Power v. Nordstrom
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Action in the district court for Chisago county to restrain defendant village officers from enforcing section 9 of a certain ordinance of the village of North Branch. Defendants’ demurrer to the complaint was overruled and the question presented by the. demurrer certified as important and doubtful, Searles, J. From the order overruling the demurrer, defendants appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
Lees, C.
The village of North Branch was incorporated under the provisions of chapter 9, R. L. 1905. It has less than one thousand inhabitants.
Section 727, R. L. 1905, now section 1268, G. S. 1913, grants power to village councils to adopt such ordinances as they deem expedient for certain enumerated purposes. Among such purposes is preventing or *229licensing and regulating the exhibition of circuses, theatrical performances or shows of any kind. Section 1269, G. S. 1913, contains a similar grant of power coupled with a proviso authorizing village councils to refuse to grant a license “where in…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Mutual Film Corp. v. Industrial Commission of OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- In re WilsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1884
- McPherson v. Village of ChebanseIllinois Supreme Court · 1885
- State v. PetitSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1898
- State v. BargeSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1901
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- State v. McGeeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1953
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