City of Benton Harbor v. Cutler

Defendant was convicted of violating an ordinance of the city of Benton Harbor. His defense was, and is, that the ordinance has no force in the territory in which its violation is alleged to have occurred because the territory is outside the boundaries of the city. The city was incorporated, as of the fourth class, under provisions of Act No. 215, Pub. Acts 1895 (1 Comp. Laws, §§ 2956-3371). By Act No. 472, Local Acts 1903, entitled: “An act to reincorporate the city of Benton Harbor, Berrien county, Michigan,” the boundaries of the city are established, ward boundaries are fixed, and various…