Legal Opinion

Jackson v. City of Prichard

Alabama Court of Appeals

Decided November 3, 1931No. 1 Div. 16PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the CourtSamford, J.

The point raised by the record is that the ordinance under which the prosecution is begun is not valid, in that: (1) The ordinance on its passage failed to receive the vote of four aldermen; (2) the ordinance was not published as required by section 1999 of the Code of 1923.

So far as the first contention is concerned, we find in it no merit. The ordinance on its passage received the vote of the mayor and three aldermen. This vote meets the requirements of the Code 1923, § 1993.

The other question is not so simple. Section 1999, t)ode 1923, requires all ordinances or regulations of a general or…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co. v. SmithSupreme Court of Alabama · 1911
  2. Glenn v. City of PrattvilleAlabama Court of Appeals · 1916
  3. City of Montgomery v. DavisAlabama Court of Appeals · 1917
  4. Ex Parte City of AlbanySupreme Court of Alabama · 1925

3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Cross v. SoderbeckWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980

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