City of Cape Girardeau v. Pankey

[1] This is an action for the violation of an ordinance of Cape Girardeau, a city of the third class in Missouri. The charge is under what is known as Section 63 of Ordinance No. 1116, which is as follows: "It shall be unlawful for any person to trespass upon private property within this city by going upon or into any enclosure, or upon any lot, premise, orchard, outhouse, stable or lot of another, without the consent of the owner or occupant thereof. Every person so offending shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction, shall be fined not less than one nor more than fifty…