Town of Canton v. Ligon
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from the feivis Circuit Court. — Hon. Beniamin E. Turner, Judge. By section 3975, Revised Statutes 1889, a misdemeanor is defined to include every offense punishable only by fine or imprisonment in the county jail or both. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime. Black., book 4, chap. 1, p. 5. This appeal was not taken in time. Sec. 4362, R. S. 1889; Be Soto v. Merceil, 53 Mo.
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Appeal from the feivis Circuit Court. — Hon. Beniamin E. Turner, Judge. By section 3975, Revised Statutes 1889, a misdemeanor is defined to include every offense punishable only by fine or imprisonment in the county jail or both. At common law a misdemeanor was a crime. Black., book 4, chap. 1, p. 5. This appeal was not taken in time. Sec. 4362, R. S. 1889; Be Soto v. Merceil, 53 Mo. App. 57; St. Louis v. Machel, 99 Mo. 475. The affidavit of a private individual is not an information within the meaning of section 4329, Revised Statutes 1889. State v.Klem, 79 Mo. 515; City of Kansas v.…
1Opinion of the CourtBland, P. J.
This case was commenced before the recorder of the town of Canton, based upon an information or complaint sworn to by A. G-. Langlot. The information charges that the appellant Ligón, in *411violation of section 11, chapter 4, of the Revised Ordinances of the town of Canton, on the sixteenth day of August, 1894, did unlawfully strike, beat, and fight Langlot, the affiant, and is sufficient in form and substance.
The venue on application of appellant was changed from the recorder to Henry Devilbliss, a justice of the peace, in the town of Canton, who on motion of the appellant dismissed the…
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