Sill v. . the Village of Corning

The village of Corning was incorporated pursuant to the provisions of the general act "to provide for the incorporation of villages." (Laws 1847, ch. 426.) The charter was twice amended. (Laws 1851, 612; Laws 1852, 48.) The questions presented by the case are, First. Whether the trustees had authority to pass the by-law for the violation of which the defendant was prosecuted; and Secondly. Whether the magistrate had jurisdiction of the prosecution.

The general law for the incorporation of villages authorizes the trustees, of the corporations which may be organized, to make by-laws to carry…