City of St. Louis v. Kaime
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. cited: Taylor’s L. & T., secs. 174, 178, 345; Dill, on Mun. Corp. 253, 254, 259 ; Shaw v. Cummisky, 7 Pick. 76 ; Gibbons on Dil. and Nuis. 506 ; Whart. Cr. Law, secs. 2436, 2437; Hill, on Torts, 600 ; Pickard v. Collins, 23 Bos. 444 ; People v. Townsend, 3 Hill, 479. cited: Bev. City Charter, Art. 3, sec. 1; 1 Dill, on Mun. Corp. (2d ed.) 405, sec. 303; State v. Hays, 13 Mo. 246; State v. Canton, 43 Mo. 48.
1Opinion of the CourtLewis, J.
Defendant was charged, in the St. Louis Police Court, with a violation of city ordinance No. 8982, relating to nuisances. He was found guilty and fined $20. An appeal to the Court of Criminal Correction resulted in a fine of $5.
The 1st section of the ordinance in question provides that: ‘£ Whoever shall create, commit, permit, or continue a nuisance of any kind, nature, or description in, -upon, or about any private or public property within the limits of *67the city of St. Louis, * * * is hereby declared guilty -of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less…
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