State v. Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad

— The prosecuting attorney of Grundy county filed an information against the defendant in which he charged it with a violation of section 717, Revised Statute 1909, relating to the quarantine of cattle shipped from other States into this State. Defendant was convicted in the trial court and fined one thousand dollars. An appeal was taken to the Supreme court, but was transferred to this court on the ground that this court had and the Supreme court had not, jurisdiction of the case.

The statute referred to above reads as follows; “The governor of Missouri, may in his discretion, order said…