Case Name: The State v. Hockett and Another
Court: Supreme Court of Indiana
Jurisdiction: Indiana
Decision Date: 1868-05
Citations: 29 Ind. 302
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Parties: The State v. Hockett and Another.
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Reporter: Indiana Reports
Volume: 29
Pages: 302–303

Head Matter:
The State v. Hockett and Another.
Fish Law. — The act of 1867, (Acts 1867, p. 128) to provide for the protection of fisli, &c., is constitutional-.
APPEAL from the Parke Circuit Court.

Opinion:
Elliott, J.
In this case, the defendants were indicted, under the act of 1867, for seining fish in Sugar Creek, in Parke county. On the defendant's motion, the court quashed the indictments, and the State appeals.
The indictment charges' the offense in conformity with the statute. Uo special objection is pointed out, and we see none. We are informed, however, that the motion to quash was sustained on the ground that the act of the legislature creating the offense is unconstitutional and void. Ye hold the act constitutional. See Gentile v. The State, post, p. 409, where the question is discussed.
JD. JE. Williamson, Attorney General, for the State.
The judgment of the Circuit Court is reversed, with costs, and. the cause remanded, with instructions to that court to overrule the motion to quash the indictment, and for further proceedings.