Town of Collinsville v. Scanland

This was a suit to recover a penalty for violating an ordinance of the town of Collinsville, in suffering hogs to run at large, within the corporate limits of said town, on the 12th day of June, 1870.

The defendant was found not guilty, and the town took this appeal.

The following are the sections of the town ordinance bearing upon the subject:

“Sec. 1. That, hereafter, the running at large of any hog, shoat, or pig, within the corporate limits of the town of Collinsville, is hereby declared a nuisance, and is prohibited.

“ Sec. 2. That any person being the owner of, or having the care or custody…