Mayor of Cartersville v. Lanham
Supreme Court of Georgia
Municipal Corporations. Powers. Streets. Before Judge Fain. Bartow Superior Court. January Adjourned Term, 1881. To the facts stated in the decision it is only necessary to add that the owner of the stock impounded in this case lived outside the corporate limits of the town, and his stock strayed within the limits, and were taken up.
1Opinion of the Court
Crawford, Justice.
By the charter granted to the city of Cartersville, it is provided, “that the commissioners of said city shall have power and authority to pass all necessary rules, regulations and ordinances as they may deem advisable in relation to dogs, hogs, horses, mules and any other stock straying at large within its corporate limits. ”
It is also provided by the amended charter, “ that said mayor and aldermen shall have power to remove nuisan*754ces, whether the same be in the streets or on the lots of individuals, incorporate companies or institutions. ”
Again, that “ said mayor and…
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