Badkins v. Robinson
Supreme Court of Georgia
Habeas corpus. Constitutional law. Market. Municipal corporations. Before Judge James Johnson. Muscogee County. At Chambers, July 26th, 1874. M. W. Murplijr, as marshal of the city of Columbus, presented to the judge of the superior court of Muscogee county his petition for the writ of certiorari, making this case: On July 18th, 1874, Robert Badkins was charged before the mayor’s court of said city with a violation of section four of the market ordinance, in that he sold…
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Habeas corpus. Constitutional law. Market. Municipal corporations. Before Judge James Johnson. Muscogee County. At Chambers, July 26th, 1874. M. W. Murplijr, as marshal of the city of Columbus, presented to the judge of the superior court of Muscogee county his petition for the writ of certiorari, making this case: On July 18th, 1874, Robert Badkins was charged before the mayor’s court of said city with a violation of section four of the market ordinance, in that he sold certain .fresh meats at his store-house, a place in the city other than the market-house, duz’ing maz-ket hours. Said…
1Opinion of the Court
Trippe, Judge.
1. The ordinance of the City Council of Columbus ivas authorized by the act of November 17th, 1864, and it'was therefore not obnoxious to the decision in the case of Bethune vs. Hughes, 28th Georgia, 560. The right of the legislature to regulate trade, and to authorize municipal corporations so to do within their respective limits, has been recognized by this court from the time of its organization. It is only necessary to refer to some of the decisions on that point without further citing them: 5th Georgia, 546; 6 Ibid., 13; 18 Ibid., 586; 43 Ibid., 421. As was said in the case…
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