State ex rel. Belt v. Kennan

The opinion of the court was delivered hy

Reavis, C. J.

Appeal from proceeding in the superior court for a writ of prohibition. The appellant is police justice in the city of Spokane. In 1899 respondent, Belt, was charged with an offense under a city ordinance which reads as follows:

“Section 1. Every person who shall on any street, sidewalk, alley, or public place, or in or upon any private house, building or premises, act in a noisy, riotous or disorderly manner shall he deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall he fined not less than one dollar nor more than fifty…