State ex rel. Morley v. Godfrey

MilleR, Judge:

The town of Bramwell in the county of Mercer is a municipal corporation, chartered as such by the circuit court of that *55county, under the provisions of chapter 47 of the Code of West Virginia, and has no other charter. The respondent, A. I. Godfrey, is the mayor thereof, duly elected, qualified and acting as such

On the 16th day of July, 1903, the council of said town made and passed an ordinance, with a preamble, in the words and figures following:

“Whereas, certain persons have, within the corporate limits of the town of Bramwell, openly engaged in gambling by operating a money…