State v. Cederaski
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Information for hawking and peddling fruits and vegetables on the streets of New Britain without a city license, brought to the Superior Court in Hartford County where a demurrer to the complaint was overruled and the cause was tried to the jury before George W. Wheeler, J.; verdict and judgment of guilty, and appeal by the accused.
1Opinion of the CourtHamersley, J.
It is well settled that the legislature may lawfully establish a municipality authorized to exercise within its territorial limits certain governmental powers of the State. The power thus authorized may include the powers necessary to the maintenance of a local government charged with the duty of preserving order within its limits, and of protecting the property, health, and morals of its inhabitants, and may include powers in the executive and legislative branches of the municipal government appropriate to the accomplishment of these ends. When the local legislature, in strict pursuance of…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- State v. ConlonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- State v. CarpenterSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1891
- State v. FeingoldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1904
- State v. GlavinSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1895
- Pratt v. Borough of LitchfieldSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1892
3Cited by14 opinions
- Bridgeman v. City of DerbySupreme Court of Connecticut · 1926
- Barnes v. City of New HavenSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1953
- Coombs v. LarsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1930
- Caulfield v. NobleSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1979
- Ingham v. BrooksSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1920
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