State v. Stone
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Appeal by defendant from a judgment of the municipal court of Minneapolis, C. L,. Smith, J.
1Opinion of the CourtStart, C. J.
The defendant was convicted in the municipal court of the city of Minneapolis of vagrancy under the ordinance of the city and sentenced to the workhouse for the term of eighty-five days. He appealed from the judgment.
1. The first alleged error to be considered is that the ordinance in question is void for the reason that it is not authorized by the city charter. The city council has power, by virtue of the city charter (Sp. Laws 1881, p. 434, c. 76, sube. 4, § 5), “to restrain and punish vagrants, mendicants, street beggars and prostitutes.” Pursuant to this authority the city council enacted…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- City of Duluth v. KruppSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1891
- City of St. Paul v. BriggsSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
- State ex rel. Scheffer v. JustusSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1902
3Cited by6 opinions
- State v. NelsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1921
- State v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1911
- Larson v. LowdenSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1938
- State v. PerryOregon Supreme Court · 1968
- City of Rochester v. BemelSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1930
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