Ex parte City Council
Supreme Court of Alabama
Application by petition, in the name of the City Council of Montgomery, for the writ of certiorari, to bring before this court for review the proceedings had before Hon. F. C. Bandolpi-i, the judge of probate of Montgomery county, discharging one Peter Bandy from the custody of the municipal authorities of the city of Montgomery, on habeas corpus. The opinion states the facts.
1Opinion of the CourtStone, C. J.
Peter Bandy was tried before the mayor of the city, and convicted of larceny. He was sentenced to pay a fine of one hundred dollars and the costs of the prosecution, and, in addition thereto, was sentenced to six months hard labor for the city; and in default of payment of fine and costs, he was sentenced to hard labor for the city --days. He was put to labor on the streets of the city, in what is known as the “ chain-gang.” He thereupon sued out a writ of habeas corpus before Judge Bandolpii, who made an order discharging him from custody. The present proceeding is an application for a…
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