Shell v. Beeland

Decided November 15, 1898

Supreme Court of Alabama · decided 1898-11-15

Tried before the Hon. John R. Tyson. The appellant, W. F. Shell, filed a petition addressed to the Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit, in which he averred the following facts: That he was. the owner of certain claims against the fine and forfeiture fund of Butler County, as was evidenced by the certificate of the Probate Judge of said county, issued to him and dated February 11,1890; that he had filed said claim for registration with the Treasurer of Butler County, in…

Relies on Harold v. Herrington

Decided 1898-11-15

DOWDELL, J.

¶1The only question in this case is as to the constitutionality of the act approved February 18th,' 1895, (Acts, 1894-95, pp. 767-769) regulating the fine and forfeiture fund of Butler County. An act in all substantial' respects identical with this one, was held by this court, in the case of Harold v. Herrington, 95 Ala. 395, tó be constitutional. Under the authority of that case, and the authorities there cited, the judgment of the circuit court in the present^ appeal must be affirmed.

¶2Affirmed.