City of St. Louis v. Tiefel
Supreme Court of Missouri
Error to St. Louis Criminal Court. I. The two acts, the original and amendatory, ought to be construed together as making but one law; and looking at the two acts as one act, and regarding the provision of the second section of the amendatory act, no one can assert that the provisions of this section are not germain to the general object of the bill — the enabling the city of St. Louis to procure a supply of wholesome water.
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Error to St. Louis Criminal Court. I. The two acts, the original and amendatory, ought to be construed together as making but one law; and looking at the two acts as one act, and regarding the provision of the second section of the amendatory act, no one can assert that the provisions of this section are not germain to the general object of the bill — the enabling the city of St. Louis to procure a supply of wholesome water. If á provision of a particular section of a law is within tho general scope, nature, and object of the law, then it is sufficient; and no constitutional objection lies…
1Opinion of the CourtWagner, Judge
This was an action commenced in the Police Court of the city of St. Louis by filing a complaint against the defendant claiming the sum of three hundred dollars for the violation of 4 4 An act of the General Assembly of the State of Missouri to amend 4 An act to enable the city of St. Louis to procure a supply of wholesome water,’ approved March 13, 1867,” approved March 23, 1868.
The complaint stated in substance that at a specified date the defendant was the owner of a house situated on Broadway street, and that the board of health of the city had declared by resolution that the use of water…
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