Paulk v. Mayor of Sycamore

J. E. Paulk was arraigned in the municipal court of the Town of Sycamore, charged with a violation of an ordinance which prohibited the keeping on hand for sale of spirituous, malt, or intoxicating liquors. The accused admitted the *729facts involved in the charge, but maintained that the corporate authorities had no power to enact the ordinance. His contention was overruled, and he presented a petition for certiorari, in which he set" forth that the ordinance under which he was convicted had been repealed; and that, if not repealed, the same was illegal and void, because of a want of power in…