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Village of Vicksburg v. Briggs

Michigan Supreme Court

Decided May 8, 1891PublishedCited by 10 opinions

Error to Kalamazoo. (Buck, J.) Respondents were convicted of a violation of a village ordinance against disorderly persons. The facts are stated in the opinion.

1Opinion of the CourtChamplin, C. J.

On April 4, 1889, the defendants were arrested upon a warrant issued upon the complaint of one Clarence Epson, charging them with having violated ordinance No. 6 of the village of Vicksburg, which reads as follows:

“Section 1. The village of Vicksburg ordains that it shall be unlawful for any person to commit or promote any disturbance, or to break the peace and quiet of the village of Vicksburg, or any portion thereof, by committing or promoting a breach of the peace.
“ Sec. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance upon conviction thereof. shall be punished by a fine not…

2Cases cited1 opinion

  1. People ex rel. Mixer v. Board of SupervisorsMichigan Supreme Court · 1873

3Cited by10 opinions

  1. People v. MalloryMichigan Supreme Court · 1967
  2. Irvin v. StateAlabama Court of Appeals · 1967
  3. People v. WashburnMichigan Supreme Court · 1938
  4. People v. SmithMichigan Supreme Court · 1906
  5. Territory of Hawaii ex rel. County of Oahu v. WhitneyHawaii Supreme Court · 1905

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