Porter v. City of Water Valley
Mississippi Supreme Court
Prom the circuit court of the second district of Yalobusha county. ■“ Hon. Eugene Johnson, Judge. Appellant was convicted in the mayor’s court of a charge of violating an ordinance of the city of Water Valley. He appealed to the circuit court and was again convicted. Hence this appeal.
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Prom the circuit court of the second district of Yalobusha county. ■“ Hon. Eugene Johnson, Judge. Appellant was convicted in the mayor’s court of a charge of violating an ordinance of the city of Water Valley. He appealed to the circuit court and was again convicted. Hence this appeal. Section 1 of the ordinance in question, which the appellant violated, makes it unlawful for any person to sell fresh meats by retail within the corporate limits between the hours of 4 o’clock p.m. and 9 a.m. of the next day. Section 2 provides that any pei’son desii’ing to keep a market, or a place to retail…
1Opinion of the CourtCampbell, C. J.
The grant by the charter of the right “to regulate the vending of meats . . . brought into the city for sale,” and “to license, tax. and regulate butchers,” etc., authorized the adoption of appropriate ordinances to prevent the retailing of meats from 4 p.m. to 9 a.m., except by persons duly licensed therefor. 1 Dillon on Mun. Corp., §§ 385, 386, and notes, 4th ed. While agreeing with counsel for appellant in much that is urged on the general question, we find no fault with the ordinances assailed, and the judgment is—
Affirmed.
2Cited by1 opinion
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