State v. . Cainan

The ordinance mentioned in the warrant, has reference to and forbids such acts and conduct of persons, as are offensive and deleterious to society, particularly in dense populations, as in cities or towns, but do not per se constitute criminal offences, under the general law of the State. The suggestion that the acts and things forbidden constitute nuisances, is not well founded. They lack the element of having been done in the presence and hearing, and to the annoyance of divers persons, in, near to, and about the place where the offensive acts were done. The purpose of the ordinance is to…