City of Richland v. Null

A verified complaint was filed with the mayor of plaintiff city by a private citizen charging defendant with violating a city ordinance. A warrant was issued, defendant was arrested and upon a trial he was convicted.- He appealed to the circuit court and there filed a motion to dismiss. The motion was sustained and the city has appealed. The propositions of law involved and the contentions in behalf of defendant are succinctly stated by his attorneys as follows:

*178“The City of Richland is a city of the fourth class and was incorporated under the statute of this State permitting the same and…