others to re-15(1) (Ky.) Construction of highway held place money converted.-Fidelity & Deposit substantial compliance with condition of note. -Webb v. Dunn, 840. Co. of Maryland v. Risien, 1105. SURETYSHIP. See Principal and Surety. TARIFF. See Customs Duties. TAXATION. See Customs Duties; Highways, IX. SALE OF LAND FOR NONPAYMENT OF 660 (Ark.) Publication of notice of sale two full weeks prior to sale sufficient.-Shultz v. Carroll, 261. 679(5) (Ark.) Land commissioner's deed conveys any title state had.-McFarlane v. Morgan, 257. 122-148.684 (4) (Ark.) Redemption presumed where I. NATURE AND EXTENT OF POWER IN court.-McFarlane v. Morgan, 257. 2 (Tex.Civ.App.) Power of taxation vests exclusively in Legislature.-Texas Bitulithic Co. v. Dallas Consol. Electric St. Ry. Co., 746. 4 (Tex.Com.App.) States have no power by taxation to control operation of federal laws.City of Waco v. Texas Life Ins. Co., 315. 7 (Tex.Com.App.) United States bonds of life insurance company not taxable.-City of Waco v. Texas Life Ins. Co., 315. II. CONSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS 54 (Mo.) Statute carrying forward provisions of prior statutes not invalid as retrospective.-Stouffer v. Crawford, 581. Basing valuation for corporations on date different than date used for individuals held not an "inequality" under the Fourteenth Amendment.-Id. Separate classification of resident and nonresident corporations held reasonable and not an "unequal application of the laws."-Id. Penalizing nonresidents failing to file return under Income Tax Act held a reasonable method to secure filing of returns.-Id. III. LIABILITY OF PERSONS AND PROP- (D) Exemptions. 194 (Mo.) Exempting insurance companies paying gross income taxes in lieu of all other taxes from provisions of the income tax held not unconstitutional discrimination.-Stouffer v. Crawford, 581. V. LEVY AND ASSESSMENT. (A) Levý and Apportionment. 304 (Ark.) Tax levy held defective.Shultz v. Carroll, 261. (D) Mode of Assessment of Corporate Stock, Property, or Receipts. 387 (Tex.Com.App.) Insurance company's property valued for taxation after exempt property deducted; "valued as other property is valued for assessment."-City of Waco v. Texas Life Ins. Co., 315.. Insurance company not owner of land on which it had only contract liens.-Id. 387 (Tex.Com.App.) Tax-free government securities not taken into account in estimating total value of insurance company's assets. -City of Waco v. Amicable Life Ins. Co., 332. Reserve of insurance company not asset.-Id. Reserve deducted from gross value of insurance company's property.-Id. (G) Review, Correction, or Setting Aside 685 (Ark.) State acquires no title to lands not included in report and to included_tracts, only upon confirmation by court.-McFarlane v. Morgan, 257. 689(1) (Ark.) Court order requiring reassessment, yacates sale and prevents state from acquiring title.-McFarlane v. Morgan, 257. X. REDEMPTION FROM TAX SALE. 697(4) (Ark.) One in possession claiming title in good faith under void donation certificate may redeem from tax foreclosure sale.Wilson v. Chisholm, 273. TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES. 31 (Tex.Com.App.) Telephone company has right to make reasonable regulations.Kelly v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., 658. 65(1) (Tex.Com.App.) Application contract for telephone service held basis of right of action against company. Kelly v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., 658. Cause of action for failure to list subscriber's name in classified directory held not stated. -Id. 66(1) (Tex.Com.App.) Telephone company has right to make reasonable regulations; presumed reasonable.-Kelly v. Southwestern Bell Telephone Co., 658. In absence of contrary allegation, telephone company presumed to have complied with con tract.-Id. TENANCY IN COMMON. 1. CREATION AND EXISTENCE. 3 (Tex.Civ.App.) Attaching creditor and heir holding interest in property attached held not tenants in common as against superior lien covering entire tract.-Shear Co. v. Stuth, 158. II. MUTUAL RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIA- (A) Collectors and Proceedings for Col-14 (Ark.) Possession of land under will held adverse to rights of cotenant.-McKinney lection in General. 549(3) (Ky.) Sheriff must notify of in-v. Beattie, 280. creased assessments and county must compensate, though assessments enjoined by state Tax Commission.-Graves County v. Roach, 175. 15(7, 8) (Ark.) Mistake of law not caused by fraudulent concealment or misrepresentation, does not affect limitations.-McKinney v. Beattie, 280. |