In re Van Tuyl

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Burch, J.:

At its session of 1901 the legislature passed an act enabling cities of the first class to provide by ordinance for the prohibition of the sale of intoxicating liquors contrary to law and for the suppression of liquor nuisances. The method whereby such ordinances may be enforced was definitely prescribed, as follows:

“Such ordinances may be enforced by imposing as a penalty for the violation of the same a fine of not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, and imprisonment for not less than thirty days nor more than…