State v. Coleman
Supreme Court of Connecticut
Information for using a public square in Meriden for the purpose of making a speech without having first obtained a permit from the chief of police of said city, brought to the Criminal Court of Common Pleas in New Haven County where a demurrer to the information was overruled and, upon the refusal of the accused to plead over, the court, Simpson, J., sentenced him to pay a fine of $25 and the costs of prosecution, and from this judgment the accused appealed.
1Opinion of the CourtBeach, J.
The charter of the city of Meriden empowers the court of common council to make and en force ordinances to keep open and safe for public use and travel, and free from encroachment or obstruction, the streets, highways, public grounds, and public places in the city; to prohibit or regulate shows, parades, rendezvous, and assemblies in streets and public places; to keep the streets and all public places quiet from undue noise, and to impose fines not exceeding $100 for violation of such ordinances. In the exercise of these powers the common council enacted the following ordinance:—
“Resolved —…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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