City Council v. Payne
Supreme Court of South Carolina
This was an appeal from a decision had before the Inferior Oity Court.. The report of the Recorder states, that “this was a prosecution for opposing the city guard in the performance of their duty, under the 12th sec. of the city ordinance, for regulating the city guard, passed 17th October, 1806. That Lieut.
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This was an appeal from a decision had before the Inferior Oity Court.. The report of the Recorder states, that “this was a prosecution for opposing the city guard in the performance of their duty, under the 12th sec. of the city ordinance, for regulating the city guard, passed 17th October, 1806. That Lieut. Fell, of the city guard,'said, that about half past two o’clock, in the morning of the 4th- of March, 1820; he heard a great noise in Meeting St.; that upon going to the spot,, he saw two men, apparently drunk; that they were making a riot; were using very harsh language towards each…
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Oourt was delivered by
Gantt, J.
After the very able view which has been taken by the Recorder, of the nature of the offence of which the party rescued had been guilty, and of the propriety and legality of the power given to the City Council, to cause such offenders against the safety and peace of the city to be arrested, it would be superfluous to add anything in support of the opinions advanced in his report. As to the law of the case, the deductions drawn by him from the facts which the case presents, are considered as correct; and his opinion is adopted as the opinion of…
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