In Re Carter's Petition

Carey, J.:

The defendant was tried, convicted and sentenced by the Alderman of the City of Milford upon two charges of petit larceny in violation of Title 11, Section 632, Delaware Code 1953. The Alderman’s purported jurisdiction arises from Vol. 51 Laws of Delaware 531, approved July 22, 1957, which reads in part as follows:

“He shall have all of the powers of a Justice of the Peace within the City, with jurisdiction over and cognizance of all breaches of the peace and other violations of Ordinances of the City or Laws of the State of Delaware; to arrest and hold to bail; to imprison…