Clayton v. State

The Attorney General and the city attorney have filed a motion for a rehearing in which they express the fear that, if our opinion stands, Phoenix and other cities of the state will be deprived of many powers necessary for their welfare and protection. It is enough to say their apprehensions are unfounded.

They insist that provisions of the city charter which we overlooked in our opinion authorize the legislative body of the city to pass the ordinance in question. Our attention is called to subsection 14, section 2, chapter IY, of the charter, which authorizes the city to regulate the«speed of…