People v. Reicherter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Appeal by the defendant, Charles Reicherter, from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady county in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 14th day of February, 1908, affirming a judgment of the Police Court of the city of Schenectady convicting the= defendant of violating section 3 of chapter 14 of the laws and: ordinances of said city.
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Appeal by the defendant, Charles Reicherter, from a judgment of the County Court of Schenectady county in favor of the plaintiff, rendered on the 14th day of February, 1908, affirming a judgment of the Police Court of the city of Schenectady convicting the= defendant of violating section 3 of chapter 14 of the laws and: ordinances of said city. The city ordinance for violating which defendant has been convicted is as follows: ¡No person shall sell or expose for sale any unwholesome, stale, emaciated, blown, tainted, putrid or measly meat, fish, clams, oysters or other provisions, or veal…
1Opinion of the Court
Cochrane, J.:
■ The ordinance in question was enacted pursuant to section 36 of the charter of the city of Schenectady (Laws of 1903, chap. 371), which authorizes the common council of the city to enact ordinances “ for the government of the city and the management of its business, for the preservation of good order, peace and health, for the safety and welfare of its inhabitants, and the protection and security of their property.”
This ordinance having been passed in pursuance of legislative authority has the force of law and is as obligatory as if it were an act of the Legislature. (City of…
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