City of Richmond v. Caruthers
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond, reversing a judgment of the Police Justice of said city, imposing a fine upon the defendant in error.
1Opinion of the CourtWhittle, J.
This case involves the construction of an ordinance of the city of Richmond, authorizing the president of the Board of Health, with the approval of the Committee on Health, to contract for the term of two years for the removal from the city of all dead horses, mules, cows and other cattle; and providing for the imposition of a fine of not less than five nor more than thirty dollars on any person, other than the contractor, who shall remove from the city any of the dead animals mentioned in the ordinance.
The defendant in error, Caruthers, having removed a dead horse, which was his property, in…
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