Legal Opinion
City of Quincy v. O'Brien
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided February 17, 1887PublishedCited by 3 opinions
Appeal from the Circuit Court of Adams County; the Hon. William Marsh, Judge, presiding.
1Opinion of the CourtWall, J.
The question presented by this record is as to the validity of the ordinance of the City of Quincy which declares the running at large of cattle, horses, mules, goats and sheep, within the corporate limits, a nuisance, and imposes upon the owner a fine of not less than §5 for each violation of the ordinance.
It is argued on the part of the city that the power to pass the ordinance is derived from the provision of the charter to be found on page 163, P. L., 1857, which confers authority “To abato and remove all nuisances and punish the authors thereof by penalties, fines and imprisonment, to…
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