City of Glasgow v. Bazan
Missouri Court of Appeals
Appeal from Howard Circuit Court. — How. John A. Hockaday, Judge. (1) The complaint is good and fully advises defendant of the charge, and the same being in the words ,of the ordinance is sufficient. See on this point the following authorities: Gallatin v. Tarwater, 143 Mo. 40; St. Louis v. Knox, 74 Mo. 79; Trenton v. Devorss, 70 Mo. App. 8; St. Louis v. Writzel, 130 Mo. 600; St. Louis v. Smith, 10 Mo. 439; Memphis v. O’Connor, 53 Mo. 468; St. Louis v. Frein, 9 Mo.
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Appeal from Howard Circuit Court. — How. John A. Hockaday, Judge. (1) The complaint is good and fully advises defendant of the charge, and the same being in the words ,of the ordinance is sufficient. See on this point the following authorities: Gallatin v. Tarwater, 143 Mo. 40; St. Louis v. Knox, 74 Mo. 79; Trenton v. Devorss, 70 Mo. App. 8; St. Louis v. Writzel, 130 Mo. 600; St. Louis v. Smith, 10 Mo. 439; Memphis v. O’Connor, 53 Mo. 468; St. Louis v. Frein, 9 Mo. App. 590; Springfield v. Ford, 40 Mo. App. 586; DeSoto v. Brown, 44 Mo. App. 148. (2) The right of the city to pass ordinances on…
1Opinion of the CourtEllison, J.
This case is a prosecution under an ordinance of the city of Glasgow, begun before the mayor. On appeal to the circuit court the case, on motion of defendant, was dismissed and the defendant discharged. The following is the complaint, omitting caption:
“To Mayor, Councilmen and Citizens of the city of Glasgow, Dr.: To violation of an ordinance of said city, entitled ‘Misdemeanors,’ approved seventh ■day of March, 1892, ninety dollars. In this to-wit: that the said defendant, on the twelfth day of June, 1902, at the city of Glasgow and within the corporate limits thereof, did then and there…
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