Towns v. City of Tallahassee
Supreme Court of Florida
This case was decided at Tallahassee. Appeal from Leon Circuit Court. The lion. Sam. J. Douglas, Associate Justice, being disqualified, having been of counsel in this case, the Hon. T. T. Long, Judge of the Suwannee Circuit, was called in and sat in his place.
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This case was decided at Tallahassee. Appeal from Leon Circuit Court. The lion. Sam. J. Douglas, Associate Justice, being disqualified, having been of counsel in this case, the Hon. T. T. Long, Judge of the Suwannee Circuit, was called in and sat in his place. It appears from the record in this case, that in September, 1866, a disturbance occurred in front of the Methodist Church, in the City of Tallahassee, on Sunday everting, immediately after the dismissal of the congregation. A party of colored persons, armed with various weapons, were parading in front of the church, and, upon being…
1Opinion of the Court
Ilis Honor
THOMAS T-, LONG,
Judge of the Stiwannee Circuit, sitting in place of Hon. Samuel J. Douglas, delivered the opinion of the Court.
This cause was tried in the Court below on an appeal front the judgment of the Intendant of the City of Tallahassee, revoking the license granted the appellants Towns & Wat'-kins.
The question submitted to the Court is, does the charter of the City of Tallahassee confer upon its City Council the authority to enact the ordinance conferring upon the Inten-dant the power to revoke a license when once granted ? The Council may enact ordinances that this may not…
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