City of St. Louis v. Howard
Supreme Court of Missouri
Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. Hon. J. R. Claiborne, Judge. This proceeding against defendant is bottomed on. his alleged violation of section 373, article 8, chapter 14, Revised Ordinances, 1887, p. 583., Defendant was brought before the second district police court to answer in an action of debt in the sum of $25 for having on the twentieth day of July, 1891, etc., carried on a slaughterhouse within the distance of three hundred feet of certain…
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Appeal from St. Louis Court of Criminal Correction. Hon. J. R. Claiborne, Judge. This proceeding against defendant is bottomed on. his alleged violation of section 373, article 8, chapter 14, Revised Ordinances, 1887, p. 583., Defendant was brought before the second district police court to answer in an action of debt in the sum of $25 for having on the twentieth day of July, 1891, etc., carried on a slaughterhouse within the distance of three hundred feet of certain dwelling houses, etc. On trial before the police court, defendant was found guilty as charged, and he appealed to the court of…
1Opinion of the CourtSherwood, J.
In order to determine whether the motion filed to quash the information was properly denied, requires a recital and examination of certain provisions of the city charter which have been brought to our attention. Paragraph 6, of section 26, pages 322, 323 of the charter empowers the- city: “To regulate stone quarries and quarrying of stone, and the slaughtering of animals; provide for the erection, management and regulation of slaughterhouses; prevent the driving of stock through the city; prohibit the erection of soap factories, stock-yards and slaughterhouses, pig pens, cow stables and…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- City of St. Louis v. RussellSupreme Court of Missouri · 1893
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