Ex parte Bourgeois
Mississippi Supreme Court
Appeal from the decision of Pión. George Wood, Chancellor of the Seventh Judicial District, on habeas corpus. The writ in this case was sued out by Evariste Bourgeois, who was, on the 25th of July, 1882, committed to jail on the sentence of the mayor of the city of Bay St. Louis on a charge, made on the oath of the city marshal, of being drunk and disturbing the peace within.the limits of the city of Bay St. Louis.
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Appeal from the decision of Pión. George Wood, Chancellor of the Seventh Judicial District, on habeas corpus. The writ in this case was sued out by Evariste Bourgeois, who was, on the 25th of July, 1882, committed to jail on the sentence of the mayor of the city of Bay St. Louis on a charge, made on the oath of the city marshal, of being drunk and disturbing the peace within.the limits of the city of Bay St. Louis. The sentence of the mayor was for twenty days’ imprisonment and $25 fine, and to give bond for good behavior for six months. The ordinance under which Bourgeois was tried specifies…
1Opinion of the CourtChalmers, J.
The mayor and aldermen of the city of Bay St. Louis were by the act of incorporation given “ full power and authority over all matters of police within said city; to make, publish, and promulgate all such orders, regulations, ordinances, and by-laws as they may deem necessary.and proper for the good government, welfare, and harmony of said city, not inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State of'Mississippi and of the United States.” Acts 1882, pp. 359 — 362.
By virtue of this authority they passed two ordinances, providing for the punishment by .fine and imprisonment of all acts…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- Johnson v. StateMississippi Supreme Court · 1882
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